Text Analysis Vocab
The time and place in which a story takes place.
Setting
______ gave you permission to be in this room?
Who
Type of writing where the writer takes a stance on a topic and proves their point using research, evidence, and reasoning
When 2 or more characters engage in conversation
dialogue
Struggle between opposing forces (man vs man, man vs self, man vs nature, man vs society)
Conflict
Fill in the blank: there, their, or they're
I always say, "__________is no better time than the present"
there
The main argument of an essay. All the reasons and evidence support the claim.
Claim
When a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human
personification
The author's main idea. What the author wants you to learn.
Central idea
Fill in the blank with one of the words: to, two, or too
There were ____________many people at the event that the student did not want to go.
too
Point made by the opposing side of the argument
Counterclaim
Interruption in the chronological order of the main narrative (story) to take the reader back in time to past events in a character's life
Flashback
Language that appeals to the senses. When an author “paints a picture”- what we see, hear, smell, etc.
Imagery
Fill in the blanks with the correct words: it's or its
______ been a long school year, but __________ already June.
Its and it's
The counter to the argument
Rebuttal
The attitude a writer takes toward a subject
tone
The way an author develops characters and reveals their traits or qualities (direct and indirect)
characterization
___________ trying to get into the school because a student left ________ bag in the classroom.
They're and there
Is this a pro or con piece of evidence?
"Tiny homes are very energy efficient. This saves the homeowner on the electric bill and save the Earth from pollution"
Pro
A character that changes as a result of a story's conflict and plot
dynamic character