STAAR Vocab #2

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Logical guess from connecting information (conclusions, generalizations)

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INFERENCE

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Reduce large texts to essential points (gist): SBWBS, BME, 5 W'S

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SUMMARY

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Restate the meaning in different words

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PARAPHRASE

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Main point of essence?

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GIST

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Central idea of fiction or main idea of nonfiction

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THEME

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Time and place of a text

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SETTING

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Person/animal in a story

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CHARACTER

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Leading character in a drama, movie, or novel.

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PROTAGONIST

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Opposes or is hostile; the bad guy

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ANTAGONIST

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Expression that indirectly references something without explicit mention.

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ALLUSION