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39 Cards in this Set
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Character's Motives
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the emotions and desires that cause characters to act in a certain way
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First person point of view
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the narrator takse part in the action and tells the story
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Context Clues
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words/sentences in a story that help you figure out the meaning of an unknown word
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Signal Words
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words that indicate a change in the story direction (but, so, because, and next)
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Conflict
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struggle between characters in a story
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Theme
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the main idea of a story
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Climax
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the turning point in a story and the moment of greatest suspense
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Setting
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the time and place of a story
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Internal Conflict
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a struggle between the narrator and himself
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Word Origins
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Where words come from (ex Latin, French, Spanish)
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Atmosphere
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the mood or feeling of a place in a story
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Predict (Prediction)
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making a logical guess about what will happen in a story or essay
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Animal Characters
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characters in a story that act according to their animal traits
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Purposes for Reading (3)
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Persuade, inform, entertain
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Narrator
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the person telling the story
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Third Person Point of View
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the narrator uses He or She to tell the story
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Compare and Contrast
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when you look for similarities (compare) and differences (contrast)
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Foreshadow
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when an author hints at things that have not happened yet
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Historical Account
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a story about real people and real events
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Main Idea
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the most important idea of a story
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Fact
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information that can be proven
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Opinion
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a belief that can be supported but not yet proven
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Suspense
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the anticipation of an outcome of an event (tension)
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Character Traits
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qualities that determine a person's or character's personality and actions.
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Cause
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the reason why something happens
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Effect
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the result of something happening
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Oral Tradition
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the passing along of songs, stories, and poems by word of mouth
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Plot
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the sequence of events arranged around a problem
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Characterization
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the art of developing a character
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Drawing inferences (what can you infer....)
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reaching conclusions based on evidence from things that happened in the story
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Stated Theme
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a theme that the author says
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Implied Theme
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a theme that is suggested by the characters words and actions
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Historical Essay
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a work that gives facts and explanations about real people and places
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Biography
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story of someone's life written by someone else
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Autobiography
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story of someone's life written by he/she
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Essay
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a work that pressents real people, places or events
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Persuasive Essay
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an essay that attempts to convince the reader to think or act in a certain way
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Informational Essay
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presents facts, information and explanations about a topic
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Narrative Essay
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tells the tale of a real life experience using elements of story telling
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