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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Words that have the same pronunciation and spelling - but have different meanings. (Ex. mean - rude - mean - average - or mean - define)






2. A sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark.






3. Combination of 2 letters possessing a single sound (Ex. head=ea - chance=ch - path=th)






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






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






7. A word the joins together words or groups of words.






8. When society is faced with an issue of concern or a situation - people must cooperate and make successful responses.






9. The outcome of the conflict can be forecasted. This is the peak of the story and often included the greatest emotion.






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






11. 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)






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






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






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






15. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. (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.






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






20. The use of words that are appealing to the sense of hearing and mimic sounds that aid in the description for the reader. (Ex. boom - sizzle - tinkle - hiss - chiming - tolling - moan - groan - purr - squeak)






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






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






23. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






24. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. A story written for the purpose of performance






30. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






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






32. Compare 3 or more things.






33. Shows that the action will happen (uses 'will')






34. A device in which a word or phrase is used to mean the exact opposite of its normal meaning. Can also be used to show that a person - situation - statement - or circumstance is not as it usually appears.






35. Requires the words more/most of less/least to express comparison.






36. 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.






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






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






39. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






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






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






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






44. 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).






45. Replace nouns in a sentence.






46. Express one complete thought.






47. 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.)






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






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






50. Comparison of similar objects - which suggests that since the objects are similar in some ways they will probably be alike in other ways.







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