STAAR Reading Terms Set 1

words that have similar meanings

trying to make the reader believe a certain way, to influence, convince

a text structure showing why something happened and the result

the story's message, a life lesson

the turning point or point of greatest interest or high point in a story

the reason a character does or says something

how the problem in the story is solved

two stories meant to be read together to show similarities and differences

words or phrases that help give meaning to unknown words

the way an author organizes the text--how the ideas are connected

the repetition of the same beginning sound of a word

letters added to the end of a word to make a new word

giving something human qualities

the end of the story when the conflict is solved

a comparison of two things NOT using the words 'like' or 'as'

what a piece of writing is mostly about--the big picture

trying to figure out things that are not stated word for word in the passage

finding text evidence in the story to prove a conclusion

when a character IN the story tells the story (I, me, my, we, etc.)

the time and place a story happens