STAAR Vocabulary

The sequence of events in a story

• Setting

• Theme

• Plot

• Character

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Words that create a picture in the reader's mind

• Imagery

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Symbolism

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

The main point or message of a text

• Main Idea

• Supporting Detail

• Theme

• Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

Language that evokes the senses

• Sensory Language

• Descriptive Language

• Figurative Language

• Technical Language

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A statement that can be proven true or false

• Claim

• Assertion

• Hypothesis

• Theory

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A repeated phrase or line in a poem or song

• Verse

• Refrain

• Stanza

• Chorus

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

An opinion that must be supported by reasons

• Claim

• Assertion

• Argument

• Statement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D

A highly condensed version of an author's ideas and facts

• Summary

• Analysis

• Critique

• Overview

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

• Metaphor

• Simile

• Analogy

• Personification

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

A logical error in reasoning

• Logical Fallacy

• Cognitive Bias

• Rhetorical Device

• False Dilemma

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.5.2D

CCSS.W.6.2D