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Vocabulary 8/30-9/7
Schuman / Klein vocabulary
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English
8th Grade
08/30/2012

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exposition
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The information that sets up a story in the beginning.  The introduction to a story narrative.
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rising action
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In the narrative storyline, the information about the problem that is developing.
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climax
Definition
The most exciting point of a story.
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falling action
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Information about what happens in the story line after the most exciting moment of the plot.  This tells more about how a situation is solved or resolved.
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denouement
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The wrap up of the story line that tells how the problem was solved.
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rubric
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A chart or list that describes what must be done for an assignment.
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lexicon
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A person's vocabulary or jargon.
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repetition
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A technique used by storytellers, poets, and writers to say something more than once or to say it in the same way to help the audience members understand something important.
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tone
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The attitude of the writer/speaker as revealed in word choice, content, and manner of speaking.
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parallel structure
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The use of the same word and sentence order to help reader/listener understanding.
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verb
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An action word or state of being word (is, was, were, etc.)
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realistic
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Something that could have actually happened.  This genre of fiction has settings that are real.  It can be based on something that happened in real life or wholly imagined by the author.
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