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

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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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INFORMATIVE WRITING

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WRITING THAT GIVES INFORMATION TO

THE READER: A TEXTBOOK, DIRECTIONS, NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

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ENTERTAINING WRITING

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WRITING THAT IS FOR PURE PLEASURE

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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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LOGICAL APPEAL

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IN PERSUASION, IDEAS THAT APPEAL

TO THE BRAIN; FACTS, STATISTICS, PERCENTAGES, CHARTS/GRAPHS

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EMOTIONAL APPEAL

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IN PERSUASION, IDEAS THAT APPEAL

TO THE HEART; PERSONAL STORIES...

USES LOADED LANGUAGE

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LOADED LANGUAGE

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WORDS THAT ARE FULL OF EMOTION

TO CREATE A FEELING; USED IN

PERSUASIVE WRITING

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FAULTY REASONING

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IDEAS THAT ARE PRESENTED IN

PERSUASIVE WRITING THAT DO

NOT MATCH THE CLAIM; IT DOES

NOT FOLLOW

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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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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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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