Staar Review-6Th Grade Reading

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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; THIS CAN BE INTERNAL (MAN VS SELF) OR EXTERNAL (MAN VS MAN; MAN VS NATURE)

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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; THE LESSON OR MORAL

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AUTHOR'S PURPOSE

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

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INFORMATIVE WRITING

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

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ROOT WORDS

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THE WORD THAT FORMS THE BASE OF ITS MEANING; RE-READ-ING: READ IS THE ROOT IN THE WORD REREADING

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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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DIALECT

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USING WORDS THAT SOUND LIKE AND SPELLED LIKE HOW THEY ARE SAID "Y'ALL, FIXIN'TO"

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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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PREFIX

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A LETTER OR GROUP OF LETTERS ADDED AT THE BEGINNING OF A WORD TO FORM ANOTHER WORD, E.G "RE" "UN"

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SUFFIX

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A LETTER OR GROUP OF LETTERS ADDED AT THE END OF A WORD TO FORM ANOTHER WORD, E.G "LY" "ED" "ING"

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AUDIENCE

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IN PERSUASIVE WRITING, WHO IS THE MESSAGE FOR?

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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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MEMOIR

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AN EMOTIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL STORY

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MYTH/FOLKTALE

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

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DRAMA

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