Vocab
Literary Elements
Authors
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A Closer Look
100

Budget

A plan for how to spend money

100

The place or time that a story is in is known as this

Setting

100

The title of the drama written by Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun

100

The acronym WWWWH stands for this

Who, What, When, Where, How

100

The Character "Mama" from "A Raisin in the Sun" received this amount of money

$10,000

200

Debt

Money that a person owes

200

The people in a story are known as this

Characters

200

The article "6 Ways I Saved Money on College Costs" was written by this author

Michelle Schroeder-Gardner

200

A comma (,) introduces a new thought or idea, it also indicates that you should do this

Pause

200

The average public university is over this amount of money

$20,000

300

Expense

Something that costs money

300

The events in the story that make up the beginning, middle, and end, are known as this

Plot

300

The author of "Fighting Poverty $25 at a Time" goes by this name

Mary Catherine Wellons

300

A dash (-) creates a more abrupt break while at the same time presenting this

A New Idea

300

Someone with a Bachelor's degree makes about this much more per week

$497

400

Insurance

a system of regular payments for when something bad happens

400

The message that the author wants the readers to understand is known as this

Theme

400

Criteria an article must meet to be useful are these three

Reliable, Unbiased, Current

400

A colon (:) can introduce any one of these four

list, fragment, sentence, or quote

400

High schools allow you to take these in addition to high school credits

College Credits

500

Tuition

money that schools charge for classes

500

This is a work of fiction that usually includes dialogue, and acting

Drama

500

The drama written by Lorraine Hansberry has this many characters

4

500

Cars buzzing by, is an example of this

Imagery

500

The writing prompt from page 324, asks you to imagine owning this amount of money

$1 Million