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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A letter or letters that represent one phoneme; the smallest meaningful unit within a writing system. (Ex. cat=/c/ /a/ /t/






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






3. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. The outcome of the conflict can be forecasted. This is the peak of the story and often included the greatest emotion.






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. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






13. 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.






14. 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






15. 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.






16. 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)






17. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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.)






25. Replace nouns in a sentence.






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






30. Is a word used in place of or to replace a noun. Pronouns include: I - me - myself - you - yours - yourself - we - us - ours - he - she - his - her - hers - they - their - theirs - it - its.






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






32. Is a discrepancy between the expected results and actual results.






33. The author tells the story from an outside voice. The narrator is not one of the characters in the story but informs the reader about the characters.






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






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






36. 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.)






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






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






39. The use of a recurring object - element - concept - word - phrase - or structure in order to draw the readers' attention to a specific point the author is trying to make.






40. Is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun.






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






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






43. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






44. Occur when the adverbs tells where - to where - or from where.






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






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






47. Attachment to a base or root word.






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






49. Restating in different words






50. 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.







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