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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. A fictional narrative of book length in which characters and plot are developed in a somewhat realistic manner.






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






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






4. 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.






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






6. The use of conversation between characters in order to provide readers with insight in the characters' behaviors - motivations - and human interactions.






7. 1. Man vs. Man - One person is against another.2. Man vs. Nature - A person(s) battles with forces of nature.3. Man vs. Society - Societal values (customs) are challenged by person(s).4. Man vs. Self - Internal struggles - or test of values of a char






8. The background knowledge or experiences that students may bring with them into the reading of a text.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A hint of clue that the author provides to the reader to suggest what will happen next of at sometime in the future in the story or narrative.






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






19. Is the perspective from which a story is told or a literary piece is written.






20. 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.






21. A narrative poem about historical or legendary creatures






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. (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.






29. Shows the action is happening now.






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






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






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






33. Follow a distinct pattern and are predictable






34. 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.)






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






38. The main idea or the fundamental meaning of literary work that can be either plainly stated or implied.






39. Is any adjective that is not proper and in not capitalized.






40. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.






41. 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.






42. Restating in different words






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






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






45. Main problem in the story.






46. When the pronoun shows ownership or possession.






47. 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.






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






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






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