Unit 2 Flashcards

Front

thesis

Back

main idea, proposition, or argument of a text

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Front

conclusion

Back

final paragraph that summarizes the essay or text

Front

parallelism

Back

using the same pattern or similar words to emphasize a point

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1A

Front

inferences

Back

educated guesses formed from evidence from the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

Front

parallel plots

Back

two or more plots weaving into the same main story

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

tension

Back

added stress or conflict used to build suspense

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Front

pace

Back

the speed in which events in the story happen and flow

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

bridge

Back

a transition that helps readers understand the connection between two points

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.5.6

Front

complex sentence

Back

a sentence combining an independent and a dependent clause

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Front

sentence fragment

Back

a sentence that can not stand on its own; incomplete sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1F