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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
Instructions:
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1. 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.)






2. The sense of feeling(s) in literary works. How the author presents or selects the setting - images - objects - and words in a story.






3. A sentence that makes a statement or tells something and ends with a period.






4. The main idea or the fundamental meaning of literary work that can be either plainly stated or implied.






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






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






7. Replace nouns in a sentence.






8. About someone's life (written by another person)






9. A theme of plot the could happen in real life






10. When the pronoun is the object of a verb or prepositional phrase.






11. 2 vowels in which the sound begins at the first vowel and moves toward the sound of the second vowel. (Ex. snout=ou - boy=oy)






12. A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.






13. A speech or poem spoken by one character in order to share their innermost thought and feelings - which have been hidden throughout the story






14. 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.






15. Words that are spelled differently - pronounced identically - but have different meanings. (Ex. two - too - to; isle - aisle; ball - bawl; sweet - suite; here - hear; pair - pear; pain - pane).






16. A word the joins together words or groups of words.






17. Connection is defined as the comparison between what is currently being read to that of other literary works that have been read in the past.






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






19. Is a word placed before a noun - which introduces the noun as specific (the) or nonspecific (a - an).






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






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






22. (examining stage) Reader reflects and reacts to the literary work by judging - evaluating - and relating to the literature.






23. Is a specific use of language that appeals to the readers' senses. Act of forming mental pictures by the reader and to form these pictures while reading.






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






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






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






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. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






29. The background knowledge or experiences that students may bring with them into the reading of a text.






30. A figure of speech used as a comparison of two unrelated objects - concepts - or ideas without using the words like or as. (Ex. The girl was a hog when it came to ice cream.)






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






32. The consonant sounds are repeated - generally at the beginning of a word or within words. (Ex. The sneaky snake was snoring loudly as she slept soundly.)






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






34. The author takes the point of view of a character providing personal thoughts or feelings and shares what other characters do and say. This is the 'I' narrative.






35. 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






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






37. A letter or letters that represent one phoneme; the smallest meaningful unit within a writing system. (Ex. cat=/c/ /a/ /t/






38. Occur when the adverb tells how much or how little.






39. A narrative in which the characters and events represent an idea or truth about life in general.






40. When the author says one thing and means something else






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






42. Is a group of words that tells position - direction - or how two ideas are related to one another.






43. 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.






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






45. These communications occur as part of a tradition - or established meeting or time when certain groups come together for discussions or in response to activities.






46. 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.






47. A character is portrayed by the author - the narrator - or the other characters.






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






49. The ability to impart and share knowledge - opinions - ideas - feelings - and beliefs.






50. A fictional narrative of book length in which characters and plot are developed in a somewhat realistic manner.