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Poetry/Drama
Literary Elements
Author's Purpose/Types of Text
UNRAVEL
Potpourri
100
Words or instructions in a play that are written in italics and enclosed by parenthesis
What are stage directions
100
The message or lesson of a story
What is theme
100

A text that's not true

fiction

100

What is the first step you should take before reading a STAAR passage? 

underline the title/make a prediction

100

When someone uses what they already know and details from the text to make an educated guess.

inference/infer

200
In a play, the conversation between characters; it advances the plot and reveals conflict.
What is dialogue
200

sequence of events in a story

plot

200

What is the purpose of the following passage? Butterflies are colorful, flying insects from the Lepidoptera order. Because they are insects, they have three body parts. The three body parts are called the head, thorax, and abdomen. They also have six jointed legs, two antennae and compound eyes.

To inform

200

What does the "N" stand for in UNRAVEL?

Number the paragraphs 

200

a comparison of two unlike things

EXAMPLE: The baby had rosebud lips and cornflower eyes. 

metaphor

300
The repetition of sounds at the end of words
What is rhyme
300
The perspective from which a story is told
What is point of view
300

What would be the author's purpose when writing fiction novels?

To entertain

300

When reading a STAAR passage, what types of annotations should you make in the margins?

connections, summaries, main ideas, inferences, questions, comments. 

300
Describing a text's main idea, important details, and overall meaning in just a few sentences.
What is summarizing
400
The use of a word or phrase more than one time--used to emphasize.
What is repetition
400
A struggle between two opposing forces
What is conflict
400

What is the purpose of the following passage? Spongebob is the absolute best candidate for student body president! She is honest, friendly and dedicated to making our school a better place. This is YOUR chance to make a positive change! VOTE SPONGEBOB IN 2016!

To persuade 

400

When answering multiple-choice questions, which answers should you eliminate? 

Answer that don't make sense/distracting

400

giving human qualities to nonhuman things 

EXAMPLE: The wind took one last gasp, sighed, and then died out. 

personification

500

a group of lines in a poem

stanza

500

The main character in a story 

protagonist 

500

A text that is true and informational.

expository/non-fiction

500

When you "venture" through the text, what should you be looking for? 

Evidence to support the correct answer. 

500

interruptions that writers do during the story about past events to provide background.

flashbacks