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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. 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.)






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






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






4. 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.






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






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






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






8. Restating in different words






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






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






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






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






13. Attachment to a base or root word.






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






15. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






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






18. 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).






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






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






21. Is a specific use of language that appeals to the readers' senses. Act of forming mental pictures by the reader and to form these pictures while reading.






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






23. 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.)






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. (examining stage) Reader reflects and reacts to the literary work by judging - evaluating - and relating to the literature.






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






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






32. A fictional narrative of book length in which characters and plot are developed in a somewhat realistic manner.






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






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






35. Follows a linking verb and describes the subject.






36. 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.






37. 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)






38. Compares 2 or more people - places - things - ideas - concepts - or characteristics. The event usually ends in - er.






39. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






40. (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.






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






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






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. 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.






45. (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.






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






47. Replace nouns in a sentence.






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






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






50. 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.







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