Essential Academic Words to Know Pt. 1

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Conflict

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A struggle between opposing forces, often the main problem in a story.

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Resolve

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To find a solution or bring something to an end.

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Support

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To back up an idea with reasons or evidence.

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Realistic short story

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A short fictional story that could happen in real life, with believable characters, settings, and events.

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Summary

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A brief retelling of the main ideas or events without details.

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Third person limited point of view

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The narrator tells the story from the perspective of one character's thoughts and feelings.

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Third person omniscient point of view

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The narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of all characters.

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First person point of view

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The story is told by a character using "I" or "we".

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Effect

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The result or outcome of an action.

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Quotation

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Exact words taken from a text or speaker, shown with quotation marks.