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chronological
an organizational structure of text in which events are placed in the order they occur in time
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comparison and contrast
an organizational structure of text based on a description of similarities and differences among two or more things
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compound sentence
- sentence with two or more independent clauses but no dependent clause
- *Mike talked and Susie listened. *has two verbs and two subjects. *and, or, nor, but, therefore.
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compound word
- combination of two or more words that function as a single unit of meaning
- *football, housekeeper
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concrete image
words that induce [cause] readers to call up “pictures” in their minds by appealing to their senses
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conflict
the struggle between opposing forces that brings about the action within a story or drama; can be internal or external
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connotation
the attitudes and feelings associated with a word as opposed to a word's literal meaning
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consonance
- the repetition of identical consonant sounds before or after differing vowel sounds (for example, stoke and luck)
- * slippery snakes was loose in the house
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consumer documents
nonfiction works such as warranties, product information, and instructional materials designed to help one with daily tasks
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context clues
information a reader may obtain from a text that helps confirm the meaning of a word or a group of words
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counterargument
- a point or statement in opposition to the argument being made
- * ski: dangerous:fun
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credibility
- the quality or state of offering reasonable grounds for being believed
- *Mrs. Roth tells you how to fix a car or how to study
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cues
- hand body or facial gestures that communicate meaning with little or no use of language
- *wave, wink, smile
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cutaway
a drawing or model of something with part of its outside removed to give a view of the inside
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declarative sentence
- sentence that makes a statement
- * the cat sat by the window
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denotation
the literal or dictionary meaning of a word
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dialect
- a form of language as it is spoken in a particular geographic area or by a particular social or ethnic group
- *south accent
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dialogue
a conversation between two or more characters in a work that gives insight into the characters themselves
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diction
clarity of pronunciation
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digraphs
- two successive letters that make a single sound
- *brEAd
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dynamic character
a character who undergoes a change during the course of a story
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editing
step in preparing a written work for publication that focuses on clarity and correctness
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e.g.
- exempligratia(latin) means for example
- *always lowercase
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evaluative question
a question that asks the responder to make a judgment
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exclamatory sentence
sentence that conveys strong or sudden emotion
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EXPository
spoken or written composition, intending to EXPlain
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fable
a story intended to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals speak and act like human beings
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fallacy
a typical error in reasoning that arises commonly in ordinary discourse and renders unsound the argument in which it appears
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first-person narration
narration in which the point of view is that of the main character
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flashback
the technique of stopping the chronological action in a story and shifting to an earlier period to introduce additional information
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