Label all the elements on the plot diagram.

c

b

d

e

a

Rising Action

Resolution

Falling Action

Exposition

Climax

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CCSS.RL.9-10.5

​ ​ A distinctive poetic structure with distinguishable characteristics based on meter, lines, stanzas, and rhyme schemes are (choose three and place them in alphabetical order) ​ ​ ​ (a)   ​ ​ (b)   ​ (c)   ​

• ballad
• fiction
• free verse
• epic
• sonnet

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is the pattern of rhyming lines (e.g., ABAB, ABBA)?

• literary elements

• rhyme scheme

• poetic form

• meter

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CCSS.RL.7.4

What is an author’s unique articulation or expression of language created by stylistic elements such as syntax, diction, and figurative language?

• author's purpose

• meter

• style

• voice

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Match the following vocabulary terms with the correct definition.

• syntax

• the arrangement and sequence of words in sentences, clauses, and phrases

• style

• humorous criticism or exaggeration used to accentuate another character’s faults or ignorance

• satire

• the unique characteristics that describe a writer’s use of language; diction, syntax, sentence fluency, figurative language, and voice all contribute to a writer’s style

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CCSS.RL.11-12.6

Author's purpose is the reason an author writes about a particular topic.  What are the reasons an author writes? List the reasons in alphabetical order.

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CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What is an author’s particular attitude, either stated or implied in writing?

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CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

What is the dictionary definition of a word; the literal or cognitive meaning?

• connotation

• diction

• syntax

• denotation

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the following vocabulary terms to the correct definition.

• connotation

• the words, sentences, or passages that precede or follow a specific word, sentence, or passage

• diction

• the emotions or set of associations attached to a word that is implied rather than literal (e.g., feeling blue)

• context

• Word choice that may be determined by the writer or speaker’s style, purpose, and need to communicate accurately, appropriately, and understandably to a specific audience expression.

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CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Match the following vocabulary term to the correct definition.

• indirect characterization

• revealing aspects of a character through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc.

• direct characterization

• in literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story

• conflict

• the method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3