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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A short story - often with animals as the main characters - that teachers a moral or lesson to the reader






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






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






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






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






6. 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.)






7. (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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. A string of events that builds up from the conflict - when then moves toward the climax.






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






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






18. 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.)






19. The device in which an author interrupts the story or narrative to go back and explain an earlier event or recall an earlier memory of a character.






20. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






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






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






23. 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).






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






25. 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.






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






27. Describes a noun or pronoun without comparing it to anyone or anything else.






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






29. Have 1 independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.






30. 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.






31. A sentence that expresses strong feeling or shows surprise and ends with an exclamation point.






32. A story written for the purpose of performance






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






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






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






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






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






38. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






39. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






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






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






42. 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)






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






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






45. 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.






46. The use of words - phrases - or other language structures that change the literal meaning.






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






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






49. 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.






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