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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






2. A written selection intended to explain a topic - an idea - or a process.






3. A story or a telling of a story - or an account of a situation or event.






4. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






5. A distinctive but intangible quality surrounding a person or thing






6. An idea that is implied or suggested






7. Quotations - summaries - or paraphrases from text passages to support a position






8. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






9. Writing or speech that appeals to one or more of the senses






10. The repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structures






11. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






12. The state of cohering or sticking together






13. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






14. The narrator - who plays no part in story - zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character.






15. The quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author






16. Classifying people by their traits.






17. A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work






18. Following rules or customs - often in an exact and proper way.






19. First part of the plot which presents main characters and their conflicts.






20. Quotations - summaries - or paraphrases from text passages to support a position






21. A system of scaffolds






22. Vantage point from which a writer tells a story.






23. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






24. Groups of words that act as a unit and convey a meaning






25. Rank or order as less important or consider of less value






26. Give the main point or idea






27. Using language effectively to please or persuade






28. In the broadest sense of the word - any writing that relates imagined characters and occurrences rather than recounting real ones.






29. A figure of speech that combines opposite or contradictory ideas or terms ('living death').






30. Involves the inner divisions or turmoil of a single character. Conflicts of this sort may result from the character's attempt to decide between multiple alternatives for action or between opposing attitudes or beliefs.






31. A hero or heroine is the principle character in a movie - novel - or play - especially one who plays a vital role in plot development and solves the conflict. (A tragic hero is usually a dignified - courageous - and high - ranking character whose eve






32. Crediting source within the paper.






33. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






34. Bring to a highly developed - finished - or refined state






35. Make a blueprint of






36. The inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions






37. Group of consecutive lines that form a single unit in a poem.






38. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






39. Lacking stimulating characteristics






40. Not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else






41. A fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true






42. Combine so as to form a more complex - product






43. The reasons - either stated or implied - for a character's behavior






44. Point of view in which the narrator is outside of the story - an observer






45. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






46. An open-ended group discussion that teachers use to help students think on a higher level about a certain issue or topic. Involves an inner/outer circle format.






47. The quality in a work of literature or art that arouses the reader's feelings of pity - sorrow - or compassion for a character.






48. Paintings - sculpture - photography - music - theater - dance - film






49. A whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures






50. Traditionally - a subdivision of an act in drama.