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General ELA Words/Concepts
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A struggle between characters or opposing forces
What is CONFLICT
100
a kind of metaphor that gives objects or ideas human characteristics
What is PERSONIFICATION
100
words with opposite meanings
What is ANTONYMS
100
the central idea, message or purpose of a literary work
What is THEME
100
important points or concepts to be included in a presentation or discussion
What are TALKING POINTS
200
Put in "time" order
What is CHRONOLOGICAL
200
the implied meaning or emotion associated with a word
What is a CONNOTATION
200
the time and place where the story takes place
What is a SETTING
200
a writer's distinctive use of language
What is VOICE
200
how the author feels about the topic and events in writing
What is AUTHOR'S POINT OF VIEW
300
A style of literature
What is a GENRE
300
working with others jointly for a purpose or project
What is COLLABORATION
300
creating mental images of characters and a story using the five senses
What is SENSORY LANGUAGE
300
a writer or speaker's attitude toward a subject
What is TONE
300
the reason why the story or article was written (persuade, inform or entertain)
What is AUTHOR'S PURPOSE
400
the act of creating characters
What is CHARACTERIZATION
400
imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally
What is FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
400
words that have the same meaning
What are SYNONYMS
400
a secondary plot that occurs along with the main plot
What is a SUBPLOT
400
a position statement that asserts an idea or makes an argument
What is a CLAIM
500
putting things in order of how they happen
What is SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
500
quotations, summaries, or paraphrases from text passages to support a position
What is TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
500
the sequence of related events that make-up a story or novel
What is PLOT
500
a third person point of view in which the narrator is all knowing
What is an OMNISCIENT NARRATOR
500
marking the text with symbols to reflect the thinking you are doing as you read
What are METACOGNITIVE MARKERS
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