7th Reading STAAR Vocabulary

What is a claim?

• the building of a story; usually when characters try to solve their problem

• a brief statement or main points of a reading

• the main idea of a persuasive/argumentative and is also known as an argument.

• common errors in an argument

what is plot?

• the events as they happen in a story

• when and where the story happens

• the problem

• how the story ends

What is a simile?

• a comparison of two unlike things directly calling one thing the other

• a comparison of two unlike things using words "like" or "as"

• an extreme exaggeration of something

• giving living qualities to nonliving things

What is a theme?

• the answer

• the main idea

• the lesson/moral of the story

• the way someone decorates something

What is a scene?

• the actions in a play

• a part of a play

• when someone makes a big deal out of something

• a conversation between two or more people

What is a summary?

• a brief statement on the main points of a story or passage

• the lesson or moral of a story

• how an author puts their writing together

• an irrelevant point that is full of error

what is an opinion?

• something that is important

• emotional conflict within a character

• how someone feels about something

• a hint at the start of the story to an event that will happen later in the story

What is the purpose of loaded language?

• to show something as it is really happening

• to trigger an emotional response

• to appeal to the 5 senses

• to state the problem of the story

What is the structure an author uses to put their writing together?

• text organization

• thesis statement

• diagram

• caption

The reason why an author writes the text or phrase

• author's craft

• author's organization

• author's purpose

• author's caption