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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A sentence that makes a statement or tells something and ends with a period.






2. These communications occur as part of a tradition - or established meeting or time when certain groups come together for discussions or in response to activities.






3. When a conjunction connects two clauses that are not equal or the same type; it connects a dependent to an independent clause.






4. 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.






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






6. 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.






7. A character's traits are exposed by actions and speech.






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






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






10. Includes the time - place(s) - physical details - and the circumstances or events in which a situation occurs.






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






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. When a conjunction joins a word to a word - a phrase to a phrase - or a clause to a clause; the words or phrases or clauses joined must be equal or of the same type.






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Describe a verb - adjective - or adverb.






22. (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.






23. Singles out a specific noun; this that - these - those (a noun must immediately follow).






24. Compare 3 or more things.






25. (construction stage) Reader has contact with content - structure - genre - and the language of the text - using prior knowledge to build an understanding of the elements.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. When the pronoun is used as the sentence's subject.






38. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






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






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






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






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






43. An exaggeration or use of a statement that enhances the effects of the words - which may or may not be realistic. (Ex. It was such a hot summer that even the cactus was sweating.)






44. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






45. 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.






46. 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.)






47. Compare two things.






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






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






50. Attachment to a base or root word.