STAAR VOCABULARY 1

Front

How a play is presented, including the set, props, and the movements of the actors.

Back

Stage Directions

Front

The writer's main idea or argument.

Back

Thesis

Front

Main idea of an essay or argument.

Back

Thesis

Front

The exact words someone said or wrote.

Back

Quotation

Front

The big idea that guides a piece of writing.

Back

Theme

Front

The people the author writes for or speaks to.

Back

Audience

Front

A claim or opinion supported by reasons and evidence.

Back

Argument

Front

The most important point or message in a text.

Back

Theme

Front

The way a text is organized or put together.

Back

Structure

Front

A smaller title under the main title that tells what the text is about.

Back

Subtitle