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.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

disagree

• Approve an opinion

• To give consent

• To argue or hold a different viewpoint of opinion

• To accept an opinion

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

purpose

• Intention or meaning

• dislike

• hate

• start

Conclusion

• question

• beginning

• End, judgement or decision

• opening

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

Methods

• A way something is done, approach, or plan

• difference or disorganization

• a break

• changes

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

findings

• question

• punishment

• quiet

• judgement or conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.2.4B

CCSS.L.2.4C

CCSS.L.3.2E

approach

• way of doing something

• departure

• exit to another place

• leaving something

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4