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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]
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
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.]
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.]
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.'']
Civil Discourse
conversation to enhance understanding of content
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.
Occasion of writing or speaking
the specific event or situation that prompts a piece of writing or speech. [A wedding or a worldwide issue.]
Structural Elements of Poetry
[rhyme, meter, stanzas, and line breaks]
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.
Author's Purpose
The reason the author has for writing. [Inform and persuade]
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.
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.]
Sentence Structure
the arrangement of the parts of a sentence. [Simple sentence or compound sentence.]
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]
Audience in writing or speaking
Spectators/Listeners at a public event [ people watching a music concert- People listening to someone's speech.]
Coherence within Writing
the reader can easily understand it. [using logical reasoning and staying on topic.]
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.]
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,]
Theme (implied or stated)
A lesson from the story [''always be kind.'' and ''what is in the dark, always comes to light.'']
Author's Craft
Author's Craft
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.'']
Figurative Language (metaphor & personification)
Figurative Language (metaphor & personification)
Plot Elements
the sequence of events in a story [exposition and conflict.]
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]