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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A play that uses dialogue to present its message to the audience and it meant to be performed.






2. Connection is defined as the comparison between what is currently being read to that of other literary works that have been read in the past.






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






4. 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)






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






13. 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.






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






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






16. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






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






18. 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.






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






20. Occur when the adverbs tells how something is done (often ends in - ly).






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






22. Attachment to a base or root word.






23. (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.






24. Express one complete thought.






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






26. 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.)






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






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






29. Is a discrepancy between the expected results and actual results.






30. A story written for the purpose of performance






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






32. Is made up of 2 or more words and is hyphenated. (Ex. The action - packed movie held my attention.)






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. Distinct unit of sound found within language that helps distinguish utterances from one another.






36. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The setting - time - event - and characters are based on history and facts.






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






50. 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.







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