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Communication Skills
Common Core
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Theme (Central Idea) | The lesson learn that can apply everyday live |
| Characters | People or animals in the story |
| Conflict | Struggle or the problem (Enternal) |
| Setting | When and where the story takes place |
| Point Of View | An author can tell a story from the first person point of view OR the author can use the third person point of view |
| First Person | Through the author's viewpoint who uses I, me, we, us to tell the story |
| Third Person Limited | Through the viewpoint of one character and uses he, him, her, she |
| Third Person Omniscient | Through the viewpoint of all the character and uses he, she, him or her(all-knowing narrator) |
| Internal Conflict | A problem within one's self |
| External Conflict | A problem with outside force. Character vs. Nature Character vs. Group Character vs. Technology |
| Alliteration | Repetition of the same constant sound Example. Seashells by the Sandy Seashore |
| Hyperbole | Exaggeration Example. The cafeteria is the size of a football field |
| Onomatopoeia | Words that initiate sounds Example. Hiss, bang, book, buzz, |
| Primary Source | Documents or other sources or information created by people who were directly involved with the topic |
| Secondary Source | Documents such as magazines, articles, and books, written by people who were not directly involved |
| Summary | The main point(s) in the story |
| Support | Details that back up the story's main idea or topic |
| Reveal | To show |
| View | The point of view from which the story |
| Interference | Educated guess based on Information and evidence in a text |
| Plot | The organized pattern or sequence of events that make up a story. Every plot is made up of a series or incidents that are related to another. |
| Exposition | This usually occurs at th beginning of a short story. Here the characters are introduced. We also learn about the setting of the story. We are also introduced to the main problem (main conflict). |
| Climax | The most exciting part. The main character come face to face with a conflict. |
| Falling Action | All lose end of the plot are tied up. The conflict and climax are taken care of. |
| Resolution | The story comes to a reasonable end. |
| Inferences | Can not be told directly. An educated guess based on what the author tells the reader. |
| Drama | A literary work intended to be performed by actors for an audience. |
| Playwright | The author of a play |
| Act | A major division of a play |
| Scene | A subdivision of an act with a fixed setting and continuous time frame. |
| Dialogue | Words spoken by characters to each other |
| Soliloquy | A speech delivered by one character while he or she is alone onstage. |
| Stage Direction | Tell actors what to do |
| Smile | A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS. Example: The rode is like a ribbon. |
| Alliteration | Repetition of the same constant Example: Seashells are on the Sandy Sea floor. |
| Metaphor | A comparison of 2 "unlike" things by saying something is something else. Example: The rode is a ribbon. |
| Personification | Giving human characteristic to nonhuman objects. Example: Leaves whispered through the wind |
| Connotation | The emotional weight a word carries, or the set of asocialion implied by the word. |
| Denotation | The actual dictionary meaning. |
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