G8 Unit 1 Vocab Terms

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Plot Development

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The sequence of events that make up a story, including the exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

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Simile

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A figure of speech that compares two different things using the words 'like' or 'as'.

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces, typically the central problem in a story.

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Rising Action

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The series of events that lead to the climax of a story, building tension and developing the conflict.

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Suspense

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A feeling of excitement or anxious uncertainty about what may happen next in a story.

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Chronological Structure

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The arrangement of events in the order they occur in time.

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Author's Purpose

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The reason an author writes a text, such as to inform, entertain, persuade, or explain.

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Suffix

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A letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning or grammatical function.

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Demonstrative Pronoun

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A pronoun that points to a specific thing or things, such as 'this,' 'that,' 'these,' or 'those.'

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Revision

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The process of reviewing, editing, and amending a piece of writing to improve its clarity and quality.