the character or force in conflict with a main character
What is antagonist?
100
grouped lines in a poem
What is a stanza?
100
the general subject that the passage is about, usually one or two words
What is Topic?
100
Identify the type of figurative language:
"John's answer to the problem was just a Band-Aid, not a solution."
What is a metaphor?
200
the abbreviation for author's purpose and what each letter stands for
What is PIE, to persuade, inform, or entertain?
ED- explain, and describe
200
(Category 2) the overall, worldly lesson that can be learned from the story; a repeated idea or lesson in a literary text and often deals with abstract questions, beliefs, or truths
What is theme?
200
What is the rhyme scheme of the following poem?
Roses are red
Violets are blue
I need the answers to the test
Can I get it from you?
What is A, B, C, B.
200
a sentence that is meant to move the reader from one idea to another
What is a transitional sentence?
200
Identify the type of figurative language:
"Micaela and I are going to hang out and shoot the breeze before the movie since we arrived early to the theater."
What is an idiom?
300
the narrator is an observer,not a character,in the story, but can also zoom in on the thoughts and emotions of any or all character
What is third person omniscient?
300
written conversation between two or more characters and identifiable by quotation marks.
What is dialogue?
300
words used in an imaginative way to express ideas that are not literally true. Remember (SMAPHIO)
What is figurative language?
300
a statement that is generally accepted to be true by MOST people (two words)
What is a commonplace assertion?
300
Identify the figurative language:
"The thunder clapped angrily in the distance."
What is personification?
400
(Category 3)how the author creates the passage and puts it together (ex. cause and effect, sequencing, problem-solution, etc.)
What is Informational Text Structure?
400
the elements or structure in a Literary Text that summarizes the whole story from beginning to end.
What is Plot Structure, or Elements of Plot, or Plot Development?
400
the feeling or atmosphere created in the reader by a literary work or passage (reader-centered)
What is mood?
400
graphics, captions, headings and subheadings, charts, illustrations, diagrams, glossary, index, table of contents in a piece of Informational Text
What are text features?
400
Identify the figurative language:
"Her hair was as soft as a spider web."
What is a simile?
500
a reflection of a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject of a poem, story, or other literary work (writer-centered)
What is tone?
500
Draw a plot diagram, label the five sections, and identify the parts on your diagram.
What is exposition , rising action , climax , falling action , and resolution
500
Which Category or Text from STAAR would Poetry be under?
Category 2 or Literary Text
500
What is the difference between an autobiography and a biography?
What is an autobiography is a true story of a person's life written or told by that person and a biography is a true story of a person's life written or told by someone else?
500
Identify the figurative language:
"Alice's aunt ate apples and acorns around August."