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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Is a word the modifies a verb - an adjective - or an adverb. Adverbs tell how - when - where - why - how much - and how often.






14. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






16. Describes a writer's feelings or attitudes toward the subject.






17. The writer tells the story another character addressing him as 'you'. It appears to the readers as if they are the characters being told what to do and what to feel.






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






19. 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.






20. Compare two things.






21. Have their own - individual form for each tense - which does not follow a pattern.






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






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






24. 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.)






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






26. Is a word that names a person - place - thing - concept - idea - act - or characteristic. Nouns give names to everything that exists - has existed - or will exist in the world.






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






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






30. 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.)






31. A story written for the purpose of performance






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






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






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






35. Restating in different words






36. 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






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






38. 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.)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






50. 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.