Story Elements
3rd Grade Reading
3rd Grade STAAR
Reading Continued
3rd Grade Grammar
100

This is when/where the story takes place.

The setting

100

This is when two words sound the same but are spelled differently. 

A homophone 

100

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.

100

The message, lesson, or moral that the author wants you to take away from the story.

Theme

100

This part of speech is a person, place, thing.

A noun

200

The order that things happen in a story

sequence of events

200

Point of view: they, she, he, you

Third person point of view.

200

STAAR Online: You should wait for directions from your teacher, follow the prompts, and not get ahead of the teacher when they are speaking. True or False?

True: You do not click ahead, work ahead, etc. You should listen to directions and follow along.

200

What is the author's reason for writing a story or poem?

examples: describe, entertain, persuade, give information


Author's purpose

200

This part of speech is an action word.

A verb.

300

The series of events in a story from beginning to end.

The plot.

300

A group of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph.

What is a stanza?

300

When completing Reading STAAR you must  prove your answers by looking at the text and explaining why you picked your answer?

True: This will help you get the correct answer.

300

Give 3 examples of text features

Bold print/vocabulary terms, glossary, pictures, captions, headings, graphs/tables/diagrams, bullet points, etc.

300

This part of speech describes a noun or pronoun.

Ex:  The pretty girl played with the small cat.

An adjective

400

What point of view is a text that uses: I, me, my, we, us

First Person Point of View

400

What is this sentence an example of? 

Billy baked brownies for Becky.

Alliteration

400

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. 

400

This is what the story is mostly about?

Main Idea

400

What is the adverb in this sentence?

I was feeling hungry, so I quickly made myself a delicious sandwich.

quickly

500

Words that have the same or similar meaning are called?

Synonyms

500

What type of poem tells a story?

 A narrative poem

500

These are all true or false: 

Each test you will have 4 hours to complete it. If you don't know an answer, flag it and come back to it. Ask permission by raising your hand to go to the bathroom. Remain silent during and after the test. Take your time. No cell phones. 

True!

500

Compare and Contrast

Sequence of Events

Problem and Resolution

Description

Cause and Effect

These are a few examples of?

Text Structure

500

These phrases are examples of what?

The wind howled at night. The book was so popular it flew off the shelves. The last piece of pie was calling my name.

Personification - giving human qualities to things and ideas that are not humans.