6th Grade RLA: Unit 02A Flashcards

Front

What is the term for the character who opposes the protagonist or the goals of the protagonist?

Back

antagonist

Front

What is the intended target group for a message, regardless of the medium called?

Back

audience

Front

What is the intentional and deliberate use of organizational patterns, text and graphic features, sentence structures, devices, and language to create an effective written work called?

Back

author's craft

Front

What is the reason an author writes about a particular topic called?

Back

author's purpose

Front

What is the method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance or by revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc. called?

Back

characterization

Front

What is the highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak called?

Back

climax

Front

In literature, what is the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story called?

Back

conflict

Front

What are the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage called?

Back

context

Front

What is the stage in the writing process when a written text is prepared for an audience by attending to and correcting mechanics, grammar, and spelling called?

Back

editing

Front

What is the element of plot structure that takes place after the climax and begins to resolve the conflict(s) of the story before the resolution called?

Back

falling action