6th Grade Reading STAAR Review

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WHAT IS THE 'WHO' THAT IS TELLING A STORY?

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POINT OF VIEW: The perspective from which a story is told.

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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IN PERSUASIVE WRITING, WHO IS THE MESSAGE FOR?

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AUDIENCE: The group of people the writer is trying to persuade.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

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WHAT IS FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE THAT IS A COMPARISON USING LIKE OR AS?

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SIMILE: A figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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

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PLOT: The sequence of events in a story that includes a conflict and its resolution.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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WHAT IS A NONFICTION TEXT PATTERN IN WHICH IDEAS ARE PRESENTED STEP–BY–STEP?

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ORDER AND SEQUENCE: A text structure that organizes information in a specific order.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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WHAT IS A FIGURE OF SPEECH THAT GIVES HUMAN TRAITS TO NON-HUMAN THINGS?

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PERSONIFICATION: A literary device where human qualities are attributed to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract concepts.

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CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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WHAT IS THE MAIN IDEA OF A TEXT?

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CENTRAL IDEA: The primary point or concept that the author wants to convey.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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WHAT IS A WRITING STYLE THAT AIMS TO INFORM OR EXPLAIN?

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EXPOSITORY WRITING: A type of writing that explains, describes, or informs the reader about a topic.

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WHAT IS A STRATEGY USED IN PERSUASIVE WRITING TO APPEAL TO EMOTIONS?

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EMOTIONAL APPEAL: A technique that aims to persuade the audience by appealing to their feelings.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.7.8

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WHAT IS A COMPARISON WITHOUT USING 'LIKE' OR 'AS'?

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METAPHOR: A figure of speech that directly refers to one thing as another for rhetorical effect.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3