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






3. Compare 3 or more things.






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






5. 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.






6. Refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of the text of literary work






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. Is a word used to describe a noun or pronoun.






18. Express one complete thought.






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






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






21. Compare two things.






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






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






24. About the author's own personal life (written by the author)






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






26. A sentence that makes a statement or tells something and ends with a period.






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






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






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






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






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






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






33. Life is dealt with in a humorous manner - often poking fun at people's mistakes.






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






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






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






37. The author tells the story from an outside voice. The narrator is not one of the characters in the story but informs the reader about the characters.






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






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






40. 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.)






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






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






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






44. Shows the action is happening now.






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






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






47. 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.






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






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






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