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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Occur when the adverbs tells where - to where - or from where.






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






13. Contain 2 or more single sentences which are joined by a conjunction and/or punctuation.






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






15. Is a word that shows action(s) or a state of being.






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






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






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






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






20. Compare 3 or more things.






21. 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.)






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






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






24. 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.






25. Based upon a belief or a view and is not based upon evidence that can be verified.






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






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






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






29. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.






30. 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






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






32. 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.)






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






34. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






35. 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.






36. Are conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.






37. (extending stage) Reader delves into the text - using background knowledge to build an understanding of the literary piece with new information being absorbed and used to ask questions.






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






39. 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.






40. Connection occurs when students can relate their own lives or make very personal connections to what is currently being read.






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






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






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






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






45. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






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






48. 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.






49. Gives the reader approximate information and does not tell exactly how much or how many.






50. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable