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Vocabulary Word: narrative writing

Definition: writing that entertains (tells a story)

Root: narrate (to tell)narration (re-telling)

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Vocabulary Word: archetypeDefinition:

Is a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common

across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature.

Synonyms:Common impression or belief

Graphic Representation:Examples: damsel in distress; mad scientist; the wise old man; the hero; ill-

fated or star-crossed lovers (Romeo and Juliet)

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Vocabulary Word: stereotypeDefinition:

Commonly held belief about a particular group of individuals

Synonyms:judgments; labelsGeneralizations

Examples:gender stereotypes

age stereotypesracial/ethnic stereotypes

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Vocabulary Word: imageryDefinition:

Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures in a

reader’s mind

Synonyms:Mental image

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Vocabulary Word: detailsDefinition:

Words that describe a character, setting, or event

Synonyms: Specifics, fine points,

technicalities

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Vocabulary Word: ContextDefinition:

the circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or

situation

Synonyms:background

situationsurroundings

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Vocabulary Word: settingDefinition:

Time and place in which a narrative occurs

Examples:England 1506

NYC 2004

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Vocabulary Word: point of view Definition:

The perspective from which a story is told

First person: story told from character’s own perspective

Third person: story is told by a narrator

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Vocabulary Word: conflictDefinition:

A struggle between opposing forces, either internal or external

Common Examples:man vs. selfman vs. man

man vs. societyman vs. nature

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Warm up 9/12/14

Write four sentences using four different vocabulary words from your VCNB and/or Word Wall. • Use context clues to show me you

know the meaning of the words.• Use a minimum of 3 different

coordinating conjunctions throughout your sentences.

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Vocabulary Word: technique Definition:

A way of carrying out a particular task

Synonyms: approach, manner, mode

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Vocabulary Word: visual technique

Definition: Ways images can be used to convey

narration

Types of visual techniques:framing, angles, point of view, and

lighting

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Vocabulary Word: moodDefinition:

the overall emotion, which is created by the author’s language and tone

and the subject matter

Synonyms:feeling,Emotionattitude

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Vocabulary Word: protagonistDefinition:

the leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel,

or other fictional text

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Vocabulary Word: plotDefinition:

the sequence of related events that make up a story

Five main elements:Exposition, rising action, climax,

falling action, resolution

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Vocabulary Word: pacingDefinition:

A narrative technique that refers to the amount of time a writer gives to

describing each event and the amount of time a writer takes to

develop each stage in the plot

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Vocabulary Word: epicDefinition:

a long narrative about the deeds of heroes or gods

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Vocabulary Word: conciseDefinition:

to be brief and to the pointSynonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: toneDefinition:

a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject

Synonyms:Attitude, feeling, mood

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Vocabulary Word: dictionDefinition:

refers to the writer’s choice of words & use of language

Synonyms:Vocabulary, writing style, word

choice

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Vocabulary Word: connotationDefinition:

the emotional or imaginative meaning of a word or words

Synonyms:meaning, association

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A stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed. Although these have the same literal meaning (i.e. stubborn),

• strong-willed suggests admiration for the level of someone's will , while

• pig-headed suggests frustration in dealing with someone .

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Vocabulary Word: denotationDefinition:

the direct or dictionary definition of a word or words

Synonyms:Definition, literal meaning

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Vocabulary Word: nuanceDefinition:

A subtle difference or distinction in meaning

Synonyms:variation

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DOVE

denotation:

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DOVE

denotation: a small, white bird

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DOVE

denotation: a small, white bird

connotation: peace

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HOME

denotation:

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HOME

denotation: a building where you live

connotation:

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HOME

denotation: a building where you live

connotation: a place of warmth& comfort

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SUNSHINE

denotation:

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SUNSHINE

denotation: the sun’s rays

connotation:

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SUNSHINE

denotation: the sun’s rays

connotation: cheerfulness & happiness & warmth

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RAT

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RAT

denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse

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RAT

denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse

connotation: disgusting, dirty, sneaky, etc.

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determined

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularLoud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Negative Positive Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChallengingCheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . InexpensiveStubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DeterminedPicky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ParticularLoud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outspoken

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Vocabulary Word: definition essay

Definition: a type of expository writing that explains, or defines, what a topic

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Vocabulary Word: functionDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: negationDefinition: Synonyms:

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Vocabulary Word: allegoryDefinition:

Allegory is an e x t e n d e d metaphor, in which objects, persons,

& actions in a narrative have meanings outside the narrative itself

Synonyms: e x t e n d e d metaphor

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Vocabulary Word: oxymoronDefinition:

A figure of speech in which the words CONTRADICT each other

Examples:Jumbo shrimpFriendly fireCold sweat

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Vocabulary Word: rhyme schemeDefinition:

A consistent pattern of rhyming words at line endings throughout a

poem

Example:There once was a big brown cat a That liked to eat a lot of mice. b He got all round and fat a Because they tasted so nice. b

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Vocabulary Word: free verse

Definition: Poetry WITHOUT a fixed pattern of

meter and rhyme

Example:Heroes Aresometimes

courageous collaborators,sometimes

originators of opportunities,sometimes

champions of coincidence or circumstance.

Sometimesheroes act through intelligence

and at other timesthrough ignorance.

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Vocabulary Word: formal styleDefinition:

school or academic writing that shows care and appropriate language

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Vocabulary Word: informal styleDefinition:

less formal language used in texting or conversation

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Vocabulary Word: coherenceDefinition:

the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay

Roots and Affixes:Coherence contains the Latin root –

her-, meaning “to stick” and the prefix co- meaning “together.”

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