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| An _________ compares two objects or concepts to point out A SIMILARITY |
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| A ________ is COMPARING TWO DIFFERENT unrelated things without using like or as |
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| A ______ compares two things using the words LIKE OR AS |
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| A ____ ____ is the BASE FORM OF A WORD that contains its core meaning. |
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| There are four ways you can clarify the MEANING of a word in context: __________, _______, ___________, or ________. |
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| FICTIONAL LITERATURE is divided into three subcategories;______, _____, and _____ |
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| A ______ is a group of consecutive lines that expresses a unit of thought(like a paragraph) within a POEM |
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| TEXTBOOKS,NEWSPAPERS,INSTRUCTION MANUALS,AND SIGNS are all __________ differently depending on their purpose. |
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| _____ ___ ______ is when one event leads to another event."CAUSE" is what happened, and the"EFFECT" is the result of it. |
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| The ____ is the ATTITUDE a writer takes toward the audience, a subject, or a character (ie Serious, sarcastic). |
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| A ____ is knowledge or information that can be PROVEN |
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| An _______ is a judgment, belief, or conclusion, but LACKS positive knowledge or proof. |
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| ____ is a combination of experience and knowledge that SHADE an author's point of view |
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| ____________ is to JUDGE, usually unfairly, that some people have certain qualities because they belong to a specific group. |
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| ________ ____ controls the UNDERLYING MEANING of the text. |
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| To USE a mechanical or electronic device correctly, refer to its _________ ______ and follow directions. |
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| Different ________ of fictin include fantasy, science fiction, and historical fiction |
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| Authors write for different ________: to entertain, to inform, or to persuade. |
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| Short stories, novellas, novels, and essays are all different forms or _______. |
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| Short stories, novellas,and novelsshare similar ________such as characters, setting, plot, conflict and resolution. They differ in length and depth of these ___________. |
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| The ______ of short stories, novellas, and novels is to entertain the reader. |
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| An _______is a short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject. There are two types: personal and formal. |
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| The ___________ is the time and place in which a story takes place. |
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| _________is a series of related events that make up a story. |
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| The _______ __________ is the part of the plot that gives information about the setting, characters, and conflict. |
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| ________ ________refers to the series of events, various complications, and conflicts that could occur leading up to the climax. |
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| _________is the moment of greatest emotional intensity or suspense in the plot, and is often called the turning point. |
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| During the _________(between the climax and resolution), the final stage of the story's plot is resolved. |
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| ___________is the ending of the story where the conflict is resolved. |
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| ____________ is the use of clues that HINT at events that will occur later in the plot. |
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| _____ is the difference between what is expected and WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS. |
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| ________ is a feeling of growing TENSION OR EXCITEMENT. |
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| _________ is when an author uses real, concrete ideas to represent AN IDEA. |
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| The ____ is the ATMOSPHERE OR FEELING a piece of literature creates in a reader. |
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| ________ ________ is a problem that a character must overcome by HIMSELF OR HERSELF. |
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| ________ ________ is a problem the character has with ANOTHER CHARACTER,NATURE,OR SOCIETY. |
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| ________ ___________ is the way an author depicts a character through ACTIONS,SPEECH,THOUGHTS/FEELINGS,AND OTHER CHARACTER'S REACTIONS. |
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| ______ __________ occurs when the author ACTUALLY STATES a character's traits or qualities. |
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| A ___________ is the MAIN CHARACTER in a story. |
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| An ____________ is the character or force that OPPOSES the protagonsit in a story. |
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| _____ is the author's MESSAGE/PERCEPTION about life or human nature that's communicated through literary work. |
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| _____ ______ point of view is when the story told by a character in a story using the PRONOUN "I" |
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| In _____ ______ _______ point of view the narrator focuses on the THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS of a single character using he,she,they |
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| In _____ ______ _________ point of view the narrator plays no part in the story and possesses a god-like perspective (SEES ALL AND KNOWS ALL) |
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| An author's voice is _______ when he or she includes OPINIONS. |
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| An author's voice is ______ when it is FACTUAL, expressed WITHOUT AN OPINION. |
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| ________ _________ is the ability to ANALYZE several responses to literature and determine how the literary elements SHAPE those responses. |
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| WELL ORGANIZED ESSAYS balance all aspects of the _______ and use effective _______ to unify and connect sentences and paragraphs. |
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| Techniques an author can use as an "______/___" include DIALOGUE,RHETORICAL QUESTIONS,ACTION,DESCRIPTION,STATISTICS,ANECDOTE,OR QUOTATIONS |
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| a _______ _______ is a thought provoking question that you DON'T expect an answer to |
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| A _____ _______ (1-2 sentences)is the CONTROLLING IDEA and major argument(s) that support the main idea. |
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| The _____ _______ tells the reader what the PARAGRAPH will be about. |
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| ______ ________ and claims with anecdotes,descriptions,facts,quotes,and statistics helps to create CLEAR,COHERENT essays. |
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| An ________ is a BRIEF NARRATIVE/STORY told to illustrate a point. |
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| A _________ is a group of EXACT WORDS a character says or lifting and copying the original words the author uses. |
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| NOTE-TAKING,OUTLINING,AND SUMMARIZING create a structure to _______ _____ for writing. |
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| Give CREDIT for both quoted and paraphrased information in a __________ by using a consistent format for citations. |
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| The process of writing to IMPROVE organization and word choice is called ______ |
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| A _______ can be autobiographical, biographical, fictional, and tells a STORY |
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| An author's _____ is the STYLE in which he or she writes. |
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| VOICE is the unique way a writer expresses ideas and feeling;it reveals the _______ __________ |
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| In a _______ __ __________ essay, the student understands and REACTS to a piece of LITERATURE |
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| When writing a ________ _____, identify the topic and investigate by asking RELEVANT AND EVALUATING questions. |
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| ________ writing includes a CLEAR POSITION,EVIDENCE AND COUNTERARGUMENT WITH A REBUTTAL. |
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| _________ is the CONCISE RESTATING of the most important ideas in a work. |
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| A SUMMARY includes the ____ ____ and the most __________ details. |
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| __________ is to restate a passage in ONE'S OWN WORDS. |
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| In the ______ voice, the subject of the sentence is PERFORMING THE ACTION. |
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| ADJECTIVES AND ADVERBS are also known as ________ |
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| An __________ is the noun to which the PRONOUN refers. |
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| ______ _______ include PARTICIPLES, INFINITIVES,AND GERUNDS. |
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| An ________ is a verb formed with the prepositions TO and the plain form of the VERB. |
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| A _________ is a verb form that can be used as an ADJECTIVE. Present ends in -ing, past ends in -d or -ed |
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| A ______ phrase contains a verb (that ends in -ing) acting like a noun |
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| _______ _____ HELP THE MAIN VERB express action or a state of being. |
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| _______ _____ are dependent clauses that ACT LIKE ADVERBS |
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| A ____ is a person, place, or thing. |
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| A _______ noun is a word that names a GROUP; some can take a singular verb. |
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| __________ CONNECT words, phrases, or clauses (FANBOYS) |
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| _________ _________ FOLLOW a linking verb and DESCRIBE the subject of the sentence. |
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| a __________ shows the relationship (TIME,LOCATION,AND DIRECTION) of a noun or pronoun to another word. |
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| A _______ is a word that takes the PLACE OF A NOUN |
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| The ______ ______ is a noun or pronoun that RECEIVES THE ACTION of the verb and answers the question with who or what. |
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| An ________ _____ tells who or what RECEIVES THE DIRECT OBJECT. |
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| A _______ is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the SENTENCE IS ABOUT. |
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| The _______ is the part of the sentence that tells who or what the SENTENCE IS OR DOES. |
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| A ________ is an INCOMPLETE SENTENCE; missing either a subject or predicate. |
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| A ______ __ _______ sentence has TOO MANY independent clauses combined with conjunctions. |
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| A ______ sentence is two sentences put together WITHOUT proper conjunction or punctuation. |
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| A _______ __ __________ _______ contains a subject and a verb, but it DOES NOT express a complete thought and can't stand alone as a sentence- relies on the rest of the sentence to make sense. |
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| A _______ sentence has TWO OR MORE SIMPLE SENTENCES combined using a conjunction. |
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| A _______ sentence includes a DEPENDENT AND INDEPENDENT clause. |
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| A ________ sentence STATES AN IDEA and ends with a period. |
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| An __________ sentence asks a QUESTION and ends with a period. |
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| An __________ sentence conveys STRONG EMOTION and ends with an exclamation mark. |
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| An __________ sentence gives an ORDER or a REQUEST and ends with a period or exclamation mark. |
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| An ________ provides DETAILS about the noun or pronoun before it. |
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| To set off an APPOSITIVE PHRASE, always use a comma ______ and ______ |
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| Plural nouns ending in -s add an _______ after the -S; all other cases get -'s |
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| Use a _____ before and after a direct QUOTATION. |
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| In _________, use a comma to SET OFF the words from the speaker from the rest of the sentence |
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| Use a ______ between words,phrases,and clauses in a SERIES of three or more items |
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| When using _______ _____ for dialogue or copying from a text, punctuation does INSIDE the ending quote. |
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| Use a COMMA to separate two independent clauses with a ____________. |
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| A __________ connects two related independent clauses WITHOUT A CONJUNCTION; it connects two thoughts. |
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| A _____ is followed by an ELABORATION OR SUMMARATION of what precedes, or used to separate GROUPS OF NUMBERS referring to different things (as hours from minutes) |
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| A _____ may be used in a greeting of a FORMAL/BUSINESS LETTER,LIST OR IMPORTANT POINT. |
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| Nouns that end in -s,-z,-x,-ch, and -sh, form their _____ by adding the SUFFIX -ES |
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| _____ show a PAUSE OR AN ABRUPT INTERRUPTION. |
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| a ______ is used to DIVIDE A WORD when it is at the end of the line or between PARTS of a compound word. |
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| Use _______ to ENCLOSE AN EXPLANATION added to quoted or parenthetical material. |
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| __________ the following: beginning of a sentence,proper nouns,languages,titles of literature,abbreviations,beginning of a quote,title followed by a person's name, etc. |
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| __________ are words that are created from other words and are spelled correctly when the RIGHT BASES AND AFFIXES are applied. |
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| ______________ uses words whose SOUNDS suggest their meaning |
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| ___________ is the REPITITION OF A SOUND or letter at the beginning of words. |
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| Good readers use a variety of ________ _________ in order to understand what they've read. Some of these include ASKING QUESTIONS,ADJUSTING READING SPEED,AND REREADING |
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| ____________ is a poetic device in which an inanimate object is given HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS |
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| A _______ ______ (CD) is INFORMATION FROM THE TEXT which supports the main idea |
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