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Reading Terms

2010

QuestionAnswer
author's purpose to inform or teach about something, to persuade reader to do something, to entertain or tell a story
bias a judgement based on a personal point of view
alliteration the repetition of initial consonant sounds in neighboring words
cause and effect a form of text organization whre cause stems from acitons and events, and effect are what happen as a result of the action or event
climax the turning point in a narrative
conflict/problem a struggle a character or characters face
exaggeration to make an overstatement or to stretch the truth
expository text text written to explain and convey information about a specific topic
first person point of view in which the author uses I and my
main idea author's central thought of the main topic of a passage
metaphor a figure of speech that expresses an idea through the image of another object
personification an object that is given human qualities
plot the structure of a story
problem/solution text organization structure where a problem is presented and possible solutions are also presented
bandwagon appeal to reader because it is popular or "everyone is doing it"
emotional appeal appeal to reader by playing on emotions rather than logic
testimonial appeal to reader by using a famous person to endorse product or idea
repetition appeal to reader by repeating a message over and over again
sweeping generalization appeal to reader by stereotyping
appeal to statistics appeal to reading by using numbers, facts, or statistics
resolution the outcome of a story
setting the time and place in which a story unfolds
simile comparison using like or as
theme a major idea broad enough to cover the entire story (follow your dreams, never give up, etc)
third person point of view
rising action events of a story leading up to the climax
exposition plot structure where the setting, characters, and conflict are introduced
compare and contrast text organization where the author is comparing two topics or ideas
sequential order text organization where the events are in a particular order
Created by: sherauman
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