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AIR vocab-list 1
vocab list
Term | Definition |
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Graphics | visuals, pictures tables or charts |
Root word | base word |
Affix | any prefix or suffix |
Prefix | letters placed in front of the root word |
Suffix | letters added to the end of a word |
Etymology | the word origin or where a word comes from |
Organizational structure | the setup of writing |
Setting | the where and when of a story |
Exposition | the beginning of a story |
Rising action | the events leading to a high point |
Climax/ turning point | the most intense, exciting, or important point of something |
Falling action | when the problem begins to resolve |
Resolution | the end |
Theme | the lessons or meaning of the whole story |
Thematic Statement | the statement that gives us the lesson |
Authors Purpose | reason for or intent in writing |
Implies/Infers | guessing/educated guess |
Inference | educated guess |
personification | giving something non-human, human like qualities |
irony | unexpected |