Key Terms- Unit 1

​A universal message that can apply to real life or other stories.

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​​Theme

​The main point an author makes in a nonfiction text (or a section of a nonfiction text)

• Texts can have more than one central idea​

​​Central Idea

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​A person or character's perspective on a topic.

​​Point of View

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​The events in a story.

​​Plot

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​The struggle between two opposing forces in a story.

​​Conflict

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​The time and place where a story takes place.

​​Setting

​How the conflict is solved; the ending of a story.

​​Resolution

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​The ways an author reveals and develops a character's personality.

• What he thinks, says, does, feels, and how others act toward them

​​Characterization

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​The way a character's attitude, beliefs, or personality change throughout the story.

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​​Character

Change​

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​A claim that a writer is defending in a paragraph or short response.

• Usually the first sentence in a paragraph

​​Argument

​A claim that a writer is defending in an essay.

• Usu​ally appears at the end of an essay's introduction

​​Thesis

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