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| series of events in a story; the basic situation |
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| struggle between opposing forces in a story |
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| struggle between another person, group of people, or nature |
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| struggle that takes place in a character's mind |
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| series of events that make it difficult for the main character to get what he/she wants |
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| the story's most emotional or suspenseful moment |
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| the last part of the story where the loose ends are tied up |
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| make a guess about what will happen next in a story with or without any evidence |
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| tell the events in the order that they occurred |
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| verb- to make an educated guess based on evidence |
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| the central or most important point in the text |
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| what you get when you use the author's clues and evidence to make an educated guess |
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| text with the purpose of providing instruction or information |
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| author describes the character directly |
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| indirect characterization |
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| the author tells us what the character says and does, and tells us how others respond to that character |
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| a quality in a person that can't be seen |
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| what makes a person act one way and not another |
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| deciding how two things are the same and how they are different |
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| an "all-knowing" person telling the story that knows every characters thoughts |
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| person telling the story that is one of the characters in the story and uses I, me, and my |
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