Story Elements
This is when/where the story takes place.
The setting
Another word for PROBLEM
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.
, (comma) plus F.A.N.B.O.Y.S is used to:
COMBINE SENTENCES!
Characters are having a conversation
what is dialogue?
The turning point in the story. When things go in a different direction. (BIG BOOM!)
CLIMAX!
This Point of view uses: they, she, he, him, her
Third person point of view.
You should use P.A.C.E for each reading passage on the test.
True: Do not take short-cuts. Using P.A.C.E helps you better understand the passage.
C.G.C.S stands for:
Character - Goal - Conflict - Solution
A comparison that uses like or as
What is a simile?
When the conflict in the story starts to rise.
Rising Actions
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
It's ok to spend more than 10 to 20 minutes on one question.
False: This can cause you to get burned out, flag it and come back to look at it. Maybe another question will jog your memory.
Always capitalize your:
M.I.N.T.S
Months, letter I, Names, Titles, and Start of a sentence
The trees welcomed us as we drove up the lane
What is personification?
The part of the story when we learn the characters and the setting.
Introduction
What is this sentence an example of?
Billy baked brownies for Becky.
Alliteration
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.
What is R.A.C.E used for and what does it mean?
Race is used for S.C.R
Restate - Answer - Cite - Explain
The message, moral or lesson of the story
What is the theme?
When the main problem in the story is solved.
Resolution
To make an educated guess based on the clues in the text and background knowledge is called...
An Inference!
It's ok to skip the essay, it takes too long to complete.
FALSE! The essay is VERY important to scoring well on the STAAR test. Do not cut corners on the essay. This can be the difference between you being in DO NOT MEET or MASTERS!
What strategy do we use to find the central idea?
T.T.V.C.R
Title, Topic Sentence, Visuals, Conclusion, Repeated words
Compare & contrast, problem & solution, cause & effect, descriptive, sequential order. These are examples of what?
What are text structures