Informational Texts
What is a controlling idea?
The main idea the writer is communicating in the text
What is a literary device?
Essential tools that an author uses to create rhythm, enhance meaning, or intensify a mood or feeling
The first thing you must do when taking a test is...
Read the instructions
What is theme?
A central topic, subject, or message within a narrative.
The purpose of Informational texts is to...
Inform
I walk as slow as a snail to class. Which literary device is used here?
Simile
What is Process of Elimination?
Striking through incorrect answers first and narrowing down your answers to the 2 possible best
A part of the story that if removed, changes the meaning of the text.
Key detail
Something used in the text to support points.
Evidence
I am vengeance. Which literary device is used here?
Personification
What are you allowed to do once you have finished the STAAR test?
Read or rest your head
How a character changes throughout a story is called...
Character Development
Name 3 things to look for in an informational text to evaluate its credibility
Author, Loaded language, bandwagon appeals, .edu/.gov, excessive ads, bias
Love is a losing game. What device is used here?
Metaphor
What is the strategy for defining the meaning of unknown words?
Context Clues
Name three types of conflict
Nature, vs Character, Society, Self
Name 3 graphical elements and their purpose
Title, caption, images, data/graphs, author's bio, subheadings
What are the three different types of Point Of View?
1st (I), 2nd (you), 3rd
Name 3 tools we reviewed in the Practice STAAR Test
Highlight, Line reader, strikethrough, sticky notes, saving
To enter out into that silence that was the city at eight o'clock of a misty evening in November, to put your feet upon that buckling concrete walk, to step over grassy seams and make your way. This excerpt serves to establish...
Tone & Mood, OR Imagery