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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Is the process of understanding that letters in text represent the sounds (phonemes) in speech.






2. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






4. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






5. Life is dealt with in a humorous manner - often poking fun at people's mistakes.






6. 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.






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






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






9. Describes a noun or pronoun without comparing it to anyone or anything else.






10. Refers to the position in time and space in which an author describes his or her views or material.






11. Connection occurs when students can relate their own lives or make very personal connections to what is currently being read.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






15. Gives the reader approximate information and does not tell exactly how much or how many.






16. The conclusion of the story and the completion of all the action.






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






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






19. How the details of a narrative are placed and how transitions are made within the narrative. Helps the story to move forward.






20. A story that was created to explain some natural force of nature - religious belief - or social phenomenon. The gods and goddesses have supernatural powers but the human characters often do not.






21. A story written in certain form or rhyme and rhythm with imagery






22. Compare 3 or more things.






23. Replace nouns in a sentence.






24. Combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (Ex. head=ea - chance=ch - path=th)






25. Main problem in the story.






26. 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.






27. (extending stage) Reader delves into the text - using background knowledge to build an understanding of the literary piece with new information being absorbed and used to ask questions.






28. A group of words with a special - more figurative meaning instead of the literal meaning. (Ex. Charlie planned a presentation on water resources - but jack stole his thunder when he told the boss it was his idea.)






29. Is made up of 2 or more words and is hyphenated. (Ex. The action - packed movie held my attention.)






30. A device in which a word or phrase is used to mean the exact opposite of its normal meaning. Can also be used to show that a person - situation - statement - or circumstance is not as it usually appears.






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






32. Is the perspective from which a story is told or a literary piece is written.






33. Smallest meaningful unit of speech - which can no longer be divided. (Ex. in - come - on).






34. Is any adjective that is not proper and in not capitalized.






35. A real concrete object that is used to represent an idea or concept






36. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






37. A character's traits are exposed by actions and speech.






38. 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






39. A series of events occurring after the climax that bring the story to a conclusion






40. A play that uses dialogue to present its message to the audience and it meant to be performed.






41. A comparison of two unrelated objects - concepts - or ideas through the use of the words like or as. (Ex. My words trickled off my tongue like raindrops on a windshield.)






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






43. Words that have the same pronunciation and spelling - but have different meanings. (Ex. mean - rude - mean - average - or mean - define)






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






45. When a conjunction connects two clauses that are not equal or the same type; it connects a dependent to an independent clause.






46. Connections are on a larger - broader scale - and this happens when students are able to relay what occurs in a literary work to what ensues in the world.






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






48. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






49. A sentence that gives a command - often with you are the understood subject - and ends with a period.






50. Shows comparison by the suffixes (er/est) or modifiers (more/most).