OAA Vocabulary!OAA Vocabulary!

Warm-Up 24, 3-19-12Warm-Up 24, 3-19-12 Theme: Theme: A topic of discussion or writing; It may A topic of discussion or writing; It may

be stated or implied. Also, it should be be stated or implied. Also, it should be expressed in sentence form, not a word.expressed in sentence form, not a word.

Thesis: Thesis: The subject or major argument of a The subject or major argument of a speech or piece of writing.speech or piece of writing.

Third Person Narrative: Third Person Narrative: Narration in which Narration in which the point of view is that of someone outside the the point of view is that of someone outside the story who refers to all characters by name or story who refers to all characters by name or as “he,” “she,” and “they.”as “he,” “she,” and “they.”

Warm-Up 25, 3-22-12Warm-Up 25, 3-22-12 Tone: Tone: The reflection of an author’s The reflection of an author’s

attitude toward his or her subject.attitude toward his or her subject.

Ambiguities: Ambiguities: Statements or arguments Statements or arguments used in a work that may have more than used in a work that may have more than one meaning or interpretation. Vague one meaning or interpretation. Vague comments or ideas.comments or ideas.

Topic Sentence: Topic Sentence: A sentence intended to A sentence intended to express the main idea in a paragraph or express the main idea in a paragraph or passage. passage.

Warm-Up 26, 3-23-12Warm-Up 26, 3-23-12 Transfer: Transfer: A persuasive technique in which a A persuasive technique in which a

product is associated with something attractive product is associated with something attractive or respectable.or respectable.

Transitions: Transitions: Words and phrases that help Words and phrases that help explain relationships between sentences and explain relationships between sentences and allow a reader or writer to move from one idea allow a reader or writer to move from one idea to another.to another.

ExplicitExplicit: Fully or clearly expressed. Definite.: Fully or clearly expressed. Definite.

Warm-Up 27, 3-26-12Warm-Up 27, 3-26-12 Fallacy:Fallacy: A typical error in reasoning that proves A typical error in reasoning that proves

incorrect the argument in which it appears .incorrect the argument in which it appears . Homograph:Homograph: A word with the same spelling as A word with the same spelling as

another word, whether or not pronounced alike. another word, whether or not pronounced alike. Ex: bow (arrow) vs. bow (part of a ship).Ex: bow (arrow) vs. bow (part of a ship).

Homophone:Homophone: A word with different origin A word with different origin meaning but the same pronunciation as another meaning but the same pronunciation as another word, whether or not spelled alike. Ex: hair vs. word, whether or not spelled alike. Ex: hair vs. hare. hare. 0000

Warm-Up 28, 3-28-12Warm-Up 28, 3-28-12 Connotation: Connotation: The attitudes and feelings The attitudes and feelings

associated with a word as opposed to a associated with a word as opposed to a word’s literal meaning.word’s literal meaning.

Denotation: Denotation: The literal or “dictionary” The literal or “dictionary” meaning of a word.meaning of a word.

Coherence:Coherence: The quality of a piece of The quality of a piece of writing in which the ideas are clearly writing in which the ideas are clearly arranged so a reader can follow the arranged so a reader can follow the progression from one idea to the next. progression from one idea to the next.

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Cues: Cues: Hand, body, or facial gestures that Hand, body, or facial gestures that communicate meaning with little or no communicate meaning with little or no use of language.use of language.

Symbol:Symbol: A concrete thing used to A concrete thing used to suggest something larger and more suggest something larger and more abstract.abstract.

Round Character: Round Character: A character who is A character who is complex and multi-dimensional.complex and multi-dimensional.

Warm-Up 30, 4-2-12Warm-Up 30, 4-2-12 Hyperbole: Hyperbole: A figure of speech which uses A figure of speech which uses

deliberate exaggeration. Ex: I told you a deliberate exaggeration. Ex: I told you a million times!million times!

Idiom: Idiom: A combination of words that is not A combination of words that is not strictly in accordance with grammatical rules strictly in accordance with grammatical rules and often possesses a meaning other than its and often possesses a meaning other than its logical one. Ex: That test was a piece of cake!logical one. Ex: That test was a piece of cake!

Implicit: Implicit: To be assumed but not directly To be assumed but not directly expressed.expressed.

Warm-Up 31, 4-4-12Warm-Up 31, 4-4-12 Objective: Objective: not influenced by personal feelings, not influenced by personal feelings,

interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; interpretations, or prejudice; based on facts; unbiased: an objective opinion.unbiased: an objective opinion.

Subjective: Subjective: influenced by personal feelings. influenced by personal feelings. Based on emotions and opinions.Based on emotions and opinions.

Topic: Topic: The general category or class of ideas, The general category or class of ideas,

often stated in a word or phrase, to which the often stated in a word or phrase, to which the ideas of a passage as a whole belong.ideas of a passage as a whole belong.

Warm-Up 32, 4-12-12Warm-Up 32, 4-12-12 Sensory Details: Sensory Details: Details perceived by sight, Details perceived by sight,

hearing, smell, or any mode by which one hearing, smell, or any mode by which one perceives stimuli outside or within the body.perceives stimuli outside or within the body.

Sequencing: Sequencing: The arrangement in which The arrangement in which things follow in a logical order or a pattern.things follow in a logical order or a pattern.

Anecdote: Anecdote: A brief narrative of an interesting, A brief narrative of an interesting, unusual, or biographical event often used to unusual, or biographical event often used to illustrate a point. A short story that is intended illustrate a point. A short story that is intended to make a point.to make a point.

Warm-Up 33, 4-16-12Warm-Up 33, 4-16-12 AllusionAllusion: A reference, within a literary work, : A reference, within a literary work,

to another work of fiction, a film, a piece of to another work of fiction, a film, a piece of art, or even a real event.art, or even a real event.

OnomatopoeiaOnomatopoeia: Words whose sounds : Words whose sounds imitate their suggested meaning. Ex: buzz, imitate their suggested meaning. Ex: buzz, hiss, or clang.hiss, or clang.

ParodyParody: A literary or musical work in which : A literary or musical work in which the style of an author or work is closely the style of an author or work is closely imitated for comic effect.imitated for comic effect.