Vocabulary
This is when/where the story takes place.
Aquí es cuando/donde tiene lugar la historia.
The setting El Lugar del cuento o Medio Ambiente.
In a poem, who is the speaker? En un poema, ¿quién es el hablante?
The person who is telling the events--their point of view. La persona que cuenta los hechos, su punto de vista.
You should complete the STAAR as fast as possible.
False: It is more important to do your best, take your time, and use your strategies.
The message, lesson, or moral that the author wants you to take away from the story.
Theme
Words that have the same or similar meaning are called?
Synonyms
What does audience mean? ¿Qué significa audiencia?
Who the selection is written for.
Para quién está escrita la selección.
What is imagery? ¿Qué es la imaginería?
Uses the senses to describe a topic to create an 'image'-to visualize,
Usa los sentidos para describir un tema para crear una 'imagen'-para visualizar
You should just read the selection one time and then answer the questions.
False: You should read and annotate while you are reading! Don't forget about your plot mountain or metacog!
If an author's writing persuades, informs, or entertains that is called?
Author's purpose
What does the prefix un- mean?
Not
The series of events in a story from beginning to end.
La serie de eventos en una historia de principio a fin.
The plot. La Trama
A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.
What is a stanza?
When completing Reading STAAR you must prove your answers by finding text evidence to support your thinking, circle the title and text features, and read questions before reading the passage?
True: This will help you get the correct answer.
Give 3 examples of text features
Bold print/vocabulary terms, glossary, pictures, captions, headings, graphs/tables/diagrams, bullet points, etc.
What does the suffix -less mean?
ex: motionless
Without
Without motion---still
What is the resolution?
¿Cuál es la resolución?
The end of a story. How the story was solved.
El final de una historia. Cómo se resolvió la historia.
What is this sentence an example of?
Billy baked brownies for Becky.
Alliteration
When completing Reading STAAR test it is best to take a brain break after completing a passage and questions. True or False?
True: When you take a break and relax that allows your brain an opportunity to rest before continuing on to the next passage.
This is what the story is mostly about?
Main Idea or central idea
What does S stand for in SPREE?
Scan the passage--and label!
What does the author's claim mean? ¿Qué significa la afirmación del autor?
What the author's opinion is. El Cuál es la opinión del autor.
To draw conclusions by using text evidence and schema.
Inferencing
Todos estos son verdaderos o falsos:
Si no sabe una respuesta, márquela y vuelva a ella. Pide permiso levantando la mano para ir al baño. Permanecer en silencio durante y después de la prueba. Tome su tiempo. No se permiten celulares
True! Verdadero!!
Compare and Contrast
Sequence of Events
Problem and Resolution
Description
Cause and Effect
These are a few examples of?
Text Structure
What does the P stand for in SPREE?
Preview the questions before you read the selection.