Fiction
The person who is telling the story
What is the narrator?
Words used in a creative way that is not literally true (like metaphors or personification).
What is figurative language?
The "lens" through which the story is told (First-Person, Third-Person Limited, etc.).
What is point of view?
A written response on the STAAR test worth up to 2 points with a 475 character limit.
What is a short constructed response or SCR?
The main reason an author decides to write about a specific topic
What is the author's purpose?
The universal "life lesson" or big idea the author wants you to take away.
What is theme?
Using the same word, phrase, or sound over and over to make a point stand out.
What is repetition?
When a character in the story is the one telling it, using words like "I," "me," and "my".
What is First-Person Point of View?
A written essay on the STAAR test that is worth up to 5 points with a 2300 character limit.
What is an Extended Constructed Response?
Uses reasons and evidence to try to persuade someone to see things your way.
What is an argument?
A conversation between two or more characters (usually shown with "quotation marks" in fiction)
What is dialogue?
The "edge-of-your-seat" feeling of being nervous or excited about what happens next.
What is suspense?
The narrator is an outsider who only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character.
What is Third Person Limited Point of View?
The two types of essay options for the ECR
What is informational and argumentative?
Specific facts, quotes, or details that support the claim or controlling idea
What is evidence?
A struggle or problem that a character faces in a story.
What is the conflict?
When the story takes a "time-out" from the present to show you a scene from the past.
What is flashback?
The narrator is an outsider who knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters and shares them with the reader.
What is Third Person Omniscient Point of View?
The main "big claim" or argument of an entire informational essay. This answers the prompt given.
What is a thesis?
The specific group of people the author wrote the text for (e.g., kids, parents, or scientists).
What is the intended audience?
The section of a story after the "big moment" (climax) where things begin to calm down and move toward the end.
What is the falling action?
The overall "feeling" or atmosphere a text creates for the reader (e.g., mysterious, happy, or tense).
What is mood?
A perspective based on personal feelings and opinions rather than just cold, hard facts.
What is a subjective point of view?
This is required on both the ECR and SCR and proves your answer.
What is text evidence?
The "skeleton" or blueprint of a text (like cause-and-effect or chronological order).
What is an organizational structure or pattern?