| A | B |
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| origin myths | explain how life began gave birth to myths and traditional stories passed down from generation to generation. |
| oral traditions | telling stories out loud which captures group's ideals |
| compound sentence | has two or more main clauses (sentences) linked by a semicolon, such, as, and, or, or but |
| exploration narrative | first hand accounts of their travels |
| signal words | word that highlights the relationships among ideas |
| past tense | a verb showing action that began and ended at a given time in the past |
| past perfect tense | indicates an action that ended before another past action |
| slave narrative | is an autobiographical account of life as a slave |
| passive voice | subject receives the action |
| active voice | subject performs the action |
| journal | individuals day by day account of events |
| author's point of veiw | attitudes about the topic or audience [may color the telling events] |
| action verbs | express physical or mental motion |
| linking verb | state of being (ie. be, become) |
| narrative accounts | tells the story of real life events |
| possessive | form of noun indicates kinship and ownership |
| Puritan Plain Style | characterized by short words, direct statements, and reference |
| apostrohpe | figure of speech in which the speaker directly addresses an absent person |
| paraphase | restated in your own words the idea expressed (in order given) |
| direct adress | speaker in literature talks directly to someone or something (set off with comas) |
| sermon | is broadly defined as a speech given from a pulpit in a house of worship |
| oratory | formal public speaking |
| context | using the surrounding words, phrase and sentence for clues |
| comparitive of adj./adv. | form of adjective and adverbs used to compare two things or ideas |
| superlative of adj./adv. | is used to compare more that two things or ideas |
| origin myths explain | 1. customs, institutions, religious rites, 2. natural landmarks, 3. events beyond people's control |
| recognize cultural details | noticing references to objects, animals or practices that signal how the people of a culture live, think or worship |
| author's style | the way a writer chooses words |
| signal words tell | time and contrast |
| emotional appeals | speaks persuasively to strengthen impact |
| summarizing | state very briefly in your own words the main ideas and key details of the text, but not necessarily in order |
| recognizing author's purpose | helps reader's understanding of why a work was written |
| breaking down sentences | looking at complex sentence and separating essential parts (the who from what) |
| possessive singular nouns | use " 's" |
| possessive plural nouns | use "s' " |
| regular form of adj./adv. | standard use of adjectives and adverbs as modifiers |
