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Qtr 2 content vocab
Term | Definition |
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Theme | the life lesson or moral to be learned from a work of prose or poetry |
Plot | the structure of a story; includes the exposition |
Character Development | the process by which a character in a story changes |
Points of View | refers to the way in which a story is told |
Third-Person Limited | The narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character. |
Suspense | a feeling of excitement |
Context Clues | clues that help the reader identify the meaning of unknown words |
Connotation | An emotional connection to a word |
Active Voice | the subject of the sentence is performing the action of the verb |
Passive Voice | when the subject of a sentence receives the action of the verb |
Mood | the feeling created in the reader by a piece of writing |
Tone | the writer’s attitude toward his audience and subject |
Claim | the argument that a writer presents and aims to support with evidence |
Perspective | a particular attitude toward or way to look at things; a point of view |