Reading STAAR Vocbulary Review

fish : water :: bird : air

a movable or portable object used on stage by actors, not scenery or costumes

the time and place of action; when and where

written to give information; textbooks, encyclopedias

an author of a drama/play

the narrator IS NOT a character in the story uses; uses he, she, it, they, their, them

the structure an author uses to present main ideas and supporting details

identify a time or place, describe a setting, or tell about a character's feelings or actions

written to convince someone to think or act in a certain way

To write or tell the key points and main ideas of a text; include beginning, middle, end

I'm dying to see that movie!

Joy and June joyfully jumped in the gigantic jumphouse in July.

no characters' thoughts are revealed in the text

an author's reason for writing a text

The campfire crackled as it burned throughout the night.

the written text of a play

sounds like the narrator is speaking directly to you (directions/instructions); uses you, your

sorts ideas based on categories or topics; something is introduced then explained/described

a central or universal idea; the lesson or moral of a story

written to communicate feelings; diaries, journals

The small ship was a ping pong ball bouncing on the ocean in the raging storm.

the position or perspective from which an author tells a story

Rottweilers are the best dogs ever!

two or more characters' thoughts are revealed

words or phrases used to form pictures in a person's mind; figurative language

words, sentences, or passages that proceed or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage

To restate using different words; put it in your own words

to consider or to describe as similar; find similarities

the narrator IS a character in the story (personal perspective); uses I, me, us, we, our, ours

the sequence of actions or events in a literary selection

the support, proof, or reasons located in a text

places events or parts in time order; chronological order, time order

one character's thoughts are revealed

parts of the acts in a drama; changes with setting or time

the "units of action" from a drama; similar to a chapter in a book

the conversation between two or more persons

Dennis through huge a temper tantrum over such a tiny thing; he was acting like a baby.

one who narrates, or tells a story

explains the basis for an event and its outcome or result

explains the likenesses and differences of two or more items or concepts

The most important thoughts in a written selection.

places information in a reason order (plot)

John cheated on the test. He's in hot water now!

the pattern of rhyming lines in a poem (AABB, ABAB, ABCDBC; ABACDB)

words that create interesting images using lang-has a deeper meaning than the literal meaning

a rhyme within the same line of a poem (Jack fell DOWN and broke his CROWN)

a group of lines that forms a verse of a poem

A reason for an outcome or result

written to be read for fun

to consider or describe as different; find the differences

the result produced

The Nile River is 4.132 miles.