Double down & make something seem important.

Impact or change the lesson for me.

How something changes over the course of a story.

When you first “see” what the theme or central idea is toward the beginning of a story.

When the theme or central idea has been tweaked/finalized near the end of a story; when it has been made clearer.

Characters that are complicated and change over the course of a story.

Two or more characters talking or impacting each other.

How characters push a story toward its ending.

How characters can be an example of the theme and slightly change the lesson for me based on their actions.

Character development

How characters change over the course of a story.

The attitude and emotion of an author.

Move something forward or make something seem even more true.

Impact of specific word choices

How individual words show you the tone.

Language in a story that isn’t literally true.

How an author has ordered/built their story.

How authors use flashbacks or foreshadowing to go forward or back in time.

When you don’t know the outcome of something.

When there is strain or stress in a story; something feels “off.”

When you didn’t expect something to happen.

How an author lists or explains their ideas in a story.

When the author presents something or someone for the first time.

How two things/ideas are related.

What the author states that something is the case.

Using facts, data, statistics, or true statements to prove yourself right.

Using someone’s feelings to get them to agree with you.

The author’s perspective on something; how they look at things.

Why the author wrote something.

Get you to believe what they believe.

Letting you know about something.

Telling you a story to make you feel good or teach a lesson.

False reasoning or simply things that “don’t add up.”

How well the author backs up and explains their argument.

Evaluate the argument

Tell me if the author’s argument is legit (it is true & they back it up with evidence).

Why is the paragraph significant

What does the paragraph tell you that is important.

Literary Terms and Concepts Flashcards

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Cite

Back

The process of quoting something from a story to back-up your answer.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.I.A.2

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Textual evidence

Back

A quote from a story that proves your answer is right.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.5

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Support

Back

Backing up.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Analysis

Back

Breaking something down and studying it.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Inferences

Back

An educated guess based on evidence.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.4

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Determine

Back

Figure out.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.A.1

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Theme

Back

The lesson for me.

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TEKS.ELA.9-12.II.D.1

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