ELA 2 EOC Reading Review

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A conversation between characters.

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Dialogue

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The form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group.

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Dialect

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The reason the author wrote the text. It ties into the theme, lesson, or moral and main idea.

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Author's Purpose

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The perspective, or vantage point, from which a story is told.

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Point of View

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The main idea of a text is the central thought or message that the author wants to convey.

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Main Idea

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A literary device that involves a contrast between expectation and reality.

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Irony

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A flashback is a scene that interrupts the present action to show an event that happened earlier.

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Flashback

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The sequence of events in a story, including the introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

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Plot

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The characters in a story are the individuals who participate in the action.

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Character

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The setting of a story includes the time and place in which the story occurs.

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Setting