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ELACC7L6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary
knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.
Vocabulary
Term
Definition
Narrator
a person who tells the story of events, experiences, etc.
Plot
The events that make up a story, play, or movie.
Theme
The main idea or overall message of a piece of literature; the
overall message that the author wants to get across.
Suspense
a state of mental uncertainty or excitement as in awaiting a
decision or outcome.
Characterization
The description of the personalities of the characters in the
story and the way in which an author reveals their
personalities
Flashback
an event from the past that appears in a narrative to fill in or
explain
Character Motives
The reasons why characters think, feel, or act the way they
do
Author’s Purpose
The author’s reason for writing
 To inform
 To persuade
 To entertain
 To express an opinion
Drama
performed play: a serious play written for performance on
stage, television, or radio
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Vocabulary
Term
Memoir
Dynamic
Character
Round Character
Static Character
Definition
A memoir is a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge
of them and based on personal observation.
A character who undergoes a change because of the action in the story
Characters that are described in depth, with many details, are well-rounded
characters. A character with many personalities both good and bad.
A character whose personality does not change in the story.
Flat Character
A character that has very little information provided about him in the story.
Genre
A kind or type of literature. Category in which a work of literature is
classified
Inter/Inference
To form an opinion about something by making a reasonable guess or
suggestion; to make an educated guess based on what is supported by
evidence in the text.
Textual Evidence
Using quotes, phrases, etc. from a literary work (writing) to support your
judgment or opinion.
Tone
The attitude of the author toward the reader or the subject matter of a
literary work.
Mood
The feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates; the way someone feels
about or thinks about something.
Foreshadowing
The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story or
movie.
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Vocabulary
Term
Definition
Diction
The author’s choice of words.
Denotation
The straightforward dictionary definition .
Connotation
The ideas and feelings associated with the word
 Positive: a good thing
 Negative: a bad thing
 Neutral: not good or bad
Syntax
Refers to the arrangement – the ordering, grouping and placement of
words within a sentence.
Imagery
Imagery is a word or phrase that describes how something looks, smells,
tastes, sounds, or smells.
Image
An image is a word or phrase that appeals to one of our senses.
Symbolism
Symbols are usually people, places, objects, or action that represent
things that you cannot physically touch.
Figurative Language
Language that contains or uses figure of speech.
Alliteration
Repetition of the first consonant
Onomatopoeia
Words that are sounds.
Simile
A way of describing something else by comparing it using “like” or “as”.
Metaphor
A way of describing something by comparing it to something else
without using “like” or “as”.
Onomatopoeia
Words that are sounds.
Personification
To compare something that is not human as if it had human
characteristics.
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Vocabulary
Term
Definition
Hyperbole
A big lie or exaggeration
Idioms
Analogies
Point of View
- omniscient
- third-person
limited
- first person
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Expressions made up of words that have meanings other than their
literal (truthful) definitions
Shows a relationship between two things
Point of view is the point from which a writer tells a story.
A writer tells a story through the voice of a narrator.
the narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the
characters are thinking and feeling
the narrator plays no part in the story but zooms in on the thoughts and
feelings of one character.
the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story using the
first-person pronoun I.
Please study your vocabulary words each night! …Test coming soon!!!