South Carolina ELA Standards: R.LCS.9, R.LCS.10

Did you notice the GREEN words in the text during the Stephanie's Ponytail performance? These are S.T.A.R. words! S.T.A.R. words are words that stand out in our reading and listening. These words might be special for many reasons. It is our job as readers and listeners to pay attention to them and spend some time thinking about them and analyzing them. Below you will find the Stephanie's Ponytail S.T.A.R. words, some helpful tips on how to think about S.T.A.R. words, as well as some fun activities to help you understand these S.T.A.R. words better.

S.T.A.R. Words

S: Stop and notice the word

Why did this word make you stop? Maybe you don't know what it means, maybe you don't know how to say it, maybe it's a word you like, maybe it makes the sentence more interesting...there are LOTS of reasons to notice words.

T: Take a guess

What do you think the word means? How do you say it? Do you notice anything about this word? Use your reading strategies to decode the word and discover its meaning.

A: Analyze

Why did the author use this word? Why is this word better than using a different word?

R: Re-read with new understanding

Now that you've stopped and analyzed this word, re-read the sentence with your newfound understanding.

Stephanie's Ponytail S.T.A.R. Words

These words appeared in GREEN in the Stephanie's Ponytail performance video.

Can you use these words in a sentence?

Can you draw a picture that shows the meaning of these words?

Diving Deeper into S.T.A.R. Words:

Ponytail and copycats are compound words. What other compound words can you think of?

Brainless includes the suffix -less. What does the suffix -less mean? What other words do you know of that have a suffix of -less?

Broccoli has double letters. What other words can you think of that have double letters inside? Does any student in your class have double letters in their name?