Critical Nouns2014-2015

Alliterationthe use of words that begin with the same sound near one another.

(as in “wild and wooly”, or “big babbling brook”). Videos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGJu6LzUfYMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhrY5ZCYtlU

Analogya comparison of two things based on them being alike in some way.

Videos:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBGcET2AIwM (synonyms/antonyms)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbXR43hMSV8

Analogy Game: http://www.vocabulary.co.il/analogies/intermediate/elementary-analogy-game/

ArgumentA statement or series of statements for (agree) or against (disagree) something.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9QYtr9nVx4

Central IdeaThe unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WODvggcGWfUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u230G2FPua8ONLINE Activity : http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/GetTheIdea/default.htm

ConnectionA causal or logical relation or sequence.

DetailA small part of something.

EvidenceSomething that shows that something else exists or is true. (proof)

Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqjIb0jVpRM (Arthur hides the evidence)

Figurative LanguageWords or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. (words say something different from what they mean)

Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K9pd6h9JT0 (rap)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S-uxMeNnt4 (find the examples in pop culture videos/songs/movies)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p50_yNQLj5c (different types)

InteractionA mutual or reciprocal action; acting one upon another.

MetaphorA word or phrase for one thing that is used to refer to another thing in order to show that they are similar. (NO LIKE OR AS)VIDEOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0edKgL9EgMhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoSBVNUO2LU (The bazillions - similes/metaphors)https://www.superteachertools.net/jeopardyx/jeopardy-review-game-from-com.php?gamefile=http://www.superteachertools.com/jeopardy/usergames/Feb201106/jeopardy1297119259.txt#.VKr6s2TF9uU (Simile vs Metaphor game online)

MoodA literary element that evokes certain feelings or vibes in readers through words and descriptions.Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItGdq-ApjQhttp://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/understanding-tone-and-mood-in-a-reading-passage.html#lesson (mood and tone)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDUhDV-72S0 (tone vs. mood)

Point of ViewIn fictional writing, the narrator’s position in relation to the story being told.

Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKi56cPUSFk (9 min)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pv8HMBouN_s

RhetoricThe skill of speaking and writing formally and effectively to persuade or influence people. Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7APYSaaNDxE (15 min with Disney video clips)

SimileA phrase that uses the words “like” or “as” to describe someone or something by comparing it with someone or something that is similar.Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H98HGQU1vRY (have fun teaching)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Syv4x-09luY (using movie clips)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTSCSSHqH_U (slow video for kids)

StanzaA division of a poem that has a series of lines arranged together, usually recurring as a pattern of meter and rhyme.

● Stanza 1: When I was a baby, with the rest of the stanza indented.● Stanza 2: When I was in kindergarten, ● Stanza 3: Now that I am in Grade ___,

● Stanza 1: Spring is the season of growth.● Stanza 2: Summer is the season of warmth.● Stanza 3: Fall is the season of colors.● Stanza 4: Winter is the season of white.● The children would use the above as the last line of each stanza

StructureThe framework of a work of literature.

ThemeThe main subject that is being discussed or described in a piece of writing, a movie, etc.Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4qME64SkxM (11 min)http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-is-theme-in-literature-definition-examples-quiz.html#lesson (theme in literature for kids)

ToneQuality, feeling, or attitude expressed by the words that someone uses in speaking or writing. Videos: http://education-portal.com/academy/lesson/tone-vs-mood-interpreting-meaning-in-prose.html#lesson (mood vs. tone)