Academic Vocab Reading Literature Set 2

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Legend: A narrative from the past with historical and supernatural elements.

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A narrative handed down from the past, containing historical elements and usually supernatural elements.

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Multimedia

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Different types of media: text, video, sound, graphics, animations.

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myth

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A traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, explaining the natural world or societal customs.

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narrator

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Person telling the story

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novel

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an extended work of fiction

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paraphrase

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to restate in other words

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play

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a dramatic work for performance by actors on a stage

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Plot: Sequence of events in a story

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Sequence of events in a story

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Point of view

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The perspective from which a story is told

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Presentation

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A set of slides or handouts conveying information to an audience.