STAAR reading vocabulary

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explain

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the author wants to tell you how to do something or how something works

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imagery

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type of language that appeals to the five senses

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persuade

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convince or argue a claim

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resolution

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the story comes to a reasonable ending

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moral

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the lesson learned

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theme

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the main idea or underlying message of a story

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character

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a person, animal, or figure in a story

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setting

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the time and place where a story occurs

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plot

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the sequence of events in a story

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conflict

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the struggle between opposing forces in a story