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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Person - place - thing - or event that stands both for itself and for something beyond itself.






3. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. Tell how things are alike and different






15. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






16. 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.






17. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






18. Make a blueprint of






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






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






21. A struggle between two opposing forces or characters in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem.






22. Using language effectively to please or persuade






23. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






26. Tell how things are alike and different






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






28. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






31. Give the main point or idea






32. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






33. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






35. A comparison made between two things through the use of a specific word or comparison - such as like - as - than or resemble.






36. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






37. Knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction






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






39. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






43. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






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






45. A comparison made between two things through the use of a specific word or comparison - such as like - as - than or resemble.






46. The serious and relatively sustained use of symbols to represent or suggest other ideas or things.






47. The study of the sources and development of words






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






49. Examine and judge carefully.






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







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