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Unit 1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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foreshadowing | hints or clues that suggest what may happen later in the story |
suspense | the anxiety a reader feels about what may happen next in the story |
textual evidence | evidence found in a text, such as a passage, article, or book |
plot | the chain of events that make up a story |
complications | problems that arise as characters struggle to reach their goals |
quote | word for word from an author shown in quotation marks |
protagonist | the main character in the story |
inference | a conclusion reached based on prior knowledge (schema) and evidence |
antagonist | the character (or entity) in conflict with the protagonist |
flashback | interrupting the plot of the story to recreate an incident of an earlier time |
cite | using text from a passage, article, or book as evidence |
conflict | a struggle between two opposing forces or characters |
cliffhanger | an ending to a section, chapter, or novel that leaves the reader “hanging,” or in suspense |
setting | the time and place of a story |