STAAR reading vocab 2

Front

The person telling the story; the speaker.

Back

narrator

Front

Events that make up a story

Back

plot

Front

A word part added at the start of a word to create a new word.

Back

prefix

Front

A word part added at the end of a word to form a new word.

Back

suffix

Front

Following one event after another

Back

sequence

Front

Briefly state main events of a story: beginning, middle, end.

Back

summarize

Front

Text features

Back

Parts of text that stand out (diagram, table of contents, index, etc)

Front

Author's intent: to persuade, inform, explain, entertain

Back

author's purpose

Front

Character trait for someone who doesn't give up easily.

Back

determined

Front

A character trait describing someone who feels good about themselves.

Back

confident