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59 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Affix
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Prefix or suffix
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Prefix
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adding a word at the beginning of a base word
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Suffix
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adding a word at the end of a base word
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Story Elements
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setting , characters , plot , and conflict
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Setting
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time and place a story takes place
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Plot
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Events in the story
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Rising action
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A character deals with conflict
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Falling action
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Solution
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Flashback
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interrupts the normal events to tell something that happened in the past
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Foreshadowing
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A hint about what will happen next
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Climax
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turning point in the story ( where narrator change)
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Exposition
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contains setting
-introduce the main character |
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Resolution
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How everything turns out in a story
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Characters
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EX: main character, people, cat, dog, and etc
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Protagonist
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the good guys
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Antagonist
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the bad guys
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Static Character
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The character"s personality does not change due events in the story
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Dynamic Character
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The character's personality changes due to to events in the story
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Characterization
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how an author shows character's personality
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Character Motivation
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a reason that someone acts in a certain way
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First person
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one person tells the story (EX: I ,me, my, mine)
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Second person
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Least common literature(EX: you)
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Third person
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most common in literature (EX: he ,she, it)
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Mood
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how readers feels about the subject
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Tone
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how the author feels about the subject
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text elements
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(EX: sidebar,caption, bolded words,etc)
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problem and solution
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explaining a problem and possible solution(s)
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text structure
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each text structure communicates ideas in a different way
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sequence & chronological
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how things happen in order
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compare & contrast
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explain similarities and differences
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main idea
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most important idea in the text
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supporting detail
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support the main idea
like.....give examples, explain, & describe |
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context clues
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clues to help understand words
TYPES: •Example: an example of word is given •Synonym: another word for unknown word that is given. words like or, also known as are context clues •Punctuation: commas signal a clue or a definition •Definition: when the definition of the word is given |
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conflict
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struggles between two forces in the story
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character vs. character
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two or more people arguing
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character vs. society
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person issue with the world
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character vs. nature
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a person issue with the forest (EX: wolf, plants,& etc)
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draw conclusion
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make a judgement or arrive at a belief based on evidence, experience or reason
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cite evidence
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to take evidence from the text and put them in your answer
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interpret
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to make something understandable / to be able to understand
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identify
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to point out/find/locate if can't eplain
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analyze
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look at something closely and carefully
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character analysis
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to look at all the parts of a character
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preview
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to see the text before reading
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evident
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clear to the sight or mind
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factor
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something that helps produce or influence a result
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indicate
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to show (something) exist or is true
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similar
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almost the same as someone or something else
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specific
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special or particular
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gnarly
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very difficult or bad/ very good
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rivulet
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a small stream of water or liquid
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cascade
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a small steep,waterfall
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precipice
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a very steep side of a mountain or a cliff
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technician
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a person whose job relates to the practical use of machines
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reminisce
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to talk or write a about things that happen in the past
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emphatic
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speaking or done in a forceful or definite way
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conscientious
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very careful about what you are supposed to do
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active
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having energy
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trigger
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something that causes something else to happen
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