Weekly Vocabulary Unit 2

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Author's Purpose

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The reason an author writes about a particular topic (persuade, inform, entertain)

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Flashback

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A brief interruption in the plot that describes an earlier event or time in order to provide clarity, background, and context about an event currently taking place in the narrative.

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Genre

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The type or class or a work, usually categorized by form, technique, or content.

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Mood

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The atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; mood can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting, voice and theme.

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Theme

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The central or universal idea of literary work that often relates to morals and/or values and speaks to the human experience/condition; message or lesson learned

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Plot

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The problem, events and the resolution

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Climax

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The highest point in the plot where the problem/conflict reaches its peak

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Conflict

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The opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story. Conflict may be internal (psychological) or external

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Rising Action

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The element of plot structure that develops the conflict through a series of events to build interest and/or suspense and leads up to the climax

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Falling Action

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The element of plot structure that takes place after the climax and begins to resolve the conflict(s) before the resolution