LEAP Terms

Central Idea

• The main, unifying element of the story, which ties together all of the other elements of fiction used by the author to tell the story.

• Can be an underlying topic of a discussion or a recurring idea in an artistic work.

• The main part of a word to which affixes are attached.

• The turning point of a narrative work is its point of highest tension and drama.

Developing

• A part of the story that reverts back to the beginning.

• A flashback scene.

• A part of the story that is growing or evolving, advancing, revealing or progressing.

• When a story declines to reveal a plot.

Contribute

• To give in order to help achieve or provide something.

• To take away or remove something.

• To avoid giving an answer.

• To remain quiet and not provide any solutions.

Suggest

• hide information

• deny information

• conceal information

• offer or propose information

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2D

disagree

• Approve an opinion

• To give consent

• To argue or hold a different viewpoint of opinion

• To accept an opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

purpose

• Intention or meaning

• dislike

• hate

• start

Conclusion

• question

• beginning

• End, judgement or decision

• opening

Tags

CCSS.W.8.1E

CCSS.W.8.2F

CCSS.W.8.3E

CCSS.W.8.4

Methods

• A way something is done, approach, or plan

• difference or disorganization

• a break

• changes

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

findings

• question

• punishment

• quiet

• judgement or conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.4

approach

• way of doing something

• departure

• exit to another place

• leaving something

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4