English STAAR Terms 3

1st person point of view

• The person telling the story uses I, me, and we. We can see the speakers thoughts
• The story is told with he, she, they, them
• Where the author tells us about a characters looks, actions, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

3rd person point of view

• The story is told with he, she, they, them
• the person telling the story does not see everyone's thoughts and feelings
• the problem in the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

limited point of view

• the person telling the story does not see everyone's thoughts and feelings
• the person telling the story knows all of the characters' thoughts and feelings
• your thesis, main idea

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

omniscient point of view

• the person telling the story knows all of the characters' thoughts and feelings
• the people the writer is writing to
• details that describe how something looks, acts, etc.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

audience

• the people the writer is writing to
• how the author feels about something
• when characters are talking

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

Author's attitude

• how the author feels about something
• The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)
• words that do not mean exactly what they say (similes, metaphors)

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Author's purpose

• The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)
• A thing that represents or stands for something else Ex: a heart is a symbol for love
• where we get to see part of the past to help us understand what is happening in the story now

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Characterization

• Where the author tells us about a characters looks, actions, etc.
• the message the author is trying to say.
• hinting at what will happen next in a story

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

conflict

• the problem in the story
• the main idea of your writing, what you want to say
• where the conflict (problem) in the story is resolved, usually the very end

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

controlling idea

• your thesis, main idea
• how the writer feels about a subject
• The time and place a story happens

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2