Plot & Characters
This part of the PLOT introduces the main conflict and builds tension.
The rising action
These italicized instructions in a script, often in brackets, tell actors how to move or speak.
[Shouting loudly]
Stage Directions
What the text is mainly or mostly about.
Central or Main Idea
On the STAAR test, this "fancy" word is simply used to refer to the story or article you just read.
Selection
This root word means "life," as seen in the words biology or biography.
bio
This part of the story happens at the very end, showing how the conflict is settled and how the story wraps up.
The resolution
This type of poetry tells a full story with a plot, characters, and a setting.
Narrative Poetry
This organizational structure explains why something happened and what the result was.
Cause & Effect
TRIPLE JEOPARDY: If a question asks you what is being "conveyed", it wants to know how the author -
showed, told, or communicated something
These two punctuation marks are used to "sandwich" a conjunctive adverb when joining two complete thoughts.
A comma and a semicolon.
This part of the plot occurs at the very beginning of a story and provides the reader with background information, the setting, and character introductions.
The exposition
"The wind whispered" is an example of this figurative language where objects get human qualities.
Personification
When an author takes a specific side or argument, it is called the -
claim
When a test asks you to "conclude," it wants you to do this based on the evidence provided.
Make a final decision or judgment
You use this specific spelling of "Their/There/They're" when talking about a place.
There
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
A successful STAAR fiction summary must follow what two rules?
1 - They must go in ORDER, beginning, middle, and end.
2 - They must only be main ideas.
This sound device uses the repetition of beginning consonant sounds, like "Six silly snakes."
Alliteration
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
1 - This text structure orders in steps.
2 - This text structure order based on time.
1 - Sequence
2 - Chronological
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
These two verbs are used when a question wants you to identify a detail that is given extra importance or attention.
1 - Highlight
2 - Emphasize
To show that a cafeteria belongs to many students, the apostrophe must be placed where?
After the 's' on students
The students' cafeteria.
This term refers to a character’s "outlook"—the specific way they see or feel about a situation.
Their perspective
To find the theme in a drama, a student should look closely at this—the "why" behind a character's actions.
Character Motivation
DOUBLE JEOPARDY:
This is the act of using clues from the text plus what you already know to "read between the lines" and find a hidden meaning.
Inferring (infer)
What does "contribute" mean?
To help cause something or add to the meaning.
Explain the difference between the three:
Compound, Complex, and Conjunctive Adverbs
Compound - 2 independent clauses - coordinating conjunctions (FANBOYS)
Complex - 1 independent and 1 dependent clause - subordinating conjunctions (AAAWWUBBIS)
Conjunctive Adverbs - words like however and therefore - always in the middle - connected by either a period, comma, or semicolon.