Literary Terms

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Connotative Meaning

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a non-literal meaning, can be associated with feelings/emotions, and can be positive or negative

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CCSS.L.9-10.5B

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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Annotation

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Analyzing a text through the use of highlighting, asking questions, making connections, writing in the margins & finding context clues

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Zeitgeist

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The spirit of a generation or a period of time.

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CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

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Figurative meaning is

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how meaning can be derived through context, comparison, play on words, exaggeration, or non-literal meaning.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Denotative meaning

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a literal meaning. It is also called a dictionary definition.

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CCSS.L.3.5A

CCSS.RL.3.4

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Cultural background is

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one's ethnicity (race) nationality, locality, social class or generation.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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Theme

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the message (lesson) learned.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

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With theme, who learns the lesson?

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The reader.

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

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What is the main idea of a story?

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What the article is mostly about.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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Point of view

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answers WHO is speaking & from what perspective.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D