STAAR Camp '25 ELA

What does it mean to "predict" in reading?

• • To state a personal belief

• • To guess what will happen next based on clues

• • To write a summary

• • To identify the author's argument

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

CCSS.RF.3.4A

When you "summarize" a text, you...

• • Copy every sentence

• Retell the main points in your own

• • Analyze every detail

• • Write an opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

To "infer" means to...

• • State something directly from the text

• • Draw a conclusion based on evidence and reasoning (what you already know)

• • Give a personal opinion

• • Identify the genre

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.4B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF 4.3.A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.4C

When you "connect" ideas in a text, you...

• • Memorize the vocabulary

• Write a new story

• • Find relationships between different parts of the text

• • Argue with the author

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.8

CCSS.RI.2.3

CCSS.RF.1.3A

CCSS.RF.1.3D

CCSS.RI.1.3

To "conclude" means to...

• • Reach a decision or form an opinion after considering information

• • Start a new argument

• • Predict the next chapter

• State a random fact

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

A "fact" is...

• • A prediction

• • An opinion

• • A personal belief

• • Something that can be proven true

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

"Supporting details" are used to...

• • State an opinion

• • Change the genre

• • Prove a claim or explain a key idea

• • Confuse the reader

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

The "theme" of a story is...

• • The central message or idea

• • The setting

• • The author's opinion

• • The main characters

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

"Genre" refers to...

• • The supporting details

• • The author's name

• • The type or category of a text

• • The length of the text

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.3

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

The "key idea" is...

• An argument

• The author's opinion

• A minor detail

• The most important point in a section of text

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RL.4.2