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Novels 1& 2
reading vocab
Term | Definition |
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analysis | studying the parts of something to better understand the whole |
novel | chapter book |
genré | type of book (fiction, nonfiction, biography, mystery, science fiction) |
setting | when and where the story takes place |
narrator | the person who tells the story |
plot | the events in the story told in chronological order |
chronological order | events arranged in the order in which they happen |
climax | the most interesting point (event) of the story |
conflict | problem in the story |
internal conflict | a problem that a character is having INSIDE his/her own mind (character vs. self) |
external conflict | a problem that a character is having with an OUTSIDE source (char vs char, char vs nature, char vs society) |
resolution | a solution to the conflict |
theme | a lesson that the reader or a character learns in a story |
point of view | refers to who is telling or narrating the story |
limited point of view | ONE main character |
omniscient point of view | MORE than one main character |
first person point of view | narrator(s) tell his/her/their own story (author is IN the story) |
second person | (point of view) the author writes directly to the reader (you, your) |
third person point of view | author tells main character(s) story (author is NOT in the story) |
author's purpose | 1. inform 2. entertain 3. express opinions 4. to persuade |
pronoun | takes the place of a noun |
first person pronouns | I, me, my, mine, our, we |
second person pronouns | you, your |
third person pronouns | he, she, his, her, him, them, their, they |