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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






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






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






4. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






5. 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.






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






7. Introduction of the story. Reader is introduced to the setting - tone - characters - purpose if the story






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






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






10. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






11. (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.






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






13. Comparison of similar objects - which suggests that since the objects are similar in some ways they will probably be alike in other ways.






14. 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.






15. A string of events that builds up from the conflict - when then moves toward the climax.






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






24. 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.






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






26. (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.






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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






33. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






34. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






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






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






38. Attachment to a base or root word.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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).






48. Main problem in the story.






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






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