STAAR Vocab 1
Who does "the reader" refer to?
Ex: Based on the selection, the reader can infer _____?
I/ME!
What does "emphasize" mean?
Ex: The punctuation mostly emphasizes _____.
- Makes a big deal out of it/wants you to know it's important
- Show/tell me
What does "the passage" refer to?
Ex: What idea is explored in the passage?
What you are reading! The text! The article!
According to our STAAR checklist, what is the very first thing you do when you annotate a nonfiction passage?
Label the title and make a prediction.
True or false?
Poems have paragraphs.
False.
Poems have stanzas.
What does "convey" mean?
Ex: What is the author trying to convey about ____?
Show/tell
What does "suggest" mean?
Ex: What does _____ suggest about the setting?
To tell us
What does "purpose" mean?
Ex: What is the purpose of _____ in the text?
The reason. WHY?
Why did the author do _____?
What do you have to do to the lines and stanzas in a poem?
Number them both!
What is a MOO summary?
-Main Ideas
-Only Important Info
-Order
What does "determine" mean?
Ex: The reader can determine that _____ happens because of ______.
- Figure out
-Tell
What does "reveal" mean?
Ex: What does _____ reveal about the speaker?
To show
What does "include" mean?
Ex: Why does the author include _____ as a literary device?
Has/have/put
Do you complete a CSPS Box or an SSFF box for fiction passages?
CSPS
(Character, Setting, Problem, Solution)
What four forms does a poem take?
-Humorous
-Free verse
-Lyrical
-Narrative
What does "demonstrate" mean?
Ex: The author demonstrates the idea of ______ by _____.
To show/shows
What does "conclude" mean?
Ex: What can one conclude about ______ after _____?
Understand/know
Tell/Show
What does "according to the text" mean?
Ex: According to the text, the characters feel _____ because _____.
What did the text say about something?
Go back and reread! Reread a part/section or the entire passage.
What are two things you can make annotations about?
Connections you made, something that surprised you, character changes, inferences, life lessons.
What is a theme?
The moral, lesson, or message the author is trying to give.
What does "communicate" mean?
Ex: The characters communicate that they _____ through ______.
Speak/talk in some way.
What does "infer" mean?
Ex: Based on the selection, the reader can infer ____.
Make a guess using evidence/clues from the passage.
What does "most likely" mean?
Ex 1: The author most likely chose to show _____ in the text because _____?
Ex 2: What is the most likely reason that _____ did ______?
Why?
What makes sense.
What is one thing you do after reading any passage?
-Read each question and all answer choices carefully
-Use evidence to prove why the correct answer is correct and why the wrong answer is wrong
-Circle the best answer choice and carefully bubble in the matching answer on your answer document
What two things do you need for an inference?
Background knowledge + Evidence