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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (Ex. head=ea - chance=ch - path=th)






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.)






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






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






22. A figure of speech used as a comparison of two unrelated objects - concepts - or ideas without using the words like or as. (Ex. The girl was a hog when it came to ice cream.)






23. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






25. 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).






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






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






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






29. An exaggeration or use of a statement that enhances the effects of the words - which may or may not be realistic. (Ex. It was such a hot summer that even the cactus was sweating.)






30. Uses a completely different word to express the comparison.






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






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. (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.






36. 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.






37. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






38. Singles out a specific noun; this that - these - those (a noun must immediately follow).






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






40. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






41. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






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






44. 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.)






45. 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)






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






47. Replace nouns in a sentence.






48. 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.






49. Is made up of 2 or more words and is hyphenated. (Ex. The action - packed movie held my attention.)






50. Refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of the text of literary work