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8th Grade
08/27/2007

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plot
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The sequence of events in which each event results from a previous one and causes the next.
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point of view
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The perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told. (first person, third person omniscient, and third person limited)
first person-told by a character who uses the first person pronoun. "i"
third person omniscient-the narrator knows the tells about what each character feels and thinks.
third person limited-the narrator relates the inner thoughts and feelings of only one character and everything is viewed from this character's perspective
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protagonist
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The main character in a literary work.
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resolution
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The outcome of the conflict in a plot.
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science fiction
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Combines elements of fiction and famtasy with scientific fact.
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