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STAAR LINGO
words found in STAAR questions
Term | Definition |
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text features | bullet points, bold print, captions, graphs |
stage directions | establishes/creates the setting |
prop | 3D object used in a drama |
determine | to figure out/decide |
illustrate | to show |
text structure | problem/solution, sequence, c/c, cause and effect, describe |
central idea | main idea |
resolution | solution to the problem at the end of story |
line break | space between stanzas |
theme | message, lesson learned |
tone | mood of a poem/story |
conflict | problem |
central message | theme or lesson learned |
establish | make |
suggest | to tell |
summary | BME or SWBST |
convey | tell |
narrator | story teller |
reader | you are the reader |
similarity | the same |
differ | different |
reveal | to show what happened/suspense |
compare | the same |
contrast | difference |
emphasize | stress, or show importance of |
main claim | author's main point |