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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A simple short story that is used to explain a brief - a moral - or a spiritual lesson






2. Attachment to a base or root word.






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






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. 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.)






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






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






11. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






12. The main idea or the fundamental meaning of literary work that can be either plainly stated or implied.






13. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






15. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






16. (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.






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






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






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






20. Compare two things.






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






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






23. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






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






26. Societies must deal with people who are considered misfits - as they stray from societal norms and laws.






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






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






29. 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.)






30. (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.






31. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






33. 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.






34. Main problem in the story.






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






36. Shows the action is happening now.






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






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






39. When the audience perceives something that a character in the literature does not know.






40. The author takes the point of view of a character providing personal thoughts or feelings and shares what other characters do and say. This is the 'I' narrative.






41. 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.






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






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






44. Stories passed down from generation to generation that includes fables - myths - legends - and tall tales.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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