wow words weeks 10-12

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Facts

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True statements that can be proven.

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Informative Text

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Text written to inform the reader or explain a topic.

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Explicit Information

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Information provided directly in the text; factual information.

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Non-fiction

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Text that is true and contains facts. (Newspaper articles, encyclopedia entries, brochures/pamphlets).

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Direction / Narration

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Information that sets the scene, indicates time or place, and orients the audience to what is happening.

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Dialogue

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The written conversation between characters; the words spoken by the players in a play.

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Scene

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A part of a play in which the action takes place in the same time and place. All actors usually leave the stage when the scene ends.

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Aside

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Dialogue that is spoken to the audience as if it cannot be heard by the other actors on the stage.

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Irony

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The use of words to convey a meaning that is opposite of its literal meaning.

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Quote

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To repeat or copy someone’s words to add emphasis.