1. Reading by STAAR-light
Kaye Price-Hawkins
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2. TEXT Writer Author Poet Playwright Topic Audience and Context Purpose
Culture
Topic
and
Purpose
Writer
Author
Poet
Playwright
TEXT
Variety of Genres

3. STAAR-tested Genres… Questions: See the prepared handout for specific
Literary Nonfiction
Fiction
Poetry
Drama
Persuasive
Expository
Questions:
See the prepared
handout for specific
question models.

4. Reading Foldable

5. Reading Foldable – Left flap inside
Poetry Insight
Title (& significance)
Organization (structure)
Poem’s setting/literary language
Clues (connotations)
Attitude (poet and speaker)
Theme (message)
Sections (lines, quotes, stanzas)
Graphical elements
Rhyme scheme
Rhythm
Repetition
TOP
BOTTOM: Insert into the pocket the STAAR Reading Tips and Genres Features bookmark (folded in half with title showing).

6. Why is author’s purpose important?
You will better understand the selection.
You will read the
selection differently.

7. Reading Foldable – Right flap inside TOP: Purpose Pocket (Card 1):
Author’s Purpose
(front of card)
P ersuade (convincing language) I nform (explain/ expository) E ntertain (stories, poems, plays, etc.)
Back of card (lines):
Persuade:
Selected facts, reasons, examples
Opinions, requests (call to action)
Comparison and contrast
Inform:
Description; comparison-contrast; problem-solution; cause-effect
Facts/Details/Instructions
Places, Events, People
Entertain:
Imagery, literary devices, mood
details that tell a story (plot) I P E

8. Reading Foldable – Right flap inside TOP: Purpose Pocket (Card 2):
Text Evidence
(quotes—words, phrases,
sections (lines, paragraphs,
etc. of text)
Purposes:
Proof
Support
Inference
Vocabulary (meaning)
On the back of the
card, place examples
from the text you are
reading. Write the
quote and tell what
it is doing in the text.

9. Drama in 3D Bottom of the inside right flap (pocket):
On the front of the card:
Diorama to illustrate Stage Directions
On the back of the card:
Characters (Protagonist-main character and Antagonist-conflict)
Actions
Attitude
Appearance
Setting
Where
When
Mood

10. Reading Foldable–Center inside
TOP (2 pieces of sentence strip)
Theme/message/big idea (small strip)
(inside) Main Idea and Summary
(SWBST) or
Literary and Dramatic Plot Line

11. Reading Foldable—Center inside
Point of View (fold over)
Thoughts (reflections/asides)
Feelings (emotion/reaction)
Sacrifices (gave up?)
Motivations (why attempted something)
Goals (hope to achieve or accomplish)

12. STAAR Strip (glued on the envelope)
Envelope (on the back)
STAAR Strip (glued on the envelope)
Super Techniques And Awesome Reasons
What techniques did the author use?
(examples: dialogue, figurative language, theme tone, etc.)
List compiled from 2011 released STAAR test items
Why include those phrases or features?
(examples: add humor, describe, list reasons, reveal character, support, tell why, etc.)

13. Vocabulary File “Box”(top)
Right - 3x5 flipper:
Graphic Features
(Examples and Possible purposes for each)
Font (italics, bold, varied)
Graphs/charts
Italicized paragraph above
Line length
Shape of Poem
Timeline
Picture/photograph/captions
Punctuation
Word position
Left-foldable:
Sensory Language
Observations
Textures/Sensations
Sounds/Noises
Tastes
Smells/Fragrances/Odors
Feelings

14. Vocabulary File “Box” (bottom) Section 3: Literary Terms and Rhetorical Devices
Examples
your TEKS for suggested terms…
Alliteration
Allusion
Dramatic irony
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Mood
Onomatopoeia
Parenthetical asides
Personification
Repetition
Simile
Structure
Poetic
Expository
Narrative
Symbol
Tone
Dialogue
Setting
Introduce terms and devices as text dictates, so
the context provides an anchor to understanding
the author’s craft. Why did the author chose that
technique for this passage?

15. Keys to Success Connect writing of genres to the reading.
Make connections between the mentor texts and the students’ writing.
Mix genres. For example:
Write a poem about a fictional story or biography.
Write a drama (with stage directions and dialogue) about a fictional story.
Find two genre versions of the same event.
Connect your genres by theme, struggle or similar time in history. Examine each type of text via analysis. For example:
Message or theme
Author’s craft and purpose
Word choice
Organization
Summary
Text features