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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. A system of scaffolds






2. Method of character development in which the author simple tells what the character is like.






3. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






4. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling






5. The action leading to the climax and the simultaneous increase of tension in the plot.






6. A mild - indirect - or vague term substituting for a harsh - blunt - or offensive term






7. Tell how things are alike and different






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






9. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






10. A passage that connects a topic to one that follows






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






12. The voice that is talking to us in a poem.






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






14. A characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling






15. The sequence of events or actions in a short story - novel - play - or narrative poem.






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






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






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






19. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






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






23. All action taking place after the climax; also known as falling action






24. Scene in a movie - play - short story - novel - or narrative poem that interrupts the present action of the plot to show events that happened at an earlier time.






25. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Crediting source within the paper.






31. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






32. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






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






35. 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.






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






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






38. A major division of the action of a play or drama.






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






40. In a tragedy - the portion of the plot that follows the climax and that leads to the resolution.






41. Method of character development in which the author simple tells what the character is like.






42. The movement of a literary piece from one point or one section to another






43. Showing little if any change






44. Using language effectively to please or persuade






45. Shortened version of the text containing the main points or events.






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






47. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






49. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






50. Classifying people by their traits.