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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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.






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






3. Occur when the adverb tells how much or how little.






4. (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.






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






6. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






7. 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.)






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Shows the action is happening now.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. A pair of words that when combined have the opposite meanings. (Ex. found missing - exact estimate - tragic comedy - old news - small fortune - pretty ugly - jumbo shrimp






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






22. The conclusion of the story and the completion of all the action.






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






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






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






26. A story written in certain form or rhyme and rhythm with imagery






27. A story that was created to explain some natural force of nature - religious belief - or social phenomenon. The gods and goddesses have supernatural powers but the human characters often do not.






28. 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.






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






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






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






33. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






34. 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.)






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






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






37. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






38. A simple short story that is used to explain a brief - a moral - or a spiritual lesson






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






40. 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)






41. Is a group of words that tells position - direction - or how two ideas are related to one another.






42. The ability to impart and share knowledge - opinions - ideas - feelings - and beliefs.






43. 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.






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






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






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







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