ELA STAAR 1. Bootcamp Vocabulary

An introduction generally occurs at the beginning of a story.

Photographs, diagrams, labels, subtitles, maps, and timelines are all examples of

To restate the meaning of something in different words.

A conversation between two or more characters in a story is

Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people.

All of the following are synonyms to the word conclude EXCEPT

A biography is

A short statement that only includes the main ideas and major details of a text.

A sentence of fact, statement or example that supports the main idea of a text.

Which of the following is NOT true about literary nonfiction?

A story that is written to be acted out.

The person, object, or idea that the story is written about.

The setting is the _____ and _____ of the story.

The person telling the story is

The following words are synonyms: theme, lesson, and message.

The feeling that is created in a text.

The reason that an author writes a text is

The events that make up the story; the storyline

A small passage taken from a larger work such as a novel

An affix is a prefix, a suffix, or a root word.

The use of words in an imaginative and colorful way. This makes the writing more fun to read.

A particular type of literature

A story written about the author's life is

When something affects or changes a character or situation

This is what the subject of the text wants