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| plot | the series of related events that make up a story |
| external conflict | a character struggles with an outside force |
| internal conflict | a struggle that takes place within a character's own mind |
| complications | the steps in the plot in which the character tries to resolve the conflict |
| climax | the most exciting moment in the story when the outcome is decided |
| resolution | the conflict is resolved and the story is brought to a close |
| subplots | a minor plot that relates in some way to the main story |
| parallel episodes | repeated elements of the plot |
| retelling | a strategy to help you summarize a story |
| proposition | an important idea or opinion presented by a writer |
| supports | the reasons or proof a writer provides for an argument |
| anecdotes | brief stories, such as personal experience |
| context clues | hints within the text |
| point of view | the vantage point from which the story is told |
| fact | something that can be proved true by direct observation |
| opinion | a belief or an attitude |
| predicting | guessing |
| foreshadowing | the use of clues or hints to suggest events that will occur later in the plot |
| motif | elements such as characters, images, or story lines that you see repeated in the tales of different cultures |
| compare contrast | to tell how things are alike and different |
