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Plot
Vocabulary
Main Idea/Summary
Author's Choice
Literary Elements
100
Character, Setting, Situation
What is Exposition?
100
a comparison of two things
What is Analogy?
100
a graphic organizer that provides both the gist and supporting details for a selection
What is Main Idea/Detail Diagram?
100
The style, tone, and mood a writer uses to convey a message in writing.
What is Author's Craft
100
Returning to an earlier time in a story for the purpose of making something clearer in the present.
What is Flashback?
200
Events that add complications to the problems in the story leading up the the Climax.
What is Rising Actions?
200
the dictionary meaning of a word
What is Denotative Meaning?
200
A statement which reflects the gist, or total message of a selection.
What is Main Idea?
200
The reason the author wrote the story; to inform; influence; express, or entertain.
What is Author's Purpose?
200
A suggestion in a story of what is to come later by giving hints and clues.
What is Foreshadowing?
300
The high point (most intense) or turning point in a story.
What is Climax?
300
All the emotions or feelings a word can arouse in a reader.
What is Connotative Meaning?
300
To convey the same meaning with different words.
What is Paraphrase?
300
The feeling a piece of literature arouses in the reader: Happy, Sad, Peaceful, etc. This is created by the details and language an author uses.
What is Mood?
300
The use of concrete object(s) to represent an idea.
What is Symbolism?
400
The ending events in the story where the problem(s) are solved or changed.
What is Resolution?
400
The use of words in a sentence or paragraph to help define a word that is not recognized.
What is Context Clues?
400
ideas that support, or back up, the main idea of a selection
What are supporting details?
400
The attitude of the author towards his audience, the characters, or the content. The attitude may be serious, humorous, etc.
What is Tone?
400
A statement about life that a particular selection is trying to get across to the reader. Examples: friendship, kindness, family, etc.
What is Theme?
500
The time and place in which the action of the story occurs.
What is setting?
500
a graphic organizer that provides a sample dictionary entry, including the tested word, its part of speech, and multiple definitions of the word.
What is Dictionary Box?
500
To convey the main idea and a few details from a selection in a short paragraph. Beginning, Middle, End
What is Summary?
500
The feelings of a character as reflected in a selection.
What is Attitude?
500
How the author writes (form) rather than what the author writes (content).
What is Style?