Analyzing Questions
This is when you ask to retell the story, briefly, in your own words
What is a summary?
This is a group of lines in a poem.
What is a stanza?
I can use the dictionary.
True
When reading a question that specifies a certain paragraph, this is the most important thing a student should do.
What is go back to the text?
This word is a word that means the same or is similar to another word.
What is synonym?
We need to identify....
The Theme
Sensory language that appeals to our five senses.
What is imagery or sensory language?
I can take a bathroom break after each passage.
True
These words surround and help readers figure out the definition of unknown words.
What are context clues?
What can/do authors use in non-fiction texts to help us better understand the text and make connections
Text Features
The question is asking you to find this, if it is worded like this: " Which idea does the author emphasize throughout the selection?"
What is main idea?
The author's feeling towards the subject matter in the text.
What is tone?
I can have my cell phone on me during the test.
NO, NO, NO!
This word generally means the lesson the author wants the reader to take away from the story.
What is theme?
List the commonly known authors purpose's for writing
persuade
inform
entertain
(explain)
The question is asking you to find why the author writes the text.
What is author's purpose?
This point of view gives us insight only into the feelings and thoughts of the narrator.
What is first-person POV?
What are the three score categories on the STAAR test?
What is approaches, meets, or masters?
These types of words/phrases are not literal they are ________. (The opposite of literal.)
What is figurative language?
What does convey mean?
to communicate something
The question is asking you to answer the following: How does the author prove to us their point?
What do we need to identify first...
then
What do we find to support it?
Authors Claim
Then
Supporting Evidence
This type of figurative language uses words with the same starting letter.
What is alliteration?
What should you do when you feel you have completed the STAAR before submitting?
Review my answer choices
Review questions I was concerned about
Review my writing for spelling/grammar mistakes
reread my writing to make sure it makes sense
The difference between an metaphor and simile.
Metaphor- Comparing two things WITHOUT using like or as
Simile- Comparing two things USING like or as
Language that describes something as different from its actual, or literal meaning.
What is Figurative Language?