ELA ILearn Prep

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The high point or the turning point of a story

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Climax: The moment in a story where the conflict reaches its highest point, leading to a resolution.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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A "chunk" of lines in a poem, similar to a paragraph in an essay

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Stanza: A grouped set of lines in a poem, often separated by a space from other stanzas.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

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Read between the lines

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Infer: To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

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To keep the same connotation, one might change the word bonafide to _____

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Authentic: Genuine or real; not false or copied.

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CCSS.L.7.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

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The most important thing the author says about a topic

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Central Idea: The main point or message that the author wants to convey in a text.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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A recurring theme or idea in a literary work

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Motif: A repeated element that has symbolic significance in a story.

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CCSS.RL.7.2

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The use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story

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Foreshadowing: A literary device used to give an indication or hint of what is to come later in the story.

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The perspective from which a story is told

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Point of View: The narrator's position in relation to the story being told.

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CCSS.RL.7.6

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A comparison between two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'

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Simile: A figure of speech that directly compares two different things.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

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The main character in a story, often facing a conflict

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Protagonist: The central character or leading figure in a literary work.