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Unit 1 Vocabulary MM
This is a list of the vocabulary terms for Unit 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Setting | The time and the place that a story takes place |
| Mood | The feeling that a piece of writing creates with the reader |
| Characters | The people in a story |
| Character Traits | Things that help identify certain things about the characters |
| Conflict | When the main character struggles with either an internal or external conflict. This is the first element of the plot. |
| Internal Conflict | A conflict that happens between the character and themself |
| External Conflict | A conflict between the main character and an outside force |
| Rising Action | What happens in a story that leads up to the most exciting part. This is the second element of the plot. |
| Climax | The most exciting part of the story. This is the third element of the plot. |
| Falling Action | The events that follow the climax of the story. This is the fourth element of the plot. |
| Resolution | The last of the five elements of the plot. This is where the conflict is resolved. |
| Plot | The most important part of a story. The sequence of events where we learn about the characters, the setting, and the moral. |
| Moral | The lesson that is to learned from the story. |
| Cause/Effect | An action with a reaction |
| Point of View | The perspective from which the story is told. Lets the reader know who is telling the story. |
| First Person Point of View | Uses the 'I' or 'We' Pronoun |
| Second Person Point of View | Is told through the pronoun 'You' |
| Third Person Point of View | Uses the 'he', 'she', and 'they' pronouns |
| Metaphor | Comparing two unlike things by using 'like' or 'as' She is as pretty as an angel. |
| Simile | Comparing two unlike things by using 'is'. She is an angel. |
| Personification | Giving human-like qualities to non-human things. The trees danced in the sky. |
| Hyperbole | Exaggerated claims that aren't true. I'm so tired I could sleep for 1,000 years. |
| Short Story | A story will a fully developed theme but shorter than a novel |
| Theme | The main idea of a story. |
| Author's Purpose | The reason for the story, plus the main idea. Reason + Main Idea =Author's Purpose |
| Foreshadowing | When the writer gives a hint of what will happen in the story |
| Inference | Figuring out what something means based off using context clues, text evidence, and background knowledge. |
| What are the 5 W's | Who: Who the story is about What: What the story is about When: When did the story happen Where: Where did the story take place Why: Why did the story happen |
| Cognate | Words that are similar in both Spanish and English |
| Personal Narrative | Story based off of someone's life told in the first person. |
| Omniscient Third Person Point of View | Narrator shows what all the characters are doing and thinking |
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myron.mcgee
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