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| Initial (construction) stage of interpretation |
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| Reader has contact with content, structure, genre and can use prior knowledge |
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| Developing stage of interpretation |
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| Reader delves into the text, uses background knowledge to build understanding |
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| Reflection/response stage of interpretation |
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| Uses text knowledge to connect to personal knowledge |
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| Critical analysis stage of interpretation |
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| Reader reflects and reacts by judging, evaluating and relating |
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| reference, resource works, textbooks and informational material, often used in subject or content areas |
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| about an author's personal life |
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| about someones life, written by another person |
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| A narrative poem about historical or legendary characters |
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| imaginary setting, plot or characters |
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| passed down from generation to generation that includes fables, myths, legends, folktales and tall tales |
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| altered to some extent but based on history |
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| relates to the unknown and revealed through human or worldly dilemmas or situations that include horror, fantasy, crime-solving, secret events and the supernatural |
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| a story written for the purpose of performance |
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| a theme or plot that could happen in real life |
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| mix of reality and imaginary |
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| main idea or fundamental meaning of a literary work |
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| articulate or highlight emotions; convey ideas, thoughts and compromise conversations; be intertwined in characters; be found in actions or events |
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| Difference between theme and subject |
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| NOT all works have themes, ALL have a sugject |
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| represents an idea or truth about life in general |
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| humorous and exaggerated story often based on the life of a real person |
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| refer to the specific and recognizable characteristics of text or literary work |
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| feeling or attitude conveyed |
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| sequence within a narrative: exposition, inciting force, conflict, rising action, crisis, climax, falling action, resolution |
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| people, animals or objects |
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| physical location or time |
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| heroism, friendship and religion |
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| morals, religion and romance |
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| symbolism and character development |
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| background knowledge or experiences |
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| connect two similar texts |
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| relate to students own life |
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| student relays information to the rest of the world |
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| the position in time and space where an author describes views or material |
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| feelings or attitudes towards a subject |
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| First person point of view |
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| the author takes the view of the character "I" |
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| Second person point of view |
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| tells the story to another character: "you" |
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| Tells the story from an outside voice, "They" |
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| person who is identified by the author as being responsible for thoughts and actions within a story or poem |
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| 2 groups of characterization (2 types of characters) |
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| grow or progress throughout the story |
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| writers attitude towards a subject |
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| specific use of language appeals to readers senses |
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| changes the literal meaning of words |
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| consonant sounds are repeated |
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| an exaggeration or use of a statement to make a point |
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| a group of words with a special more figurative meaning |
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| a figure of speech to compare without using like or as |
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| words that appeal to the sense of hearing and mimics in making sounds |
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| pair of words that have opposite meanings |
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| words that gives human characteristics to nonhuman characters |
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| compares 2 unrelated objects not using like or as |
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| compares similar objects that suggests if they are alike in one way, they will be alike in another |
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| use of conversation between characters to give readers insight |
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| speech or poem spoken by one character to share innermost thoughts |
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| overstatement or stretching of truth to emphasize a point |
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| author interrupts the story to go back and explain/recall an earlier memory of a character |
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| hint or clue to suggest what will happen later in the story |
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| a device that means the exact opposite of normal meaning |
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| when the author says one thing and means something else |
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| discrepancy between the expected result and actual results |
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| use of a recurring object, concept, element, word, phrase or structure to draw readers attention to specific point |
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| real or concrete object that is used to represent an idea or concept |
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| the process of understanding that letters in text represent the sounds in speech |
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| the ability to impart and share knowledge, opinions, ideas feelings and beliefs |
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| restate in different words |
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| joins words or a group of words |
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