SB - Unit 1 Key Vocabulary

To separate something into parts and study how the parts are related.

• narrative

• conflict

• dialogue

• analyze

the order in which events occur.

• sequence

• timeline

• cause-effect

• coherence

an initial action; an event that makes something else happen

• effect

• sequence

• cause

• coherence

the result of an event or action

• cause

• effect

• narrative

• characterization

words or phrases that connect ideas, details or events in writing

• transitions

• analyze

• cause

• effect

the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay

• narrative

• plot

• theme

• coherence

a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident

• setting

• transitions

• narrative

• sequence

the methods a writer uses to develop characters; for example, through description, actions and dialogue

• setting

• characterization

• transition

• coherence

the time and the place in which a narrative occurs

• narrative

• transition

• setting

• plot

the character struggles with his or her own needs, desires, or emotions

• internal conflict

• external conflict

• narrative

• cause