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=Concept Definition Example= Analogy- Comparing two things Metaphor- saying one thing is another. The cat is a robotic machine Simile- comparing two things with like or as Idiom- a saying that means something. "The tables have turned" Personification- making an inanimate object have human qualities. ex. The book coughed up dust Hyperbole- big exaggeration. Root words- words that you can add affixes to. Affixes- Prefix, Suffix- re-, -ing Word meanings • Definition • Example • Restate • Contrast Textbooks Newspapers Signs Instruction manuals- manuals that show you how to do the project Atlas- Book that shows the world in every way Almanac- a book that gives facts and what might happen within the year. Encyclopedia- a reference book that gives facts about many subjects Cause and effect- something that causes the event, what happens in the event, ex. Because he drove the car into the building (cause), he was thrown into jail (effect) Author’s argument/ Point of view- The view of the story through a person Perspective- point of view Technical directions Consumer and workplace documents Author’s evidence- the evidence researched by the author to create the story/report Bias- not being fair Stereotyping Short story- a story that isn't very long Novella- a shorter version of a novel Novel- a fictional story, it might sometimes be nonfictional Essay- writing about what you know Plot- the point of the story. Foreshadowing Characterization Theme First Person- Story narrated by the author/persona. Third Person omniscient- third person that knows what is going on and what will go on Third Person Limited- third person/narrator doesn't know what is going on, and it is usually the author's character narrating the story Subjective Point of View Objective Point of view Transitions Anecdotes Descriptions Facts- true statements Statistics- numbers describing the person or research Examples Note-taking- taking notes Outlining Summarizing- using your notes and putting them into sensible writing. Paraphrasing/rephrasing- using author's words and changing them into your ideas. Bibliography In-text citation Revise for organization Revise for word choice Beginning/middle/end- start of story, middle of story, end of conflict, resolution Conflict/resolution Rising action Climax- The part where the main characters solve the mystery, or does not. Denouement- the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel. Major and minor characters- Major characters are a big part of the story, minor characters Setting- The place where the story happens. Dialogue- Talking in the story Suspense- the most interesting part of the story, like if the main character is going to die but most likely won't. Narrative action Organize around clear ideas and images Card catalog Magazine- a collection of stories placed into a booklet with pictures. Also with ads. Newspaper- a group of papers containing news from about every subject. Dictionary- a book that explains and defines the words Footnotes Support and proposition Reader’s concern Counter argument- Main idea- the main point of the story Significant details Modifiers Active voice Infinitives-certain verb forms that exist in many languages Participles Pronouns and antecedents Parts of speech Structure and types of sentences Pronoun reference- references to the pronoun. ex. "it" Quotation marks- Placed when someone is talking, or as sarcasm. ex. "Hi there, sir, would you like to buy some cookies?" or The "block" defended the quarterback from the defenders. Commas- something to divide 2 sentences into one Dependent and independent clauses Hyphens-The //hyphen// ( ‐ ) is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word Dashes: this is a dash (-), it separates words from the sentence Brackets- pair of written marks that you place round a word, expression, or sentence in order to indicate that you are giving extra information Semicolons-in place of a period to separate two sentences where the conjunction has been left out. capitalization- capitalizing the letter when needed