Drama
Poem
Informational
Paired Selection
Fiction
100
What is dialogue or the character tag?
Character tag is the character line
100
List the strategies for a poem
Q L S1 R1 ? XX .. H
Title with prediction (connect title with subtitles, pictures, and other text features)
Line breaks, lines, stanzas, number the lines, rhyme scheme, read S1, then R1 WITH main idea for each stanza
Write main idea
100
What do you do when you have to infer about a character?
in order to infer you have to look at the characters actions, thoughts, feelings, what they say, and how others feel about them
100
What is the first selection you do in a Staar test or bench mark?
Always do the paired selection first.
Your goal is to get a 100 on the paired because it has the most questions. Do all strategies and answer questions for the first selection. then do the second selection. then do the questions for both WITH THE COMPARE AND CONTRAST CHART FILLED OUT100
What does "event occurs as a result of-" mean
Result means the effect
so something caused the effect200
What does a new Scene mean?
What does it mean when the scene does not change?A new scene means a new setting.
The scene not changing means only one setting.200
What does description mean?
What does reveal mean?
What does emphasize mean?
description means the details
reveal means showsemphasize means to highlight or show importance
200
Tell me what to do in this question:
Which of the following is a main idea of paragraph 4 AND 5
First: go reread paragraph 4 and write a main idea then go reread paragraph 5 and write a main idea
Second: read the answer choice and check if it comes out in BOTH the paragraph. scratch out if it doesn't come out in both200
What does the word verified mean?
Verified means to prove, facts, true.
For example: Scientists have verified that the sun is a star
200
What does "interaction between two characters" mean?
interaction between two characters means the character relationship. look at the way the characters act toward each other
300
What is a prop used for in a drama?
Props are used to make the story more interesting
300
What is theme mean?
Message, lesson, moral of the story,
what did you or the character learn at the end of the story
always connect to the main idea
300
What would you use in order to find something specific in the story?
Subtitles! subtitles show you what each section is going to be about. SO if you're looking for something specific, look at the subtitles
300
How do you find the summary of a selection?
First: Write down the rules
BME, in that order, all 3 parts, no details, connect to main idea.
Second: look at the sentences in the answer choices then go divide into B, M, E and reread.
Third: in each answer choice, go sentence by sentence and check if they are in the correct section of BME and label. Scratch out if not in order or if it has a detail300
Read the following sentence:
Since when has reason solved any of my problem?
This sentence suggests that—
that the author is unlikely to get what he wants or the solution to his problem.
400
How do you find the main role of a character?
in order to find the main role of a character, you look at the characters actions, what they did in the story, what props they used, and what they said
400
What does "feature of the selection best helps the reader understand" mean?
Feature means a text feature like photographs
and helps the reader understand means which shows what in the picture
400
What does "the author wrote this selection most likely to —"
it means author purpose
which means why did the author write this selection.
and ALWAYS CONNECT TO THE MAIN IDEA OF THE WHOLE SELECTION
400
What does "idea supported by the information" mean?
supported means proof, provides evidence, shows, reveals, conveys, verified, confirm
400
What does the word similar mean
similar means the same, alike, both have in common
500
What do stage directions tell you?
Setting (the stage direction right under the scene)
how to act (what to do)
how to say the line (what emotion to use)the props used
500
What is rhyme scheme
Rhyme scheme is the rhyming pattern
500
What does "the idea emphasized through the story" mean?
it means which idea came out the most
which idea is connected to the main idea
500
What is compare and contrast
Compare means in both selections, same, similar, in common, alike
contrast means in one selection but not the other, different, 
500
Are you GOING TO PASS THIS STAAR BENCHMARK!?
YES!!!! YOU BETTER! :)
make me proud, do everything you have been taught, reread again and again if needed, do all strategies, do your main ideas, find every text evidence for EVERY SINGLE question!
if you can not highlight exactly what your answer is in the story then IT IS NOT YOUR ANSWER!
if you get stuck, pick the answer with the most text evidence and connect to the main idea