Literature Unit 1: Literary Terms and Concepts

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Plot

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Sequence of events in a story

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Exposition

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Introduces the setting, characters and conflict of a story

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Rising Action

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Events leading up to the climax

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Climax

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The turning point of the story; the conflict is resolved

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Falling Action

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Events after the climax, leading to the resolution

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Resolution

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End of the story where loose ends are tied up

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Flashback

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A scene that interrupts the normal sequence of events in a story to depict something that happened at an earlier time

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Characters

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The people, imaginary creatures, or animals in a story

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Informational Text

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Provides factual information; includes evidence to support ideas, often uses text features such as headings, photographs, and captions

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Author's Purpose

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The reason the author has for writing. (inform, persuade, express feelings, & entertain)