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| Process of revealing the personality of a character in a story |
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| Moment of great emotional intensity or suspense in a plot |
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| Struggle or clash between opposing characters or opposing forces |
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| another name for resolution |
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| type of writing that explains, gives info, defines, or clarifies on |
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| Interrupts the present action of the plot to flash backward and tell what happened in earlier times |
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| the use of clues to hint at events that will occur later |
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| a story's atmosphere or the feeling it brings |
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| series or related events that make up a story or drama |
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| Point from which a writer tells a story. 3-1st person, omniscient, and 3rd person reporter |
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| when the characters come across difficulties in plot |
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| rising action (complication) |
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| the time and place of the story |
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| person, place, thing, or event that stands for itself and for something itself as well |
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| central idea of a work of literature |
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| verbal, dramatic, and situational |
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| when the writer writes something but means something else |
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| when the audience knows something the character doesn't |
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| when what the reader thinks will happen is not at all what happens |
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| Plot of "The most dangerous game" |
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| General Zaroff tries to kill Rainsford |
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| Characters of "the most dangerous game" |
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| General Zaroff, Whitney, and Rainsford |
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| Setting of "The most dangerous game" |
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| Points of view of "the most dangerous game" |
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| Roger tries to steal Mrs. Jones purse and she is polite |
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| Characters of "Thank You M'am" |
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| Setting of "Thank You M'am" |
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| Point of view of "Thank You M'am" |
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| Plot of "Harrison Bergeron" |
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| The general puts handicaps on every to make them normal |
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| Characters of "Harrison Bergeron" |
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| George, Hazel, Harrison, General |
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| Setting of "Harrison Bergeron" |
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| George and Hazel's house, auditorium |
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| Point of view of "Harrison Bergeron" |
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| Theme of "Harrison Bergeron" |
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| Being different is a quality of each person |
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| Mathilde borrows a necklace, loses it, and works her whole life trying to pay for it, the necklace is fake |
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| Characters of "The necklace" |
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| Setting of "The necklace" |
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| Point of view of "The Necklace" |
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| Don't loose things that aren't yours |
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| Plot of "The scarlet ibis" |
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| Doodle is a disabled boy whose brother helps him walk and run |
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| Characters of "The scarlet ibis" |
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| Settings of "the scarlet ibis" |
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| Point of view of "The scarlet ibis" |
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| Theme of "the scarlet ibis" |
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| Take care of those you love, be determined |
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| Plot of "The cask of amontillado" |
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| Montresor tricks Fortunato and then kills him |
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| Characters of "the cask of amontillado" |
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| Setting of "the cask of amontillado" |
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| Point of view of "the cask of amontillado" |
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| Theme of "The cask of amontillado" |
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| The sniper kills his brother |
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| Characters of "the sniper" |
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| Point of view of "the sniper" |
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| War gets you nowhere, be careful of you actions consequences |
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| Likes to organize, dogged, impressed with authority, likes things done correctly |
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| Quiet, shy, listens to what everybody else says and agrees, hesitant and meek, easily swayed |
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| Saddist, "Wants to see this kid fry", last person to agree not guilty, strong and forceful |
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| Rich, open to talking about the crime, practiced speaker, feels better than other jurors |
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| Shy, youngest one, "from the slums", frightened and native |
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| Quiet, Not very big part, honest and dull-witted, comes up with decisions slowly and carefully |
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| In a hurry for baseball game, flashy and sarcastic, always has an opinion, flashy clothes, short-tempered |
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| First to vote not guilty, seeking truth, takes his time, quiet and thoughtful, wants justice to be done |
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| 2nd person to change vote, old guy who is just there, mild and ineffective |
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| Bigot, very prejudice, antagonizes everyone, is going nowhere in life |
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| Foreigner from Europe, quiet, humble and ashamed, seeks justice because of the injustice he's been through |
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| In advertising, doesn't think of people as individuals, superficial snob trying to be a good fellow |
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| What does a sentence need? |
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| A verb, subject, and complete thought |
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| A sentence missing either a verb, subject, or a complete thought |
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| 2 sentences not separated by a comma, period, or semicolon |
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| 2 complete sentences combined with just a comma. Needs-conjunction, semi-colon instead of comma, or period |
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| What are the 4 reasons for writing? |
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| To persuade, inform, express, or create(narrative) |
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| Writer's Journal, Mapping, Webbing, Graphic-Organizer, Free-writing, Brainstorming, 6 w's, Senses, Visualizing, What if, Listening and Reading with Focus is what? |
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| What are the Steps in Writing? |
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| Pre-writing, Writing, Revision, and Publish |
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| States the subject and limits the subject |
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| Final sentence in a paragraph that bring the end together |
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| To convince someone to change their opinion or action |
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| To tell a story/what most novels are |
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| Organizing by how important things are |
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| Making connections, words that connect or flow |
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| How things stick together/ use transitions |
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| Sticking to the subject/ Deals with 1 subject |
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| The statement of what you writing about/ Topic of essay (last sentence of first paragraph) |
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| Who tells the story (3 different kinds) |
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| words that flow sentences in a paragraph, sentence to sentence |
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| When the reader looks over the paper fixing mistakes of grammar or spelling (small mistakes) |
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| The writer sifts through and improves the rough draft (major changes) |
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| The backbone of the paper, a sentence that states the main ideas of the limited topic, last sentence of the introductory |
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| First paragraph that states the ideas and has a hook |
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| More than one paragraph that explains the main points |
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| What is the main idea of the letter by Pollin and Benedetto? |
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| There is a great deal of evidence that Poe's death was due to alcoholism |
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| What is the strongest evidence Dr. Benitez presents in his letter to defend his theory? |
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| Rabies has a long incubation period, and many victims do not remember being attacked by an animal |
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| What is the main idea of "Lives in the Crossfire"? |
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| The troubles affect the daily life of children, as well as that of adults, in Northern Ireland. |
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| Re-enforcing main ideas, closing the paper last paragraph of a them |
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| People who read or listen or watch a book/play (who you are trying to address) |
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| To arrange ideas together to show how they are related (compare/contrast) |
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| Comparing 2 unlike things, using like or as (his love is like an ocean) |
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| Comparing 2 unlike things, by saying 1 is the other (Shes an angel) |
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| To give a non-human thing human qualities (The suns smiles) |
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| An extreme exaggeration (this book bag ways a ton) |
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| The word makes the sound that it is (Click, clap ,boo) |
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| When an author draws a word picture by using words that appeal to the 5 senses |
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| A joke on words that have 2 meanings (Keep off the grass-rehab) |
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| A group of words that have a special meaning different than the actual meaning (he is over the hill) |
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| In writing and art when the author ridicules some weakness in individuals or society (making fun) |
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| The person who's story we follow (hero) |
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| The person that keeps the protagonist from succeeding |
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| the author's attitude towards a subject or a character |
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| The device of "The sniper" |
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| The device of "The most dangerous game" |
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Irony- hunted doesn't have feeling
Foreshadowing-talk on boat
Imagery-velvet night |
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| The device of "Harrison Bergeron" |
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| Satire-making fun of society |
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| The device of "The necklace" |
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| Irony-found out necklace was a fake |
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| The device of "Thank you Ma'am" |
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| Irony-anybody else would've thrown Roger in jail, Mrs. Jones does opposite |
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| The device of "Cask of Amontillado" |
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Irony- Situational
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| The device of "Scarlet Ibis" |
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| Symbolism- the Ibis dies and so does Doodle-The Ibis represents Doodle |
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