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Combining information from multiple sources to present a new perspective or argument.
What is to synthesize?
100
A statement where someone uses evidence to fight against another opinion. (Example: Someone feels school uniforms is a good thing, while another disagrees)
Argument
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The main point or underlying message that the author wants to convey in the text. It’s the key concept around which the entire writing is built.
What is the central idea?
100
This refers to clarity and logical flow in writing.
A text is organized, with ideas connecting to support the overall message or purpose, making it easy for the reader to follow.
What is coherent
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Refers to a narrative point of view where the narrator knows everything about all characters, events, and settings within the story. This type of narrator can reveal the thoughts, feelings, and motivations of multiple characters, providing a comprehensive understanding of the plot and dynamics.
What is omniscient?
200
When is the conflict introduced?
Inciting Incident
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John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the hill
Metaphor
200
What is the climax of the story?
The turning point
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This is when you give something that enhances or helps to build up the main theme, argument, or overall meaning of the text.
What is to Contribute
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The events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.
The falling action
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Baiting a hook is a messy process. First, you have to dig the worm out of the ground or out of a cup of worms and dirt. Next, slide the worm on the hook, covering the hook so the fish can’t see it. Finally, toss the hook and worm into the water. Good luck! What is the author's purpose
To explain
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This kind of language that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to create special effects or insights. This includes similes, metaphors, personification, and hyperbole, enhancing the reader ’s experience by creating vivid imagery.
What is figurative language
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This directly compares two unlike things by stating that one thing is another, without usin"like"or"as."
What is a metaphor?
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This is how ideas, characters, themes, or arguments are explained and clarified over the course of a text. A story will have detailed settings, rich character backgrounds, and a strong plot.
What is Developed
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During reading, when you stop and think about what will happen next.
Predicting
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This when you communicate or express an idea, emotion, or message.
What is to convey?
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The use of words that begin with the same sound near one another. (Examples: Wild and Woolly, Babbling Brook.)
What is an Alliteration?
500
The lesson or moral of the story is called
What is Theme
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"I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse." Why does the author use this figurative language?
To exaggerate how hungry the person is.
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The reader's ability to relate personally to elements within the story, such as characters, situations, emotions, or themes. This usually reminds you of things that have happened to you before.
What is Personal connection