STAAR Vocabulary

Front

What is imagery?

Back

being able to picture what is written in your mind

Front

ADVANCES (In the context of 'Which sentence advances the plot of the story?')

Back

move

Front

Observation

Back

something that you see, hear, or notice

Front

What is plot?

Back

the main events in the story

Front

Infer

Back

using schema (background knowledge) along with text evidence

Front

What type of text is this passage?

Back

Fiction

Front

What strategies would you use for this text?

Back

identify author's purpose, box in plot elements, annotate paragraphs, prove all answers

Front

What clue helps me know that this is fictional text?

Back

The illustration

Front

How do you know this is informational text?

Back

photograph

Front

If the Author's Purpose is to entertain, what will you see in the passage?

Back

dialogue