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69 Cards in this Set
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Predict
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What will happen next.
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Prefix
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An affix placed before a word, base, or another prefix to modify a terms meaning.
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Suffix
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A letter or a group of letters that is added to the end of a word to change its meaning or to form a different word.
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Setting
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A place and conditions in which something happens or exists.
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Plot
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A series of events that form the story in a novel, movie, ect.
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Rising Action
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A related series of incidents in a literary plot that builds toward the point of greatest interest.
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Falling Action
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The part of a literary plot that occurs after the climax has been reached and the conflict has been resolved.
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Flashback
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An event or scene so inserted.
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Foreshadowing
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To show or indicate beforehand.
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Climax
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The highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something.
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Exposition
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A large scale public exhibition culmination or show as of art or manufactural.
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Resolution
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The act of resolution or determine upon an action, cause of action, method ect.
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Characters
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The aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
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Conflict
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To come into collision or disagreement; be contradictory at variances, or in opposition.
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Characters vs. Characters
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A character and another character that's disagreeing or standing as an obstacle.
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Character vs. Society
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A character having problems while city or world.
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Protagonist
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The leading character, hero or heroine of a drama or literary work.
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Antagonist
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A person who opposed to struggles against, or complete with another.
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Static Character
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A literary or dramatic character who undergoes little or inner change, a character who does not grow or develop.
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Dynamic character
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A literary or dramatic character who undergoes an important inner change, as a change in personality or a attitude.
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Characterization
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Portrayal; description (the actors characterization of a politician.
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characters Analysis
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we get to know characters in the stories through the things they say, feel, do.
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Character Motivation
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getting to know a character can be more interesting when a writer hints at a characters motivation. (character actions)
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Point of view
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A specific or stand manner of consideration.
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First person
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The grammatical person used by a speaker in statements.
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Mood
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A state or quality of felling at a particular time.
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Tone
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Tone is how the author feels about the subject
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Draw Conclusion
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Add up the important details about the story, or article into the ending.
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Analyze
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To separate (a material or abstact entity) into constituent parts or elements.
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Cite evidence
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Seeing information in stories, artlice, write down information from words to words.
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Interpret
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To give or provide the meaning of ; explain;
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Determine
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To settle or decide (a dispute question, ect) by. authoritative or conclusive desion.
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Preview
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to see the text before reading
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context clue
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clues to understand words
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second person
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least common in literature.
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third person
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most common in literature.
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examples: he,she, or it
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compare
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simarly
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text structure
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the way the author builds, or organizes a text.
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sequence and chronological
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sequence are step-by-step, chronological order are author use chronological order to explain how things happen in order. chronological order is also called sequence or time order, examples: first,then,after,last,ect
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compare and contrast
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explaining the similarly, and different
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main idea
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the main topic of the story
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problem n solution
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explain a problem and a possible solution
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supporting details
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a sentence that explain the main idea
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character vs nature
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character must over come some natural obstade
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story elements
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plot, character, conflict, theme, setting
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factor
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circumstance or facts
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cause n effect
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what happen in the story and the results
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contrast
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difference
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text elements
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bolded words title subtitles chart maps side bars, ect
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specific
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clearly defined
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rivulet
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very small stream
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evident
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clearly seen or understand
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indicate
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pointing out or show
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similar
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resembling without being identical
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gnarly
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difficult
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cascade
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information or knowledge
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precipices
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steep rock face
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technician
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a person after technician
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reminsince
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enjoyable recollection of the past
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emphatic
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expressing something clearly
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conscientious
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wishing to do right
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activate
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make something active
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trigger
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situation to happen
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turbulence
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violent
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immaturity
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not fully grown
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ambusn
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surprise attack by people
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aggression
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violent behavior
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confidence
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the feeling that one car rely on other people.
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distract
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prevent someone from given full attention.
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