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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. When society is faced with an issue of concern or a situation - people must cooperate and make successful responses.






2. (construction stage) Reader has contact with content - structure - genre - and the language of the text - using prior knowledge to build an understanding of the elements.






3. Is a word that names a person - place - thing - concept - idea - act - or characteristic. Nouns give names to everything that exists - has existed - or will exist in the world.






4. Is a word or phrase used to show strong emotion or surprise. (Ex. Hey!; Oh no - a shark!)






5. About the author's own personal life (written by the author)






6. Occur when the adverbs tells how something is done (often ends in - ly).






7. Daily communications that happen as people interact with one another in their common environment. These relations may occur in the home - at work - in school - in the community - or on the computer.






8. The use of words - phrases - or other language structures that change the literal meaning.






9. A non - fiction piece that is often short and used to express the writer's opinion about a topic or to share information on a subject.






10. Stories passed down from generation to generation that includes fables - myths - legends - and tall tales.






11. Focuses on the manner in which the writer describes - discusses - or narrates a subject.






12. Is a scheme of how words are organized into patterns






13. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






14. Societies must deal with people who are considered misfits - as they stray from societal norms and laws.






15. The use of descriptive works in such a way as to give human characteristics to a nonhuman thing such as an object - idea or animal. (Ex. The dog danced with joy when she was given a bone.)






16. A sentence that expresses strong feeling or shows surprise and ends with an exclamation point.






17. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






18. When the audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.






19. A literary work in which there is a downfall of the hero due to a tragic flaw or personal characteristic: often ends with an unhappy ending.






20. Includes the time - place(s) - physical details - and the circumstances or events in which a situation occurs.






21. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.






22. (extension of reading stage) Reader used text knowledge to connect to personal knowledge of the reader's life - the lives of others - and the human condition.






23. A narrative that can be read in one sitting. Has few characters and often one conflict. Characters go through some type of change by the end of the story.






24. Tales that relate to the unknown and revealed through human or worldly dilemmas or situations that include horror - fantasy - crime - solving - secret events - and the supernatural.






25. The use of words that are appealing to the sense of hearing and mimic sounds that aid in the description for the reader. (Ex. boom - sizzle - tinkle - hiss - chiming - tolling - moan - groan - purr - squeak)






26. Writing in which the information is presented as fact or as truth.






27. Have 1 independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






28. Compares 2 or more people - places - things - ideas - concepts - or characteristics. The event usually ends in - er.






29. A writing in which the reality of life is shown.






30. Compares 3 or more people - places - things - ideas - concepts - or characteristics. The adjective usually ends in - est.






31. Refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of the text of literary work






32. Occur when the adverb tells how often - when - or how long.






33. Reference or resource works - textbooks - and informational materials most often used in subject or content areas.






34. Not true - imaginary - books that are not true stories - but made up ones.






35. A literary work that is in ordinary form and used the familiar structure of spoken language - sentence after sentence.






36. Uses a completely different word to express the comparison.






37. The device in which an author interrupts the story or narrative to go back and explain an earlier event or recall an earlier memory of a character.






38. Are conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.






39. Is the process of understanding that letters in text represent the sounds (phonemes) in speech.






40. Requires the words more/most of less/least to express comparison.






41. The setting - time - event - and characters are based on history and facts.






42. The use of conversation between characters in order to provide readers with insight in the characters' behaviors - motivations - and human interactions.






43. When a conjunction joins a word to a word - a phrase to a phrase - or a clause to a clause; the words or phrases or clauses joined must be equal or of the same type.






44. A hint of clue that the author provides to the reader to suggest what will happen next of at sometime in the future in the story or narrative.






45. Attachment to a base or root word.






46. A pair of words that when combined have the opposite meanings. (Ex. found missing - exact estimate - tragic comedy - old news - small fortune - pretty ugly - jumbo shrimp






47. Contain 2 or more single sentences which are joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.






48. Based upon a belief or a view and is not based upon evidence that can be verified.






49. Shows the action happened in the past or before (uses 'ed')






50. Express more than one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






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