Texas Practice Terms 2

letter or letters added to the beginning of an existing word in order to create a new word with a different meaning

• suffix
• prefix
• parallelism
• alliteration

Tags

CCSS.L.1.5A

CCSS.L.1.5B

CCSS.L.K.5A

a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning

• suffix
• prefix
• parallelism
• definition

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

a comparison between two things, typically for the purpose of explanation or clarification

• metaphor
• simile
• analogy
• statement

Tags

CCSS.L.6.6

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

sequence of events that presents and resolves conflict

• climax
• exposition
• resolution
• plot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

psychological struggle within the mind of a literary or dramatic character

• problem
• internal conflict
• nature
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

struggle between a literary or dramatic character and an outside force such as nature or another characte

• external conflict
• climax
• rising action 
• resolution

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

the way the conflicts are solved

• climax
• resolution
• plot
• connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

broad ideas repeated throughout a work that are stated directly or implied

• main idea
• supporting details
• climax
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

broad ideas repeated throughout a work that are stated directly or implied

• main idea
• supporting details
• climax
• theme

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

ways in which an author describes a character

• simplify
• annotation
• characterization
• clarify

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3