Unit 1 and 2 Vocabulary List

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a logical or informed guess based on information in the text

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Inference

Front

 a form of inference in which the reader gathers and analyzes details in order to anticipate and foresee future events and information

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Prediction

Front

to reduce large sections of text to their essential points and main idea by using your own words

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Summarize

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

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Antagonist

Front

 the intended target group for a message

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Audience

Front

intentional and deliberate use of skills, tools, and techniques to create a more  effective or interesting written work

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Author's Craft

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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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Author's Purpose

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

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Characterization

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the highest point or turning point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak

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Climax

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in literature, the opposition, struggle, or problems of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. It may be internal or psychological within a character, or external (e.g., man versus man, man versus nature, or man versus society).

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Conflict