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| Conflict (Internal and external) |
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| a struggle between opposing/rival forces (explored while reading most selections, esp. "The Dangerous Game" and The Cask of Amontillado") |
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| May not always know the whole truth or may purposely choose to deceive the audience (explored wile reading "The Cask of Amontillado") |
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| First-Person Point of View |
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| either the main character tells his or her own story, or a supporting character tells the main character's story (explored while reading "The Cask of Amontillado" and "To Kill a Mockingbird") |
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| Third-Person Point of View |
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| narrator is not a character in the story and tells the story using pronouns like he, she, it, or they (explored while reading "The Most Dangerous Game") |
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| the main idea the story reveals or suggests about life or human nature |
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| the contrast between what is expected or considered appropriate and what actually happens (explored while reading "The Cask of Amontillado") |
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| hints or clues that suggest what is to come in the story (explored while reading "The Most Dangerous Game" and "The Cask of Amontillado") |
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| occurs when the audience knows something that a character does not know (explored while reading "The Cask of Amontillado") |
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| a restatement of a text or passage giving the meaning in another form, as for clearness; rewording (reading strategy used while reading most selections) |
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| a story that brackets- or frames- another story or group of stories. This devise creates a story within a story narrative structure (explored while reading "The Seventh Man") |
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| to acknowledge the other side of the argument, or opposing position, you are presenting (explored while throughout Survival Unit, introduced in "The Cost of Survival") |
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| LOGOS or Logical Persuasive Appeal |
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| using a clear line of reasoning supported by evidence, such as facts, data or expert testimony |
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| PATHOS or Emotional Persuasive Appeal |
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| using loaded or charged language and other devices to arouse emotions |
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| ETHOS or Ethical Persuasive Appeal |
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| a means of convincing some of the character or credibility of the persuader |
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