English 1 STAAR

Personification

• comparing two things using like or as
• giving human things human characteristics
• symbolization
• saying something that you don't mean

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

what is the theme of a story?

• where the story took place
• the main idea
• the lesson the reader learns
• the resolution

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

If a question asks to support with the strongest evidence. What are you looking for?

• disprove
• wrong 
• denial
• Proof

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Metaphor 

• comparing two unlike things w/o using like or as
• comparing two unlike things using like or as 

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

how does a reader make an inference 

• prior knowledge + clues from story 
• Educated Guess
• Proof in the story 
• assume 

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Which is author's purpose?

• Entertain
• Inform
• Persuade
• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Primary Purpose means 

• the reason  why it is raining outside
• the reason for which something is done
• why something doesn't matter

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

What is tone?

• How the author says something 
• How the reader feels

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is mood?

• How the reader feels 
• How the author says something 

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What resources do you have available to you during the STAAR test?

• a grammar textbook
• a dictionary
• a thesaurus
• a dictionary & thesaurus

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10