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Unit 1 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Develop/Character Change | The way a character’s attitude, beliefs, or personality change throughout the story |
| protagonist | The main character main character in the story |
| secondary characters | Characters other than the protagonist who influence how the protagonist acts |
| plot | The events of the story |
| setting | The time and place where a story takes place |
| Central Idea | What the selection is mostly about |
| Conflict | A problem, struggle, or negative situation |
| Antagonist | The person or thing that creates the conflict or problem or negative situation against the protagonist |
| Resolution | The solution of a problem in a story; the ending of a story |
| Relevant Evidence | Evidence that supports an answer or claim |
| Reveal | show |
| Inference | guess based on what you know |
| Contribute | add to |
| Significance (significant) | important |
| Develop | build, add on to |
| Propel | Move the story forward |
| Impact | Influence, cause, make |
| Influence | impact, cause, make |
| Convey | show |
| Introduce | begin, to create or bring into notice; to make known especially for the first time |
| Illustrate | to make clear by providing examples or images |
| Analyze | o learn the nature & relationship of the parts of something by a close & careful examination, break apart |
| Elaborate | to provide more details; to develop, explain |