6th Grade ELA STAAR Vocab

Front

Cause and Effect

Back

The author describes the causes and the resulting effects. (Signal words include: therefore; consequently; so; this led to; as a result of; because of; if; since; so that; thus; for this reason;)

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Front

Resolution

Back

How the problem is solved or fixed; the ending or final outcome of a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

Front

Illustrations

Back

Drawings or photographs that help explain what is going on in the text.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Front

Drawing Conclusions

Back

Combining the inferences you have made about the characters, setting, or plot to make a statement you have discovered from analyzing the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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Summary

Back

A short paragraph that tells the main events (or most important ideas) from the beginning, middle, and end of a story.

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CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Front

Signal Words for Cause and Effect

Back

Words that indicate a cause and effect relationship, such as: because, since, as a result, therefore.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Front

Main Idea

Back

The central point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

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Theme

Back

The underlying message or lesson that can be learned from a story.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

Characterization

Back

The process by which the author reveals the personality of a character.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

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Setting

Back

The time and place in which a story takes place.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C