Fiction
Drama
STAAR Vocab
Non-Ficiton
ECR/SCR
100

type of fiction that tries to invoke emotions

What is poetry?

100

words in parenthesis in a drama//words that tell the characters where to go

what are stage directions?

100

break it down; examine; study

what is analyze?

100

a picture or graph in a text

what is graphic feature?

100

the written part of STAAR that is an essay

What is ECR?

200

the message or lesson that is being taught

what is theme?

200

the author of a play/drama

what is a playwright?

200

make a final decision based on evidence


what is conclude?

200

Break down information into smaller parts to understand the whole.

what is to analyze?

200

the written part of a staar that is a short answer

what is SCR?

300

the author hinting at future events that may occur in a story. Shown through dialogue, character’s actions, the setting, or events

what is foreshadowing?

300

conversations between characters in a drama.

what is dialogue?

300

to tell why

What is explain?

300

the way a text is organized

what is text structure/organizational structure/organizational pattern?

300

R.A.C.E. response is used for

what is SCR response?

400

the feeling of anxiety or anticipation as readers wait for the outcome of an event. Think about TONE.

what is suspense?

400

main character in a drama

what is the protagonist? 

400

to draw a reasonable conclusion from the information presented

what is to infer or make an inference?

400

categorical organizational structure

what is a text structure that organizes a text into categories? 

400

the item you should use the scrap paper on staar for

what is graphic organizer for ECR?

500

establishes time, place, and in what context the events take place in a story

what is setting?

500

a force working against the main character of a drama

what is antagonist? 

500

author's reason for doing something

What is author's purpose?

500

the main idea of a non-fiction text

what is controlling idea?

500

the item you should do FIRST on your STAAR test

What is ECR?