Testing Tips
What should you do the night before the STAAR?
Get plenty of sleep
When and where a story takes place
Setting
The moral or lesson in the story
Theme
What the author thinks about the topic or story.
Author's Point of View
The author's purpose for writing fiction text is to ______.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is entertain?
What does the T stand for in TRRAP?
How much time do you have to take the test?
4 hours
Events that happen BEFORE the climax (builds tension)
Rising Actions
This is once sentence that tells you what the passage was MAINly about...
Main idea
First person or third person point of view:
I hopped on my bike and rode to the store to buy my mom a quart of milk.
First Person
The author's purpose for writing an advertisement for a water park is __________.
Persuade
Inform
Entertain
What is to persuade?
What does the first R stand for in TRRAP?
READ the questions (find key words, skim the passage for important information)
When you have completed your entire test what should you do?
CHECK OVER IT!
The most intense part of the story
Climax
What you put in a detailed summary
main idea and supporting details
1st or 3rd person:
I was five years old when I first met Sally. We walked to school together everyday until high school.
First person
The 3 reasons an author chooses to write are to...
P.I.E Persuade Inform Entertain
What does the second R stand for in TRRAP?
READ the PASSAGE (use stop and jot to help with main idea of important paragraphs)
A valuable test-taking strategy is to ___________ while you are reading.
STOP and JOT!
Two things that are found in the introduction of the story
Setting and Characters
Two questions you ask to determine main idea
Who & What is the story mostly about
First or third person:
Trey looked out the window. The rain was still pouring down. He threw his baseball glove on the couch with a sigh. The thunder cracked and his phone dinged. Trey picked up the phone. It was a message from his cousin: The game is cancelled because of the weather. Trey didn't reply to the message. He threw the phone back on his bed and rubbed his temples. The rain pattered on the roof.
Third Person
Fairy tales such as Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast share the same author's purpose. What is it?
What is Entertain?
What does the A stand for in TRRAP?
ANSWER the questions
What strategy should you use when making an answer choice?
Go back in the story and PROVE where you found it.
Series of events that happen in a story. The elements of _________ include the characters, setting, problem and solution.
Plot
The difference main idea and theme
Main Idea is what the story is mostly about and Theme is the central message of story.
First person or third person point of view:
When they had finished eating, they all went to the backyard to watch the fireworks. Jessie smiled happily, and her brother smiled back at her.
third person
What is the author's purpose?
We thought the game was over. The buzzer rang and we thought that we had lost, but then the referee blew the whistle. A foul was called and now Derrick had a chance to win the game for us. He stepped up to the free-throw line. The stadium, though filled with people, was completely silent. Everyone was still. Derrick dribbled the ball a couple times. He squared up on the line. Sweat beaded on his forehead. All eyes were on Derrick.
What is to entertain?
What does the P stand for in TRRAP?