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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Examine and judge carefully.






2. The repetition of initial consonant sounds in a sequence of words






3. Subtle differences or distinctions in expression - meaning - or response






4. A convention in drama whereby a character on stage addresses the audience to reveal some inner thought or feeling that is presumed inaudible to any other character on stage.






5. Play - novel - or other narrative - depicting serious and important events - in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.






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






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






8. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






9. The state of cohering or sticking together






10. Testimony that is presented word for word.






11. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






12. Classifying people by their traits.






13. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






14. Classifying people by their traits.






15. The narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling as well as what is happening.






16. Words or phrases that create pictures - or images - in the reader's mind.






17. The narrator is a character in the story. Uses first person pronouns (I - me - my).






18. Repetition of accented vowel sounds and all sounds following them in words that are close together in a poem.






19. A figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities.






20. Words or phrases that create pictures - or images - in the reader's mind.






21. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






22. A word - phrase - line or group of lines repeated regularly in a poem usually at the end of each stanza.






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






24. Assert or affirm strongly






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






26. 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.






27. In drama - an extended speech delivered by a character alone onstage






28. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






29. Subtle differences or distinctions in expression - meaning - or response






30. Crediting source within the paper.






31. Character pitted against protagonist






32. Showing little if any change






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






34. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






35. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. A party who is defending a claim asserts a claim against the opposing party






41. To examine carefully; study closely






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






43. Identifying a part of a piece of writing as being derived from a source






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






45. The uncertainty of anxiety we feel about what is going to happen next in a story.






46. Tell how things are alike and different






47. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






48. A piece of writing that has been copied from someone else and is presented as being your own work






49. Simultaneous plot lines - usually with an intersection and one or more points.






50. Draw up an outline or sketch for something







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