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Grade 9 - 10 Vocabulary Common Core

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






2. The grammatical arrangement of words in sentences






3. 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






4. Play - novel - or other narrative - depicting serious and important events - in which the main character comes to an unhappy end.






5. Assert or affirm strongly






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






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






8. Tell how things are alike and different






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






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






11. 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.






12. 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.






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






14. Crediting source within the paper.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Therefore - however - furthermore - nevertheless - accordingly






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






30. 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.






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






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






33. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






35. Lacking stimulating characteristics






36. Rewording for the purpose of clarification






37. Classifying people by their traits.






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






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






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






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






42. Testimony that is presented word for word.






43. Linking with other subjects taught in school.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. A passage or expression that is quoted or cited







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