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STAAR Review

STAAR Review. Main Idea & Details. Usually topic, main idea and details are pertaining to non-fiction Topic – Broad subject of a text Main Idea – What the passage is mainly about (usually more specific than topic)

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STAAR Review

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  1. STAAR Review

  2. Main Idea & Details • Usually topic, main idea and details are pertaining to non-fiction • Topic – Broad subject of a text • Main Idea – What the passage is mainly about (usually more specific than topic) • Supporting Details – Facts or other pieces of information that prove the main idea

  3. Summary v. Paraphrase • Summary – Gives an overview of the main ideas and important details • Paraphrase – Putting the information into your own words.

  4. Parts of a Summary • Fiction – Should include characters, problem and resolution • i.e. In Cheyenne Again, Young Bull is taken to a school where they tried to strip him of his Cheyenne heritage, but he discovered that while they could change the outside of him, they couldn’t change his memories or how he thought of himself. • Nonfiction – Includes the main idea and key details.

  5. Inference • Background Knowledge + Text Clues = Inference • Ex. How does Holling feel when he discovers pitures of himself as Ariel papering the school halls? • Synonyms include: • What can the reader conclude… • The reader can tell… • Which of the following statements supports the idea…

  6. Organization Patterns • Cause & Effect – One or more things cause another to happen (effect) • Sequence of Events – Events reported in the order they happen • Problem Solution – A problem is explained along with solution(s). • Compare & Contrast – Tells how two or more things are alike (compare) and different (contrast) • Description – The topic is described using details.

  7. Literary Elements • Characters • Protagonist – The main character • Antagonist – The character that opposes the protagonist • Character Traits – The qualities that make up a character’s appearance and personality • Character Motivation – Why a character does the things he/she does? • Ex: Why does the hare take a nap in the middle of the race? • Ex: Why doesn’t Gilbert get started on his project right away?

  8. Literary Elements • Plot – Series of events in a story • Conflict – Struggles or problems faced by the main character in the story • Resolution – How the conflict was resolved. • Foreshadowing – When events occur as part of the plot that hint at events that will occur later. • Climax – The most exciting part of the story; the turning point.

  9. Point of View • First Person – use the pronouns I, me, we • Second Person – use the pronouns you, your • Third Person Limited – Narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of ONLY the main character • Third Person Omniscient – Narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of ALL characters

  10. Theme/Central Ideas • Theme – The big idea or meaning of a story (Fiction) • Central Idea – The main idea of the entire passage (Nonfiction)

  11. Imagery/Sensory Details • Imagery – vivid and descriptive writing that creates an image in the reader’s mind • Sensory Details – details that appeal to the five senses – smell, sight, touch, hearing, taste

  12. Figurative Language • Simile – Compares two things using the words like or as • Metaphor – A comparison without using the words like or as • Hyperbole – An exaggeration used to make a point • Ex: That was the easiest test in the whole world • Personification – Giving human characteristics to something that is not human

  13. Poetry • Verse – a line from poetry • Stanza – a group of lines in a poem • Rhyme Scheme – the pattern of rhymes in a poem • Alliteration – repetition of nearby words that begin with the same letter • Onomatopoeia – sound device that uses the words that sound like what they mean. Ex: hiss, boom, crack.

  14. Drama Terms • Drama – type of literature that is meant to be performed • Acts – parts of a play (may have several scenes) • Stage Directions – italicized words that give placement directions or tell an actor how to read a particular line. • Cast of Characters – characters included in the play

  15. Biography • Biography – The true account of a person’s life; written by someone else • Autobiography – The true account of the author’s own life

  16. Author’s Purpose • Entertain – Telling a story, not trying to inform or convince the reader. • Synonyms – Tell a story…, tell about… • Persuade – Trying to influence the reader to think, feel or do something. States a position and included details to support their position. Ask yourself if the author wants you to agree with them. • Synonyms – Convince • Inform – Informing about a topic. Uses factual details to support • Synonyms – Explain, Let the reader know

  17. Supporting Details • Facts – Something that can be proven true • Opinion – Expresses a writer’s thoughts or point of view • Exaggeration – Stretching of the truth to prove a point • Contradictory Statements – a claim that is contradicted by other statements • Ex: A character that is crying while saying everything is OK • Misleading Statements – Make reader believe something is true when it’s not.

  18. Finally • Take your time but work efficiently (don’t waste time). • Use your strategies • Access prior knowledge • Track your thoughts • Underline key words in the questions • Show your thinking/prove your answers • Monitor your Comprehension • Reread if you are confused, unsure or lose meaning • Track your thoughts to stay engaged in the passage

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