Please note: If you are leaving for Thanksgiving break early, please make arrangements with me to take the vocab test before you leave. (Scroll down to see Literature 6 assignment.)
All vocab is also posted on the school website and on my Google Classroom.
Literature 7 - Tuesday, 11/22 - Novel vocab test on climax - symbol.
Climax: That point in the story where you know that the dilemma has been resolved.
Denouement: What happens as a result of the dilemma being resolved.
Antagonists: Forces creating the dilemma. Must have both positive and negative forces or there is no dilemma. They can be a person, thing, situation, or belief.
Theme: A universal truth about people – the things they do, the way they are, that can be applied to your life. Not a dippy moral.
Parable: Short tale that illustrates a universal truth, a belief that appeals to all people.
Foreshadowing: A device where the author gives clues that hint at later events in the story. Makes surprise endings more believable.
Symbol: Something that has meaning in itself and also stands for or represents something else. (American flag – patriotism, Dove – peace, Crucifix – our faith)
Literature 8 - Tuesday, 11/22 - short story vocab test on oxymoron - surprise ending.
Oxymoron: Figure of speech in which opposite or contradictory ideas
or terms are combined for a certain effect. (Bittersweet, horribly good.)
Connotation: An emotional impact of a word or phrase beyond its literal
meaning.
Science Fiction: A literary genre that deals with people or worlds that do
not exist in our reality. Based loosely on scientific principles.
Flashback: A literary device where an event from the past is inserted
into the present. Seems as if it is happening in present time. Shows how the
present is influenced by the past.
Chronological
Order: The order in which events actually occur in time.
Foreshadowing: A device where the author gives clues that hint at later
events in the story. Makes surprise endings more believable.
Red herring: False clue meant to mislead
.
Symbol: Something that has meaning in itself and also stands for
or represents something else. (American flag – patriotism, Dove – peace,
Crucifix – our faith)
Surprise ending: Unexpected twist at the end of a story that you did not
predict. Must be believable. Use of foreshadowing to hint at the surprise so it
is believable.
Literature 6 - Tuesday, 11/22 - nonfiction vocab test on biography - humorous essay.
Biography: The story of someone’s life told by someone else. The
subject is known and of interest to other people. Tells you the facts of the
subject’s life and explains what these facts mean.
Narrative essay: A short nonfiction composition that
tells a story that may focus on a character other than the writer.
Descriptive essay: A short nonfiction composition that uses vivid sensory
details to describe people or places.
Personal essay: A short nonfiction composition that gives an informal
account of an episode from a person’s own life.
Reflective essay: A short nonfiction composition that presents a writer’s
thought about ideas or experiences.
Persuasive essay: A short nonfiction composition where a series of
arguments are presented to convince readers to believe or act in a certain way.
Humorous essay: A short nonfiction composition meant to amuse readers.
Writers sometimes create humor by contrasting the reality of the situation with
the character’s mistaken views of what is happening.
