6th Grade ELA STAAR Vocab

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Sensory Details

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Words and phrases that create imagery by using the 5 senses.

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Chronological Order

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Puts events in their correct order based upon the TIME in which they happened. (Signal words include: NUMBERS...dates: months, years- 1909, 1915, 1922, etc. / times- 6:00am, 8:30am, 2:00pm, etc.)

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Diagrams

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A drawing that shows or explains something...usually includes labels and captions.

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Point of View

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The perspective from which a story is told (Examples: 1st Person, 2nd Person, 3rd Person).

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Sequential Order

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Puts facts, events, or concepts in the order that they happened; Authors use this text structure when giving directions or explaining the stages in an animal's life cycle, etc. (Signal words include: first; second; third; before; not long after; after that; next; at the same time; finally; then, following; now; when; since; until; during; at last).

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Metaphor

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A figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unlike things without using 'like' or 'as'.

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Simile

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

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Theme

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The central idea or message in a piece of writing.

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Characterization

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

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Plot

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The sequence of events in a story, including the conflict and resolution.