Important Reading Concepts

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COVER PAGE

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Exposition—when the characters and the setting is presented in the storyRising Action—events that happen in the storyClimax—the turning point in the storyFalling Action—events that take place after the climax Resolution—when the characters solve all of their problems

PLOT ELEMENTS

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Simile—comparisons between two items/things using like or asMetaphor—comparisons between two items/things without using like/asPersonification—when you give human qualities to an animal or non-human objectAlliteration—repeats the beginning sound Hyperbole—an exaggerationOnomatopoeia—words that sound like their meaning

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

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Flashback—an interruption of the action to present a scene that took place at an earlier time

Foreshadowing—an author uses foreshadowing to give The reader clues about what will happen in the story

Symbolism—an object that represents an idea or a thought

LITERARY DEVICES

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Every narrative on the shelves of a library has been constructed out of building blocks of storytelling

it comes down to one statement.

Conflict(Something happens to)

Someone Somewhere (character) (setting)

STORY ELEMENTS

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1st Person—when someone in the story is telling the story pronouns—I, me, us, they

3rd Person, Limited—narrator is outside the story and can about One character’s thoughts and feelings

3rd person, Omniscient—when someone outside the story is telling the story and knows everyone’s thoughts and feelings

POINT OF VIEW

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Entertain—for enjoyment

Persuade—to buy or do something

Inform—to give information about something

How to—gives instruction on how to do something

AUTHOR’S PURPOSE

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Chronological—events are placed in the order that they occur

Compare/contrast—finding similarities and differences between two subjects

Cause/effect—cause: an action/event that makes something happen. effect: the result of a cause

Main Idea/supporting details—a specific topic that is backed up or supported by facts

ORGANIZATIONAL PATTERNS(TEXT STRUCTURE)

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The theme is the lesson about life that you learn from the text

THEME

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Man v self (internal)—when man fights himself

Man v society (external)—when man does not obey the law

Man v. nature (external)—when man must survive in the world

Man v man (external) man fights man

CONFLICT

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Inference—combing schema and background knowledge with clues provided in the text to form an idea

INFERENCE

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The tone of a work is the writer's attitude toward his/her subject

TONE

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Denotation—refers to the literal meaning of a word, the "dictionary definition."¨

Connotation—refers to the associations that are connected to a certain word or the emotional suggestions related to that word.

DENOTATION AND CONNOTATION

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T=TITLEP=PARAPHRASEC=CONNOTATIONA=ATTITUDES=SHIFTST=TITLET=THEME

ANALYZING POETRYTPCASTT

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Act – a major section of a play; each act may be further divided into smaller sections, called scenes. Cast of Characters – In the script of a play, a cast of characters is a list of all the characters in the play, usually in order of appearance. This list is usually found at the beginning of the script. Dialogue – the words that characters speak aloud. Monologue – a speech by one character that is alone on the stage. Playwright – one who writes playsScene – a section presenting events that occur in one place at one time. Each scene presents an episode of the play’s plot. Stage directions –  instructions for the director, the actors, and the stage crew included in the play's script often printed in italics and enclosed in parentheses. In addition to telling the actors how to speak and move, the stage directions describe the scenery, props, and suggestions for lighting and sound. 

DRAMA