Unit 2A Academic Vocabulary

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Antagonist

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the character who opposes the protagonist or the goals of the protagonist

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Audience

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the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium

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Author's Craft

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intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, syntax, devices and diction to create an effective written work; may vary by genre

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Author's purpose

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the reason an author writes about a particular topic (e.g. to persuade, to entertain, to inform, to explain to analyze, etc.)

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Characterization

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the method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance (direct characterization) or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc. (indirect characterization)

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Climax

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the highest point in the plot where the problems/conflict reaches its peak, the turning point

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Conflict

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the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action to the plot of a story. Conflict may be internal, or external.

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Context

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the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage

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Editing

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a stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling

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Falling action

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the element of plot structure that takes place after the climax and begins to resolve the conflict of the story before resolution