2022-2023 STAAR READING VOCABULARY

1st person POV

• Narrator speaks for themselves and is usually a character in the story. Pronouns: I, my, we, our, us

• Narrator speaks directly to the reader, rarely used. Pronouns: you and your

• Narrator watches the story, tells the actions of characters by using their names or pronouns (he, she, they).

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters but does NOT know their thoughts.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

2nd Person POV

• to become VISIBLE

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters and knows the thoughts of all characters.

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters but does NOT know their thoughts.

• Narrator speaks directly to the reader, rarely used. Pronouns: you and your

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3rd Person POV

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters but does NOT know their thoughts.

• Narrator watches story, tells the actions of characters by using their names or using pronouns: he, she, or they.

• Narrator speaks for themselves and is usually a character in the story. Pronouns: I, my, we, our, us

• All of the above

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3rd Person Objective

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters and knows the thoughts of all characters.

• Narrator speaks directly to the reader, rarely used.

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters but does NOT know their thoughts.

• Narrator know the actions of the characters but only knows the thoughts of ONE character.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3rd Person Limited

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters but only knows the thoughts of ONE character.

• Narrator speaks directly to the reader, rarely used.

• Narrator watches story, tells the actions of characters by using their names or using pronouns: he, she or they.

• Narrator speaks for themselves and is usually a character in the story,

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

3rd Person Omniscient

• Uses pronouns: I, my, we, our, us.

• Narrator speaks directly to the reader, rarely used.

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters and only knows the thoughts of ONE character.

• Narrator knows the actions of the characters and knows thoughts of all characters.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

act

• to help to cause or bring about;

  ADDS TO

• to become VISIBLE

• a major division in a play

• a struggle; PROBLEM

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.7

appear

• to find out, learn, or DECIDE

• to become VISIBLE

• make someone agree or disagree with a topic or idea; PERSUADE

• to recognize how it's DIFFERENT

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

conflict

• the struggle or PROBLEM the character faces in the story

• make someone agree or disagree with a topic with a topic or idea; PERSUADE

• sentence that tells the reader what text is about

• to recognize how it is DIFFERENT

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

contribute

• to find out, learn, or DECIDE

• to help to cause or bring about

  ADDS TO

• to recognize how it's DIFFERENT

• make someone agree or disagree with a topic or idea; PERSUADE

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4