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Praxis Literature

Subjects : praxis, literature
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1. Is a word that shows action(s) or a state of being.






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






4. (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.






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






6. The device in which an author interrupts the story or narrative to go back and explain an earlier event or recall an earlier memory of a character.






7. Is a word the modifies a verb - an adjective - or an adverb. Adverbs tell how - when - where - why - how much - and how often.






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






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






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






11. 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.






12. (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.






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






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






15. Focuses on the manner in which the writer describes - discusses - or narrates a subject.






16. 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.






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






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






19. A short story - often with animals as the main characters - that teachers a moral or lesson to the reader






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






21. Focuses on a mix of reality and the imaginary.






22. 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.






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






24. 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)






25. Reference or resource works - textbooks - and informational materials most often used in subject or content areas.






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






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






29. 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.)






30. 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.






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






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






33. 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)






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






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






36. 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).






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Is the sequential order of events within a narrative






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






43. Characters or events trigger the central conflict






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






45. Compare two things.






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






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






48. A theme of plot the could happen in real life






49. Based upon a belief or a view and is not based upon evidence that can be verified.






50. 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.