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LA FINALS STUDY GUIDE.
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Language - English
8th Grade
05/20/2011

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Predicting
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when you make a ____________, you make a logical assumption about what will happen next in a story; use prior knowledge, support your prediction by reading ahead to correct and confirm, revise ________ and use text aids to make predicitions.
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fictional narrative
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tells a story about imaginary characters and events.
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non-fictional narrative
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presents a story about real characters and events.
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Nonfiction
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is narrated from a real persons perspective or point of view
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narrative
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is a story
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persuasive
Definition
meant to convince the reader
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expository
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presents facts, idead or explains a process
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purpose of nonfiction
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to inform, persuade and entertain
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plot
Definition
the sequence of related events in a story.
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exposition
Definition
basic information about the characters and situation
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conflict internal
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struggle between competing feelings, beliefs, needs, or desires within a single character.
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conflict external
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a character struggles against another character, natural force, or some aspect of society
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rising action
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events that increas the tension
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climax
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high point of the story, usually the point at which the outcome will be revealed
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falling action
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events that follow the climax
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resolution
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the final outcome of a story
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literary devices
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are tools that writers use to enhance their writing.
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point of view
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the perspective from which a story is told
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first person
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presents the story from the perspective of a character in the story
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third person
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tells the story from the perspective of a narrator outside the story.
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foreshadowing
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the author provides clues that hint at events to come. It creates a suspense by keeping the readers guessing about future events
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flashback
Definition
scenes relate events that happened in the past; ________ often show what motivates a character or reveal something important about a characters past/
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fiction and non fiction narratives
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a narrative is any type of writing that tells a story. Narratives are found in prose and in poetry
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conflict
Definition
struggle between two opposing forces
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irony
Definition
the contrast between an actual outcome and what the reader or the characters expect
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fiction- main idea
Definition
the central point or message conveyed in a passage or text
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idenitfy implied idea
Definition
connect details to determine what they have in common. Use connections to help you figure out the main idea of a passage or work
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significant details
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to figure out the details, you should respond, recall, interpret, infer, draw conclusions, classify, evalute, and discuss text
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make connections
Definition
follow the path between supporting paragraphs and main idea; pause, write notes, review ideas and details.
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skim text for genereal idea
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you can skim the table of contents; the first sentences of paragraphs that might include the information you need.
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skan text; support main idea
Definition
scan the index to find information on your topic; the headings to find the main idea.
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non-fiction main idea
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is to discuss real people, events, places, and ideas.
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chronological order
Definition
presenting details in time order from first to last or sometimes from last to first
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comparison and contrasting organization
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shows the ways in which two or more subjects are similar or different.
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cause and effect organization
Definition
shows the relationship among events
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problem and solution organization
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identifies a problem and then proposes a solution.
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making infereneces
Definition
using the information in a text to make a logical assumptions about information that is not stated
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tone/authors purpose
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is the reason he or she has for writing, such as to persuade, to entertain, or to provide information. the authors purpose influences the kinds of details he or she includes.
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mood
Definition
the overall feeling that the work evokes in the reader. It can also be referred to as the atmosphere of the literary work.
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words, images, setting, and events.
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aspects that contribute to the mood
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tone
Definition
authors attitude toward his or her audience and subject.
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authors style
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is his or her particular way of writing.
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word choice, length and rhythm of sentences and tone.
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elements that factor into an authors style include;
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theme
Definition
is the central idea, underlying message, or insight that a literary work reveals.
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symbols
Definition
is anything that stands for or represents something else
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persuasive writing
Definition
is a method of writing that employees various techniques in an effort to sway the reader to think or act in a certain way
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inference
Definition
the use of information in a text to make logical assumptions about information that is not stated.
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connotation
Definition
is the negative or positive ideas associated with words
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denotation
Definition
is the dictionary meaning of a word
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compare
Definition
when you explain how things are alike
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front of card
Definition
back of card
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contrast
Definition
when you explain how things are different
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contrast
Definition
when you explain how things are different
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contex clues
Definition
are the text around a word that helps you figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word
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setting
Definition
the time and place of the action
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poetry
Definition
is the most musical of literary forms.
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sensory language, figurative language, and sound devices
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poets choose words for both sound and meaning, using a variety of elements, including:
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sound devices
Definition
add a musical quality to poetry.
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figuartive language
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is writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally
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making generalizations
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is drawing a conclusion supported by facts; making a broad statement or rule that applies to many examples.
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charts/visuals
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the use of visuals or charts within a work can help with understanding; also the use of charts or visuals for note-taking purposes can help with understandinh a work of literature
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