STAAR ELAR Vocabulary Review

The reason the author wrote the text

• Author's Purpose

• Author's Intent

• Author's Message

• Author's Theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

The use of sensory details to create a vivid picture in the reader's mind

• Imagery

• Symbolism

• Metaphor

• Allegory

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

Words that mean the same thing

• Antonym

• Synonym

• Homonym

• Polysemy

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C

The part of the story where the conflict is introduced

• Exposition

• Climax

• Resolution

• Rising Action

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

A group of lines in a poem that look like a paragraph

• Stanza

• Verse

• Couplet

• Ballad

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.4

The perspective from which a story is told

• Point of View

• Narrative Style

• Character Perspective

• Story Arc

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

A short explanation or description of a picture located near the picture

• Caption

• Subtitle

• Legend

• Annotation

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4E

CCSS.L.3.4D

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

The central idea or message in a text

• Main Idea

• Supporting Detail

• Theme

• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

The main character is the narrator and is telling the story

• 1st Person Point of View

• 2nd Person Point of View

• 3rd Person Limited Point of View

• 3rd Person Omniscient Point of View

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different meaning

• Homograph

• Synonym

• Antonym

• Homophone

Tags

CCSS.L.5.5C