STAAR Vocabulary
DESCRIPTION
helps visualize or helps describe
What do you use the strikethrough tool for?
Use the strikethrough tool to eliminate answer choices.
Every ECR MUST have one of these.
A thesis statement
Vocabulary words
Determining the meaning of words that are bolded or underlined.
How should you use the: Title/Subtitle
Analyze the title to get an idea of what the reading will be about
SETTING
shows where and the story takes place (WHERE?)
What do you do first for paired passages?
Read passage 1 and answer questions from that passage.
What are the Five W's ?
Who?
What?
When?
Where?
Why?
List 3 types of Figurative Language
Simile, Metaphors, Personification, Hyperbole, Allusion
How should you use the: dictionary tool
Look up the words you don't know!
SUGGEST
tell something indirectly
What should you do SECOND after reading passage 1 and answering those questions?
Read passage 2 and answer questions from that passage.
To prove your answers, you should look for ________________.
Text evidence
What can you do on your paper to COMPARE & CONTRAST
Make a Venn Diagram to show similarities and differences
How should you use: Image/Caption
Analyze the caption (picture) to get a better understanding of what visual the author is trying to give.
SUMMARIZE
A summary is a retelling of the main events from the story in your own words.
When reading paired passages, you are looking for a ________________ between them.
Connection!
What you do when you see words you don't know.
Look up any unknown words and write a phrase or synonym on your blank paper.
What is Text Evidence
Supporting your answers with evidence from the text
What is a SYNONYM
Synonym-words that have the same meaning (Ex: Happy-Excited
EMPHASIZE
to make a big deal about/ want to know it's important/ stand out
What are three strategies that you can use your blank paper for?
ECR Graphic Organizer, ACE for SCR, notes about passage, comparison chart for paired passage, evidence for answer choices, explaining your answer choices, BME for summary questions, etc.
When you select an answer, what should you do to be certain it is correct?
Explain the answer with text evidence in your own words.
What does Infer mean?
to conclude based on evidence from the text that is directly stated
What is an ANTONYM
Antonym-words that mean the opposite (Ex : Happy-Angry)