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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Not true - imaginary - books that are not true stories - but made up ones.






2. Refers to the position in time and space in which an author describes his or her views or material.






3. Compare 3 or more things.






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






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






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






7. 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).






8. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






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






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






12. (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.






13. 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






14. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.






15. 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.






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






22. Compares 3 or more people - places - things - ideas - concepts - or characteristics. The adjective usually ends in - est.






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






24. 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.)






25. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






26. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






32. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






34. Shows the action is happening now.






35. (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.






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






37. Express one complete thought.






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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