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Figurative Language
Elements of Plot
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A word that sounds like or means the same thing as it's name.
Onomatopoeia
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This is the place on the plot coaster where the reader learns the setting, meets main characters and finds out what the story will be about.

Beginning/Introduction/Rising Action

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Sarah's car was dead on the side of the road. What was she going to do? She had already gotten off to a rough start when her alarm clock had faild to go off that morning. School started in just under an hour. Suddenly, it dawned on her that she had subscribed to OnStar the month before. With the simple press of a button she was able to get help jump-starting her battery and made it to class right on time!
Problem / Solution
100

A type of text or story that is not true.

Fiction

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The lesson that you learn. The moral of a story.
Theme
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Jane sat in awe as the stars danced across the night sky.
Personification
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The part of the plot coaster reveals or suggests an outcome or ending.

Resolution

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Mrs. Elzein met her class in August of 2020. They celebrated Halloween together in October, Thanksgiving in November and then Christmas in December. The class took winter break at the end of 2020 and came back in January of 2021. They spent more time learning and will take the SOL's in April and May of 2021. The last day of school is in June. 

Chronological 

200

In a poem what is a paragraph called? 

Stanza

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When someone uses what they already know, apply it to an new situation and make an educated guess.
Inference
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Compares two things using like or as.
Simile
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In what part of the plot coaster does the reader learn the conflict?

Rising Action/Beginning

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Listing events or explaining steps in order.
Sequence
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What is the difference between a rhymed poem and a free verse poem? 

Free verse does not rhyme.

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What is the difference between first and third person? 

First person uses I, us, we, me. 

Third uses them, they, she and he.

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I'm so hungry, I could eat a horse.
Hyperbole
400

At this point on the plot coaster the events and complications begin to resolve themselves. The reader knows what has happened next and if the conflict was resolved or not.

Falling Action

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Sean and Brad are best friends. They have been going to the same school since kindergarten and have bonded over their love of sports. However, Sean's favorite sport is football while Brad prefers basketball.
Compare and Contrast
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In a text or story how does the author let the reader know that someone is speaking. (dialouge)

Quotation marks around the words or sentences.

400
Explain why we need to learn root words like struct, bio and chrono. 

They help us understand the meaning of bigger words. 

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John was an ox as he rolled the boulder up the steep hill.
Metaphor
500
At this point on the plot coaster the most intense part of a story is happening. This is also where the action typically takes place. 

The climax

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The summer had been extra hot with very little rain to relieve the thirsty earth. There were cracks in the groud that looked like someone might fall into. People neglected their lawns becasue no plant was motivated to be green or grow.
Cause / Effect
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Explain what the three types of media are and give an example. 

Written 

Auditory

Visual

Written - book 

Auditory - radio or tv commercial

Visual - billboard or whole page magazine ad

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Authors use this to make reading more interesting and the meaning of words or phrases don't mean exactly what they mean. 
Figurative language