STAAR Vocabulary

Front

Supporting Evidence

Back

The ideas and examples an author uses to support an argumentative claim.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

Figurative Language

Back

Language that is not meant to be taken literally.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

Front

Context Clues

Back

Other words or information in a passage that help the reader understand the meaning of an unknown or unclear word.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Opinion

Back

A valuable judgement or personal belief that cannot be proven true or false.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

Plot

Back

A series of events in a fictional story.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Claim

Back

A statement that asserts something to be true, which can be supported by evidence.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

Front

Imagery

Back

Descriptive language that appeals to the senses and creates a picture in the reader's mind.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Front

Conflict

Back

A struggle between opposing forces in a story, which drives the plot.

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

Front

Hyperbole

Back

An exaggerated statement not meant to be taken literally, used for emphasis.

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.5A

Front

Simile

Back

A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D