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Analogy

A similarity or comparison between two different things or the relationship between them. [tree:leaf :: flower:petal, like:love::dislike:hate]

100

Claim in Writing

presents the central idea that will be proven in the paper and goes in the introductory paragraph but is NOT the first sentence

100

Controlling Idea (thesis or central idea)

The controlling idea is the main point or topic of the story. [It is important to be ready before buying a house and exercise is good for you.]

100

Open-ended Questions

questions a person is to answer in his or her own words. [I think that dinosaurs are dead because no one has seen them for a long time or My answer is that I wake up in the morning because the sun is rising.]

100

Text Evidence

Words from the text that support your ideas/answers. [t=The text says, ''I like cats.'' I read in the text that, '' Food can be yummy.'']

100

Civil Discourse

conversation to enhance understanding of content

100

Connection (text to self, text to text, text to world)

To have a relation in some way. [I also have a dog and I read a story about a basketball player who is like the main character.] Text to self is when you have a connection to the text. Text to text when when another text has a connection to the text. Text to world is when anything else has a connection to the text.

100

Occasion of writing or speaking

the specific event or situation that prompts a piece of writing or speech. [A wedding or a worldwide issue.]

100

Structural Elements of Poetry

[rhyme, meter, stanzas, and line breaks]

100

Types of Literature

genre of literature [fiction, drama, nonfiction, mystery, poetry, horror, biography, autobiography] Fiction is a made up story and nonfiction is a not made up text. Drama is a written work that tells a story through action and speech and is meant to be acted on a stage. Mystery is a fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains mysterious until the end of the story. Poetry is a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a scene or tells a story in a lyrical arrangement of words. Horror is meant to scare audiences. Biographies are the story of one's life written by someone else. Autobiographies are the story one one's life written by them.

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Author's Purpose

The reason the author has for writing. [Inform and persuade]

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Conflict (internal/external)

A struggle between two opposing forces. [A doctor trying to save his patient but they don't have enough money for the treatment and siblings deciding who should get the game first.] Internal conflict is when you have a disagreement within your body. An external conflict is when you have a disagreement with someone else or nature.

100

Historical or Cultural Backdrop of Literature

Cultural context found in literature represents beliefs, customs, and values shared among a group of individuals within a specific time frame. The setting, as of a historical event; the background. [New York City during the Great Depression and The Kite Runner which told the story of friendship between two Afghani boys in Kabul, Afghanistan.]

100

Sentence Structure

the arrangement of the parts of a sentence. [Simple sentence or compound sentence.]

100

Tone vs. Mood

Tone expresses the narrator's attitude within the piece of writing, while mood is the overall sensation that the reader gets from engaging with your story. [scary or calm]

100

Audience in writing or speaking

Spectators/Listeners at a public event [ people watching a music concert- People listening to someone's speech.]

100

Coherence within Writing

the reader can easily understand it. [using logical reasoning and staying on topic.]

100

Greek/Latin Roots (mis/mit, bene, man, vac, scrib/script, jus/jur)

building blocks with which words in languages such as English can be built. [mis-place, bene-ficial, man-made, vac-ancy, de-scribe, jus-tice.]

100

POV (limited & omniscent)

who is telling a story(1st), or who is narrating it(3rd) Limited- Only hear one person's thoughts. Omniscent-hear everyone's thoughts. [I said, and They said,]

100

Theme (implied or stated)

A lesson from the story [''always be kind.'' and ''what is in the dark, always comes to light.'']

100

Author's Craft

Author's Craft

100

Characterization

the act of creating and developing a character ["Charlotte was a frizzy-haired bookworm." & ''Old man Humphrey never liked children, even when he himself was a child.'']

100

Figurative Language (metaphor & personification)

Figurative Language (metaphor & personification)

100

Plot Elements

the sequence of events in a story [exposition and conflict.]

100

Textul Lineage

A reading and writing autobiography that reveals who we are—in part, shaped through the stories and information we've read and experienced. [Shakespeare's plays or The Bible]

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