Staar Reading Review 2

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PLOT

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A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT PRESENT AND RESOLVE A PROBLEM; IT TELLS A STORY

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CHARACTER

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A PERSON IN A STORY

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PROTAGONIST

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THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A STORY

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ANTAGONIST

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THE OPPOSITION TO THE MAIN CHARACTER IN A STORY; THE ENEMY OF THE MAIN CHARACTER

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CONFLICT

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THE PROBLEM IN A STORY

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MAN VS MAN

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ONE PERSON IS IN CONFLICT WITH ANOTHER PERSON

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MAN VS SELF

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INTERNAL CONFLICT; A CONFLICT WITHIN A CHARACTER

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MAN VS NATURE

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A PERSON IS IN CONFLICT WITH A BLIZZARD, TORNADO, RIVER, ETC.

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CLIMAX

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THE TURNING POINT IN THE STORY; THE POINT IN A STORY WHEN THE CONFLICT MUST BE SOLVED; THERE WILL BE A WINNER AND A LOSER;

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FALLING ACTION

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THE EVENTS IN A STORY THE RESULT FROM THE CLIMAX

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RESOLUTION

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THE POINT OF THE STORY THAT TIES UP ALL LOOSE ENDS; MAY BE LEFT UP TO THE READER

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SETTING

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THE TIME AND PLACE A STORY OCCURS

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MOOD

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THE FEELING THAT IS CREATED IN THE STORY

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THEME

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THE AUTHOR'S MESSAGE TO THE READER; THE LESSON THE AUTHOR WANTS THE READER TO UNDERSTAND

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PURPOSE

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THE REASON AN AUTHOR WRITES; MAY BE PERSUASIVE, INFORMATIVE, OR ENTERTAINING

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To Inform/Informative

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WRITING THAT GIVES INFORMATION TO THE READER: A TEXTBOOK, DIRECTIONS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

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To entertain/ENTERTAINING

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WRITING THAT IS FOR PURE PLEASURE

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To Persuade/PERSUASIVE WRITING

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WRITING WITH THE INTENT TO CHANGE THE READER'S MIND

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CONTEXT CLUES

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HINTS IN THE TEXT THAT HELP A READER UNDERSTAND A DIFFICULT OR UNUSUAL WORD

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FLASHBACK

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A SCENE IN A STORY THAT RELATES PAST EVENT

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DIALOGUE

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THE WORDS THAT ARE SPOKEN BY THE ACTORS IN A PLAY

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STAGE DIRECTIONS

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THE WORDS THAT GIVE THE ACTORS INSTRUCTIONS ON WHAT TO DO IN A PLAY

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FORESHADOWING

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EVENTS THAT HELP PREDICT WHAT WILL HAPPEN LATER IN A STORY

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POINT OF VIEW

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WHO IS TELLING A STORY

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1ST PERSON POINT OF VIEW

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A CHARACTER IN A STORY TELLS THE STORY

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3RD PERSON POINT OF VIEW

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AN OUTSIDE NARRATOR TELLS THE STORY

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LOGICAL APPEAL

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IN PERSUASION, IDEAS THAT APPEAL TO THE BRAIN; FACTS, STATISTICS, PERCENTAGES, CHARTS/GRAPHS

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comparision

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when an author compares two things and gives reasons why one is better to persuade

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causality

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when an author uses cause and effect to support a position

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parallelism

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when an author uses repetition to emphasize a point

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AUDIENCE

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IN PERSUASIVE WRITING, WHO IS THE MESSAGE FOR?

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CLAIM

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THE MESSAGE OR IDEA THAT IS BEING PRESENTED IN PERSUASIVE WRITING

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SEQUENCE

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A PATTERN OF NONFICTION TEXT IN WHICH IDEAS ARE PRESENTED STEP-BY-STEP

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CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER

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A PATTERN OF NONFICTION TEXT IN WHICH IDEAS ARE PRESENTED IN THE ORDER THEY OCCURRED IN THE PAST: BIOGRAPHY, AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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COMPARE AND CONTRAST

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A PATTERN OF NONFICTION TEXT IN WHICH TWO IDEAS ARE PRESENTED FOR THEIR SIMILARITIES AND THEIR DIFFERENCES

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CAUSE AND EFFECT

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A PATTERN OF NONFICTION TEXT IN WHICH THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN EVENT AND THE REASONS WHY THE EVENT OCCURRED

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PROBLEM/SOLUTION

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A PATTERN OF NONFICTION TEXT IN WHICH A SITUATION IS PRESENTED THAT NEEDS A RESOLUTION OR FIXING

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SIMILE

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS A COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS

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METAPHOR

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO THINGS WITHOUT USING LIKE OR AS

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PERSONIFICATION

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT GIVES SOMETHING THAT IS NON-HUMAN SOME HUMAN QUALITITES

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HYPERBOLE

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FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS AN OVER-THE-TOP EXAGGERATION

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STANZA

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A POETRY PARAGRAPH

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FICTION

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WRITING THAT IS NOT TRUE

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NON-FICTION

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WRITING THAT IS TRUE

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BIOGRAPHY

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THE STORY OF A PERSON'S LIFE AS TOLD BY SOMEONE ELSE

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY

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THE STORY OF A PERSON'S LIFE THAT IS TOLD BY THAT PERSON HIMSELF/HERSELF

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exaggerated statement

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when an author stretches the truth to make something sound much better/worse than it actually is

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MYTH/FOLKTALE

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A FICTIONAL STORY (USUALLY WITH ANIMALS) THAT TEACHES A LESSON

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MORAL

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THE LESSON OF A MYTH OR FOLKTALE

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DRAMA

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A TYPE OF LITERATURE THAT IS MEANT TO BE ACTED ON A STAGE

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BIAS

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BASING A CONCLUSION OF PERSONAL OPINION RATHER THAN FACTS

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contradictory statement

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when an author says two things that cannot both be true

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misleading statement

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when an author says something that leads you to think something that isn't true