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analysis   studying the parts of something to better understand the whole (ex. looking at different parts of a book to get a better understanding of the book)  
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novel   chapter book  
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genre'   type of book (fiction, nonfiction, biography, mystery, science fiction)  
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setting   when and where the story takes place  
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narrator   the person who tells the story  
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plot   the events in the story told in chronological order  
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chronological order   events arranged in the order in which they happen  
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climax   the most interesting point (event) of the story  
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conflict   problem in the story  
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resolution   a solution to the conflict  
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internal conflict   a problem that a character is having INSIDE his/her own mind (character vs. self)  
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external conflict   a problem that a character is having with an outside source (character vs. character, character vs. nature, character vs. society)  
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point of view   A story can be told in first person, second person, third person-limited, and third person- omniscient  
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first person limited   (point of view) one of the characters tells the story (I, me, my, us, we)  
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first person omniscient   (pov) more than one character is telling their side of the story (I, me, my, us, we)  
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second person   (point of view) the author writes directly to the reader (you, your)  
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third person limited   (point of view) author writes thoughts and feelings on one main character; the author is not in the story (he, she, his, her, they)  
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third person omniscient   (point of view) the author writes about more than one main character; the author is not in the story (he, she, his, her, they)  
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theme   a lesson that the reader or a character learns in a story  
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author's purpose   1. inform 2. entertain 3. Express opinions 4. to persuade  
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pronoun   takes the place of a noun  
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First person pronouns   I, me, my, mine, our  
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Second person pronouns   you, your  
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Third person pronouns   he, she, his, her, him, them, their, they  
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character development   creating a character's background, physical appearance, and personality  
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tone   the attitude of the writer  
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mood   the overall feeling of a piece of writing  
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symbol   something that represents something else  
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foreshadow   to warn that something may happen  
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flashback   looking back at an event that happened earlier  
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infer   to make a guess based on known facts  
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predict   to tell what you believe will happen  
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compare   to show how things are similar or alike  
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contrast   to show how things are different  
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