Story Elements
This is when/where the story takes place.
What is the setting.
This is the structure of how poetry is written.
What are lines and stanzas.
True or False?
I will leave my cell phone or electronic in the room with me.
False: All phones, smart watches, tablets, etc... will be turned into the teacher before the test starts. If you leave it in your pocket or in the room, you will get in trouble.
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
What are FANBOYS.
The series of events in a story from beginning to end.
What is the plot.
This is the characters talking in a drama.
What is dialouge.
True or false?
I should raise my hand when I am done with the test BEFORE I submit it.
True: You should NOT submit your test before you raise your hand. When you are done with your last test question, you should raise your hand so the teacher can monitor you while you submit it.
An author's writing to persuade, inform, entertain, explain, or describe.
What is author's purpose.
When the subject and verb have to match.
What is subject verb agreement.
Point of view is a text that uses I, me, my, we, us.
What is first person point of view.
This is the person in the poem speaking from their point of view.
What is the speaker.
True or false?
When completing Reading STAAR, I will show my work by finding text evidence to support my thinking and writing it down on my scratch paper.
True: You will fold your paper, analyze the questions, and write down text evidence as you read. This will help you get the correct answer.
Pictures taken and words that describe them.
What are photographs and captions or diagrams and labels.
Adding s to a word.
What is plural.
The different types of texts.
What are stage directions.
True or False?
I should complete all my passages and write my ECR last.
True: The ECR should be the last thing you do because the passages are worth more points.
A small box to type my answer in on the test.
What is an SCR.
Adding apostrophe s to a word.
What is possessive.
I use the plot to find this.
What is a summary.
The writer of a play.
What is a playwright.
True or False?
I can not use the online tools to help me.
False: You can the online tools the test provides to help you. You can start with changing your screen and mouse color and size. You can adjust the speed and sound of the voice if you have that option. You can use the line reader, the highlighter, the online dictionary, and the strike-through button.
What does the phrase mean, "In the next two selections"?
What are paired passages.
I need this to separate 2 independent clauses with a coordinating conjunction.
What is a comma.