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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






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






3. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






6. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






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






9. An idea that is implied or suggested






10. Examine and judge carefully.






11. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






13. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






16. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






20. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






23. To examine carefully; study closely






24. Character pitted against protagonist






25. The point of greatest tension or emotional intensity in a plot.






26. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






27. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






29. Method of character development in which the author reveals the personality of character through their speech - thoughts - actions - appearance - or effects of others toward the character.






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






31. Assert or affirm strongly






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






33. Make a blueprint of






34. 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.






35. Use of a word whose sound imitates or suggests its meaning (Ex: 'buzz')






36. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






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






39. Prose writing that deals with real people - things - events - and places.






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A system of scaffolds






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






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






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






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