Terms and Vocabulary for "The Interlopers"

a contradiction between appearance and reality--it is the difference between what is expected and what actually happens

• irony

• conflict

• surprise ending

• inference

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.4

something that happens in a story that contradicts the expectations of a character or a reader. For example, a runner trains hard for a marathon and is expected to win, but they oversleep and miss the race.

• internal conflict

• situational irony

• foreshadowing

• suspense

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

a plot twist at the end of a story that changes a reader's view of preceding events

• straight ending
• predictable ending
• obvious ending
• surprise ending

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

a logical assumption you make based on details in a text. You can also use your own knowledge and prior experiences to make this assumption.

• observation

• foreshadowing

• conflict

• inference

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

steep; sheer

• instigates

• precipitous

• feud

• interlopers

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

contested; argued about

• precipitous

• feud

• disputed

• cascade

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

a long and violent quarrel, especially between clans or families, often characterized by killings

• feud

• dispute

• faltered

• condolences

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

agreed quietly without protest or enthusiasm

• dispute

• faltered

• acquiesced

• interloper

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

expressions of sympathy with another in grief

• prudence

• condolences

• instigates

• acquiesced

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

people who intrude or meddle in other people's business or lives

• acquaintances

• friends

• citizens

• interlopers

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4