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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Showing little if any change






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






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






4. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






5. The act of describing distinctive characteristics or essential features






6. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






7. Using language effectively to please or persuade






8. The time and place in which the events in a short story - novel - play or narrative poem occur.






9. 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.






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






11. Give the main point or idea






12. A system of scaffolds






13. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






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






15. Describe in vivid detail






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






17. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






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






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






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






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






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






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






31. To examine carefully; study closely






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






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






34. An idea that is implied or suggested






35. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






36. Writing or speech that is used to create vivid impressions by setting up comparisons between dissimilar things - [examples are metaphor - simile - and personification.






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






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






39. Using language effectively to please or persuade






40. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






41. The state of cohering or sticking together






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






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






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






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






46. To examine carefully; study closely






47. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






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