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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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1. Draw up an outline or sketch for something






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






3. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






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






9. A position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration






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






11. Testimony that is presented word for word.






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






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






14. Make a blueprint of






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






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






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






18. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






19. 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.






20. Examine and judge carefully.






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






22. The study of the sources and development of words






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






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






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






26. Crediting source within the paper.






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






28. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






30. Give the main point or idea






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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






42. Using language effectively to please or persuade






43. Main character in fiction or drama






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






45. Logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience






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






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






48. Showing little if any change






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






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