READING STAAR Review

A struggle between two opposing forces

What are the different reasons that an author writes a text?

True or False: A story can have more than one THEME

Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.

True or False: EXTERNAL qualities are how the character acts or looks like

You should NEVER back up your answer with TEXT EVIDENCE!!

Gives human qualities to nonhuman things

Example - She smelled the sweet hibiscus in the air, its tropical smell a reminder she was on a beautiful vacation.

Which organizational pattern shows how two things are SIMILAR and DIFFERENT?

Example - The tree danced in the breeze

The author’s emotions, attitude, tone and point of view through careful word choice

The perspective from which a story is told

An EDUCATED GUESS based on text evidence and your own prior knowledge is ----.

The message or LESSON of a story

True or False - The setting can affect the characters and events in a story.

Which organizational pattern defines?

Where you should look to help you find definitions during the STAAR test

What is a playwright?

The feeling/emotions created IN THE READER by a story or text

Instructions in a play that provide information about characters, dialogue, setting , and actions

Two dissimilar objects are compared with one another using “LIKE” or “AS”

Comparing two things NOT using like or as

Example - Elizabeth is AS fast AS a cheetah.

Language that appeals to the five senses or feelings and creates a picture with words for a reader

The author's ATTITUDE in a piece of writing

In a play, the conversation between characters

True or False: INTERNAL qualities are the character's feelings or emotions

Example - The earth is a green blanket

Can be proven with data, observations, and reliable sources

Literary works written in a stage play format which includes dialogue and stage directions