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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Are conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.






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






3. Shows the action is happening now.






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






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






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






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






8. Main problem in the story.






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






10. 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).






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. How the details of a narrative are placed and how transitions are made within the narrative. Helps the story to move forward.






18. A narrative in which the characters and events represent an idea or truth about life in general.






19. 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.






20. Is the feeling or attitude that is conveyed by a narrative or selection.






21. 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.






22. 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






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






24. 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.






25. Is a discrepancy between the expected results and actual results.






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






27. Shows the action happened in the past or before (uses 'ed')






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






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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.)






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






34. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






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






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






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






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






39. A story written for the purpose of performance






40. 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.






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






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






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






44. A literary work that is in ordinary form and used the familiar structure of spoken language - sentence after sentence.






45. Express one complete thought.






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






47. The use of conversation between characters in order to provide readers with insight in the characters' behaviors - motivations - and human interactions.






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






49. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






50. 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.






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