STAAR NONFICTION VOCABULARY WORDS

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What is Nonfiction?

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Nonfiction refers to passages that tell about real-life people, places, things, ideas, or events.

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What is Problem - Solution text structure?

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Problem - Solution is a text structure that shows a problem and then offers a solution to that problem.

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What does Chronological order/sequence mean?

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Chronological order/sequence refers to the text portraying events in the order they occur.

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What is the Main Idea of a passage?

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The Main Idea is the who or the what of a passage plus the most important information about that who or what.

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What does it mean to Paraphrase?

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To Paraphrase means putting a part of or all of a text you read into your own words.

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What is Cause and Effect text structure?

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Cause and Effect is a text structure that explains how one event (the cause) leads to another event (the effect).

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What is Compare and Contrast text structure?

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Compare and Contrast is a text structure that discusses the similarities and differences between two or more subjects.

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What is a Detail in a text?

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A Detail is a specific piece of information that supports the main idea or helps to explain it.

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What is a Summary?

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A Summary is a brief statement that presents the main points of a text in a concise form.

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What does it mean to Draw Conclusions?

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To Draw Conclusions means to make judgments or inferences based on the information presented in the text.