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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. Possess 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Is the feeling or attitude that is conveyed by a narrative or selection.






9. Is formed by a proper noun and is always capitalized.






10. (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.






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






12. Shows the action is happening now.






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






14. (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.






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






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






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






23. Focuses on a mix of reality and the imaginary.






24. 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.






25. Restating in different words






26. Distinct unit of sound found within language that helps distinguish utterances from one another.






27. 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)






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






29. A narrative is a constructive format (as a work of speech - writing - song - film - television - video games - photography or theatre) that describes a sequence of non - fictional or fictional events.






30. Is a word that shows action(s) or a state of being.






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






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






33. 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.)






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. Contains the preposition - the object of the preposition and the modifiers of the object.






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






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






41. Replace nouns in a sentence.






42. (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.






43. 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.






44. 1. Man vs. Man - One person is against another.2. Man vs. Nature - A person(s) battles with forces of nature.3. Man vs. Society - Societal values (customs) are challenged by person(s).4. Man vs. Self - Internal struggles - or test of values of a char






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






46. A short story - often with animals as the main characters - that teachers a moral or lesson to the reader






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






48. A simple short story that is used to explain a brief - a moral - or a spiritual lesson






49. 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.






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






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