Edexcel Non-Fiction: Vocabulary Week 1

What is the meaning of Climax in a narrative?

• The point where tension and drama is at its highest in an extract

• The highest geographical point

• Anger and rage felt by characters in an extract

• The difficulties and obstacles placed in characters' way

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of Exposition?

• A moment of intense heat and energy being released

• A previous position or viewpoint that was held and has now changed

• Detailed description (of a setting) at the beginning of a narrative

• The final stages of description that bring a narrative to a close

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of Memoir?

• A transactional piece of writing to persuade the reader to change their viewpoint

• A ‘snapshot’ of one’s life experiences, it helps frame milestones in a person’s life

• Looking back at a famous time in history

• A disjointed writing style that is often difficult to understand

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of Travelogue?

• A film, book or blog about the places visited by or experiences of a traveller

• An advertisement explaining why certain places should be visited

• A fictional description of places that the writer would like to travel to

• A film set in a foreign country about fictional events with dramatic detail

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the meaning of Tension in a narrative?

• Anger and hatred

• When a rope or something similar is pulled incredibly tight

• Mental or emotional strain

• When the reader or audience knows something that the characters do not

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C

What is the meaning of Perspective?

• A clear plastic material that is durable and strong

• A high viewpoint that offers views over a great space or area

• A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view

• The correct approach for dealing with a particular problem

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is the meaning of Disparity?

• Something that is large in size

• The opposite to being charitable and helping others

• An intensity of feelings and emotions

• A great difference between two things

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of Apathy?

• The attribute of being pathetic, weak and needing sympathy from others

• Lack of interest or enthusiasm

• The direction taken and choices made by a character within a narrative

• Demonstrating a keen sense of interest or enthusiasm

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is the meaning of Trauma?

• A ward in the hospital where patients over a certain age are taken

• Filled with a sense of defeat and emptiness

• A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This can be physical or emotional

• A tear in a material

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What is the meaning of Plight?

• Continued suffering during a difficult experience

• Disorder, turbulent and chaotic

• Loaded to excess or burdened with a heavy load

• Great bravery and courage in adversity

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C