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ISTEP+ Words 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| accuracy | reading words with no errors |
| climax | the point in the story where it is the most intense |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more people |
| flashback | looking back at ones life in a written text |
| summarize | an approach to thinking and writing that expresses the main points of one or several resources, including readings, research findings, events, the writer’s own ideas, etc. |
| voice | a writer's unique use of language particular to his/her style |
| structure | the way a text is organized (e.g., chronological, cause and effect) |
| purpose | the reason an author decides to write about a topic (e.g., entertain, persuade, inform) |
| plot | the action or sequence of events in a story. The plot includes exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and denouement (ending) |
| myth | a traditional story passed down through generations that explains why the world is the way it is |
| literature | this genre includes stories, novels, poetry, and plays |
| folktale | a short narrative handed down through oral tradition, with various tellers and groups modifying it, so that it acquired cumulative authorship |
| evidence | support for an idea or claim |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces in a story or play, usually resolved by the end of the work |
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