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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






2. Occur when the adverbs tells how something is done (often ends in - ly).






3. 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.)






4. (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.






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. When the pronoun is used as the sentence's subject.






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






10. Shows the action is happening now.






11. When society is faced with an issue of concern or a situation - people must cooperate and make successful responses.






12. Occur when the adverb tells how often - when - or how long.






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






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






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






16. 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






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






18. (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.






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






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






21. A story written for the purpose of performance






22. A non - fiction piece that is often short and used to express the writer's opinion about a topic or to share information on a subject.






23. 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)






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






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






26. Main problem in the story.






27. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






29. 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)






30. 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).






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






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






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






34. The overstatement or the stretching of the truth in order to emphasize a point. (Ex. The music was so loud it shattered my eardrums.)






35. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. A story with an imaginary setting - plot - and characters - some of whom may have special powers






48. 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.






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






50. 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.