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22 Cards in this Set
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characters
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person, animal, or imaginary creature
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2 kinds of characters
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Protagonist |
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Antagonist
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person who causes problems for main character
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Protagonist
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main character |
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characterization
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the way the author reveals or creates characters in a story. |
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setting
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when and where the story takes place |
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plot
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what happens in a story |
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5 parts of a story
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2. rising action 3. climax 4. falling action 5. resolution |
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exposition
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beginning part of a story--setting, characters, gives important background information |
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rising action |
series of actions leading up to climax |
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climax
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turning point of story |
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falling action
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after climax; conflicts beginning to get resolved
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conflict
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struggle between a character and opposing force |
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internal conflict
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struggle in character's mind--character has to make decision or deal with feelings |
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external conflict
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struggle between character and outside force •Individualvs. Man •Individual vs. Nature •Individual vs. Society •Individual vs. Supernatural •Individualvs. Technology |
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theme
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message in a story |
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Give 2 examples of themes
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1.________ 2.________ |
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Name the 5 text structures: Text structures--how non-fiction text is organized |
1. C____ 2. S____ 3. Cause and ______ 4. C____ and C_____ 5. Problem and _______ |
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Explain Author's Purpose (P-I-E)
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P: persuade (trying to get audience to do or believe something) I: inform (author gives information) E: entertain (author tells a story for us to enjoy--laugh, cry, be scared, to get upset) |
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prefixes
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beginning of words re: back, again sub: under pre: before |
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suffixes
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end of words -ful -ly -ness |
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