Story Elements
This is when/where the story takes place.
The setting
I raise my hand if my computer isn't working.
What do I do if I need help?
You should complete the STAAR as fast as possible.
False: It is more important to do your best, take your time, and use your strategies.
The message, lesson, or moral that the author wants you to take away from the story.
What is theme.
For
And
But
Or
Yet
So
These are called what?
Coordinating Conjunctions
The order that things happen in a story
sequence of events
I use this when I don't know the meaning of a word.
What is a dictionary?
STAAR Online: You should wait for directions from your teacher, follow the prompts, and not get ahead of the teacher when they are speaking. True or False?
True: You do not click ahead, work ahead, etc. You should listen to directions and follow along.
If an author's writing to persuade, inform, entertain, explain, or describe it is called?
Author's purpose
This part of speech is an action word.
A verb or predicate.
The series of events in a story from beginning to end.
The plot.
56 divided 7=?
What is 8.
When completing Reading STAAR you must prove your answers by finding text evidence to support your thinking.
True: This will help you get the correct answer.
Can you use pictures and captions to help you answer questions from a selection?
Yes!
What are the adjectives in the following sentence.
Ex: The young girl played with the gray cat.
young and gray
What point of view is a text that uses: I, me, my, we, us
First Person Point of View
True or False?
Ms. Wiltz is my science teacher.
When completing Reading STAAR test it is best to take a brain break after completing a passage and questions. True or False?
True: When you take a break and relax that allows your brain an opportunity to rest before continuing on to the next passage.
If you cannot determine the meaning of a word by using content clues you should look it up in the online dictionary.
True.
This has a subject + a predicate.
What is a complete sentence.
Words that have the same or similar meaning are called?
Synonyms
Using my background knowledge and evidence in the text.
What is inferencing?
These are all true or false:
Each test you will have until the end of the school day to complete it. If you don't know an answer, flag it and come back to it. Ask permission by raising your hand to go to the bathroom. Remain silent during and after the test. Take your time. No cell phones.
True!
In the next two selections...
What does this phrase mean?
There is a paired passage. Make sure your questions match the story you are reading.
These phrases are examples of what?
The wind howled at night. The book was so popular it flew off the shelves. The last piece of pie was calling my name.
Personification - giving human qualities to things and ideas that are not humans.