STAAR Review 1
The life lesson or moral that the author wants the reader to understand such as 'Money Can't Buy Happiness'
What is theme?
What the fiction summary strategy CPRS stands for
Character, Problem, Resolution, Solution
I am the "why" of the controlling idea
The reason
The narrator is the main character, revealing their thoughts and feelings. What's the point of view?
What is first person point of view?
What type of response includes
Restating the question + answer
Cite text evidence
SCR or Short Constructed
The climax of the story is also called this
What is the turning point?
Pieces of information, such as quotes, statistics, and facts that support and add credibility to the controlling idea (or claim)
What is evidence?
Paying attention to a characters words, actions, feelings, and thoughts helps me figure out
The narrator tells the story from the perspective of the main character, referring to them by name or using a third person pronoun such as they/she/he
What is third person limited point of view?
The part of the paragraph that tells the reader what the rest of the paragraph will be about
Topic Sentence
When I am asked about what develops the plot, I should always think about...
Restate and answer the question (controlling idea)
State your reason (in your own words)
Cite text evidence
Explain the evidence with detail
Conclusion
ECR or Extended Constructed Response
Identify the figurative language, tell what two things are being compared and explain what it means:
The detective listened to her story with a wooden face.
What is a metaphor? The detective's face is being compared to wood, meaning the detective had no expression as he listened to her.
The narrator is not a part of the story but describes the thoughts and feelings of all characters in the story
Third person omniscient point of view
The difference between a short constructed response and an extended constructed response?
What is a Short Constructed Response is a brief explanation to show your understanding (2-4 sentences) and an Extended Constructed Response is an essay response (4 paragraphs).
Mrs. Barbe said, “Be sure to check
your answers to make sure they are
accurate before turning in your test.”
Accurate means ______ in this sentence.
What is correct?
Description, Compare/Contrast, Categorical, Cause and Effect, Problem/Solution, Proposition/Support, Chronological
What are organizational patterns or nonfiction text structures?
Why are secondary characters important?
The section of the plot in which the tension stemming from the story's central conflict grows
What is rising action?
The overall feeling of a text is called
Mood
What do you need to do in the conclusion of an extended constructed response?
Restate controlling idea
Mr. Eddison told his students that they needed
to take all their personal belongings home. He
gave his students a speech about how lucky he
was to have had them in his class. When the
dismissal bell rang, the students rushed out of
the school with excitement.
-This can be inferred
It is the last day of school.
These clues surround a word to help us understand the meaning
Context Clues
When completing a revising question, I would do this to ensure I chose the correct answer.
What is read the sentence before and the sentence after the sentence in the question to ensure I understood the content of the passage in order to accurately improve the sentence in question?
A statement about what the text/writing is about
Controlling Idea/Main Idea