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| antonyms | words with opposite meanings |
| character | a person or animal that takes part in the action of a literary work |
| climax | the turning point of high point in a story |
| collaborate | work together with other members of a group |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| genre | a category or type of literature, such as short story, folktale, poem, novel or play |
| hook | a compelling idea or statement designed to get reader's attention in an introduction |
| metaphor | a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another |
| paraphrase | to restate in one's own words |
| personal narrative | a piece of writing that describes an incident and includes a personal response to and reflection of the incident |
| plot | the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel |
| point of view | the perspective from which a story is told |
| reflection | a kind of thinking and writing that seriously explores the significance of an experience, idea, or observation |
| controversy | a controversy is a public debate or dispute concerning a matter of opinion |
| setting | the time and place in which a narrative occurs |
| short story | a work of fiction that presents a sequence of events, or plot that deals with conflict |
| simile | a comparison of two unlike things using like or as |
| summarize | to briefly restate the main ideas of a piece of writing |
| symbol | an object, a person, or a place that stands for something else |
| theme | the central idea, message, or purpose of a literary work |
| claim | a writer's statement of a position or opinion about a topic |
| QHT purpose | to expand a student's prior knowledge of vocabulary |
| quickwrite | students write in response to a specific prompt for a short period of time |
