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STAAR Vocabulary
Academic Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| actions | way of acting or behaving |
| add | to put on or with a piece of writing to make better |
| alike | in the same way; similarly or equally |
| anecdote | a short tale about a funny or interesting event |
| argumentative essay | a type of essay, in which the writer makes a claim and supports it by providing evidence from the text |
| article | a piece of writing on a particular subject that appears in a non-fiction newspaper, magazine, or book |
| author's message | the main idea or theme that an author wants to convey through their writing |
| author's voice | expresses the narrator or author's emotions, attitude, tone and point of view through artful, well thought out use of word choice |
| avoid | stop from doing |
| best matches | top choice or closest meaning |
| better state | to say or express more clearly |
| both | two together, comparing two texts |
| build | to create |
| central idea | what a piece of writing is mostly about |
| change | to make different, or better |
| chronological order | the order in which things happen; sequential order |
| claim | to state as true, the author's main point |
| chronological structure | an arrangement of events in the order of their happening or based on the time they have occurred |
| clear and effective | free of confusion, to the point, and makes sense |
| close | to end and draw together |
| closing sentence | the last sentence of a paragraph |
| combine | to bring or join together into one sentence |
| compare | to note or describe the similarities or differences of |
| complete | having all of the necessary parts; whole |
| conclude | to decide or come to a decision |
| conclusion | to show and make known |
| contains | to have within the sentence |
| contribute | to add for a purpose |
| convey | to make known; express |
| correct | to fix the mistakes in; change to make right |
| create | to make |
| definition | the statement of the meaning of a word or phrase |
| demonstrate | to reveal; show |
| describes | to tell or write about |
| descriptive structure | a detailed description of a topic or subject that uses the sensory language to give the reader a mental picture |
| details | the primary points that support the main idea of the paragraph |
| determination | the quality of having a firm goal or being determined |
| different | not the same; not alike |
| effective | in a way that gets results |
| error | a mistake; something that is wrong |
| evidence | something that gives proof |
| explain | to make clear; tell in detail |
| express | to show or tell the thoughts or feelings of |
| figurative language | words or phrases that are meaningful, but not literally true |
| first-person | the narrator is a person in the story, telling the story from their own point of view; "I", "me", "my" |
| follow | to come or go after or behind |
| illustration | a picture or drawing used to explain or decorate a book or other written material |
| imagery | uses language to engage our senses |
| important | having great meaning or value |
| included | to have or contain as a part |
| infer | to make a guess based on facts and observations; conclude |
| information | ideas or facts that come from the text |
| informational text | a non-fiction writing piece that is written to inform readers on a certain topic or subject |
| introduction | a part at the beginning of something, such as a book, article, or speech, that explains what will follow |
| key idea | the most important piece of information the author wants you to know about the concept of that paragraph |
| learn | to find out about; become aware or informed of |
| line | in poetry, a single row of text; in drama, the words that a character says |
| message | the main idea or theme that an author wants to convey through their writing |
| most likely | what will probably happen according to the evidence in the text |
| not belong | does not fit |
| opinion | what one thinks about something or somebody; viewpoint; not necessarily based on facts |
| organize | how the text is arranged; descriptive, chronological, cause/effect, compare/contrast, problem/solution |
| paraphrase | a restatement of a passage or text in somewhat different words so as to simplify |
| photographs | a picture made by using a camera |
| phrase | part of a sentence |
| plot | the storyline or order of events in a text |
| poem | a piece of writing, that expresses strong emotions and is written with a particular style; stanzas, rhyme, rhythm, lines, etc |
| poet | a person who writes poetry |
| point of view | who is telling the story: first-person or third-person |
| present | to introduce ideas |
| problem | challenge or conflict the character faces |
| purpose | a reason or plan that guides an action |
| rarely | not happening often |
| reasons | a cause or explanation for an action or opinion |
| relationship | a connection between people or things |
| remove | to get rid of; not needed |
| repeating | to state or say again |
| replace | to put in place of |
| response | answer choice |
| revise | to change something in your writing to make it better or stronger, or to make your thoughts clearer |
| section | a part of something written |
| selection | the text or piece of writing |
| share | to have in common or be simiilar |
| shows | to make clear by example; explain |
| simile | a figure of speech in which two different things are compared by using the words "like" or "as" |
| speaker | a person who is talking in the poem |
| specific | exact and precise evidence directly from the text |
| stanzas | a group of related lines in a poem that make up one section within the poem; paragraph of poetry |
| statement | something stated in words |
| story | an account of something that happened, usually fiction; has plot, character, conflict, theme, and setting |
| summary | a short writing that includes the main points of the text; no fluff and stuff |
| support | to provide proof or evidence for |
| synonym | a word having the same or nearly the same meaning as another word |
| theme | the message or lesson that a story conveys to its readers |
| transtition | a process of changing from one sentence or paragraph to another |
| antonym | having the opposite meaning |
| alliteration | repeated beginning sound within a sentence |
| personification | giving human characteristics to non-human things |
| hyperbole | super exaggeration |
| dialogue | conversation between characters |
| metaphor | comparing two things without using "like" or "as"; renaming one thing into something different |
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