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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






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






4. (grammar) an expression including a subject and predicate but not constituting a complete sentence






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






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






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






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






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






10. The return of a word - phrase - stanza form or effect in any form of literature






11. Rank or order as less important or consider of less value






12. The reasons - either stated or implied - for a character's behavior






13. Make a blueprint of






14. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






17. Tell how things are alike and different






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






19. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






20. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






23. 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.






24. An idea that is implied or suggested






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






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






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






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






29. Illogical reasoning that results in false or faulty reasoning






30. 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.






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






32. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






36. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






39. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited






40. A system of scaffolds






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






42. Describe in vivid detail






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. A literary composition in the form of a conversation between two people






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