8th Grade ELA Flashcards- Unit 2 Interim

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Central Idea

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Main point or message of a text

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Objective Summary

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Brief, unbiased overview of a text

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Plot

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Sequence of events in a story

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Exposition

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Introduction of setting, characters, and conflict

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Rising Action

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Events building tension leading to climax

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Climax

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Turning point or most intense moment

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Falling Action

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Events after climax leading to resolution

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Resolution

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Conclusion where conflicts are resolved

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Author's Point of View

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Perspective from which the story is told

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Author's Purpose

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Reason for writing: inform, entertain, persuade