Academic Vocabulary - RI/RL 6.2 & 6.6

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What is a summary?

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A brief account of the main points of something.

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What is a narrator?

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The person telling the story.

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What is perspective?

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A way of seeing something/point of view.

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What are examples of literary techniques?

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Foreshadow and flashback.

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What is the difference between flashback and foreshadow?

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Flashback is when the character remembers something from the past; foreshadow gives clues as to what will happen in the future in the story.

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What is foreshadowing?

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A literary device used to give hints or clues about what will happen later in the story.

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What is a theme?

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The central idea or message in a story.

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What is character development?

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The process of creating a believable character in a story.

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What is a plot?

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The sequence of events that make up a story.

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What is a conflict in literature?

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A struggle between opposing forces in a story.