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Q2 Priority Vocab
Term | Definition |
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formulate | to create |
composition | a piece of writing |
paraphrase | restating information in one's own words |
plagiarism | when a writer copies another writer's language or ideas and then calls the work his or her own |
chronological | an organizational pattern organized according to time |
sequence | an organizational pattern using text that gives step by step directions |
proposition and support | an organizational pattern in which the text is organized by introducing and supporting an argument |
spatial | an organizational pattern in which the text is organized by detailing a space |
revise | the process of rereading a text and making changes to improve it |
edit | a stage in the writing process in which a writer words to improve a draft by correcting errors in conventions |
denotation | the literary dictionary definition of a word |
connotation | an emotional feeling connected to a word |
irony | what happens is the opposite of what you expect |
first person | the narrator is a part of the story or a character in the story |
second person | a point of view where the narrator tells the story using the word "you" |
third person limited | the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one character but describes the actions of others |
third person omniscient | the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of more than one character |
protagonist | the central, main character of the story |
antagonist | the character who opposes the main character |
static | a type of character who stays the same through the story |
dynamic | a type of character who develops or changes emotionally through the story |