3rd grade reading vocabulary - STAAR

the basic sequence of events in a story, including problem and solution

poetry that deals with amusing happenings (ha ha ha!)

What does Chronological means?

A genre of text that is written with the purpose of explaining STEPS in a PROCEDURE. (recipe)

an idea based on clues from the text (clues from the text + background knowledge

a word with a SIMILAR / SAME meaning as another word

A genre of text that is written to give the reader facts and information.

The purpose of texts such as NEWSPAPER ARTICLES and TEXTBOOKS is...

tells a story to entertain

the central idea of a fictional text; what the author wants you to learn; the moral and heart of the fiction story.

A genre of text with the purpose to PERSUADE/CONVINCE the reader of something.

brief sentences that communicate they key information in logical order, main ideas from B, M, E

a word that has more than one meaning (ex: trunk, bat)

poetry composed of rhymed or unrhymed lines that have NO SET PATTERNS; causal/irregular rhythm

A FICTIONAL STORY is written in _________ order.

Elements of a fictional story include...

a word part placed AFTER the root word that changes the meaning of the word

a word part placed BEFORE the root word that changes the meaning of the word (dis-, un-, pre-)

What words do you use for pair passages?

Which one is NOT a possible PURPOSE that an author might have for writing a selection?

In the passage Wild, Wild Weather What is the text and graph feature circled in pink.

What strategy you use to answer reading questions?

words that SOUND THE SAME, but are NOT spelled the same (ex: bear/bare, week/weak)

Argumentative text can be a persuasive reading with a opinion ( Claim) with reasons?

the true story of a real person's life written by another person (3rd person point of view)

details found in text that support my inference (help you prove that your answer is correct)

What text and graph feature is this?

the intended goal of a piece of writing; the reason it was written

This kind of text can include biographies, autobiographies, diaries, and letters.

a word that means the OPPOSITE of another word

What type of Text and graph features is this?

reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea.

identical/similar FINAL sounds in words