STAAR Terms To Know

details that are unrelated to the subject, not relevant, or off topic.

• Redundant

• Extraneous

• Tone

• Most Effective

repeated information, unnecessary, or not needed.

• Excerpt

• Call to Action

• Redundant

• Transitions

To create a more useful, stronger effect or emphasis

• Most/More Effective

• Unnecessary

• Transition Sentences

• Topic sentences

a word, phrase, or sentence that connects topics or ideas. ______ help introduce the next sentence. 

• Transition Sentences

• Call to Action Sentences

• Thesis Statements

• Excerpt

a statement that encourages the reader to consider an idea or change a behavior by using direct words. Usually stated in the conclusion. 

• Thesis Sentences

• Topic Sentences

• Call to Action Sentences

• Excerpt

a statement that summarizes the main point or claim of a piece of writing. _______ will be the last sentence in paragraph 1. 

• Call to Action Sentences

• Topic Sentences

• Excerpts

• Thesis Sentences

a sentence that captures the meaning of an entire paragraph. _____/Main point will be the first sentence of each body paragraph. 

• Topic Sentences

• Thesis Sentences

• Call to Action Sentences

• Excerpts

The passage. 

(An _____ means the passage was taken from a longer text.)

• Topic Sentences

• Excerpt

• Call to Action Sentences

• Thesis Sentences

Draw conclusions based on text evidence.

• Make an inference

• Extraneous

• Excerpt

• Redundant

 A short story about a person or event.

• Thesis

• Excerpt

• Anecdote

• Inference