6th RLA STAAR Vocabulary

1st person point of view

• The narrator is not a character in the story.

• The narrator is a character in the story.

• The narrator is all-knowing.

• The narrator is non-existent.

Why is it important to pay attention to a story's point of view?

• The point of view is the reader's responsibility.

• The point of view helps us to understand the characters and their actions.

• The point of view helps the reader get into the mind of the character.

• The point of view is who is telling the story.

3rd person point of view

• The narrator is non existent.

• The narrator is the writer.

• The narrator is a character in the story.

• The narrator is not a character in the story.

alliteration

• Human characteristics for non human things.

• Repetition of vowel sounds.

• Comparison using like or as.

• The repetition of initial consonant sounds.

antagonist

• The opposition to the main character in a story.

• The main character in a story.

• The second main character in the story.

• The narrator.

antonym

• Words with composite meanings.

• Words with opposite meanings.

• Words with duplicate meanings.

• Words with same meanings.

audience

• Why is the message there?

• Who is the message for?

• When will the message be given?

• How can I hear the message?

author's purpose

• Purpose, Intersect, or Experiment.

• Porpoise, Invest, or Engage. 

• Persuade, Inform or Entertain

• Propose, Intense, or Explain.

autobiography

• The story of a person's life that is told by that person.

• The story of a person's life that is told by someone else.

• The story of a person's life that is told by another person.

• A person that tells their own life story

analyze

• The answer is stated in the text.

• Figure out answer

• Easy answer

• Combine ideas