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LANGUAGE ARTS
WORD
Affix
Almanac
Analogy (part to
whole/function)
Appositive
Caption (determine
function)
Chronology
DEFINITION
a letter or a group of letters
attached to the beginning or end of
a word that serves to produce a
derivative word or an inflectional
form
a book containing a calendar of
days, weeks, and months and
usually facts about the rising and
setting of the sun and moon,
changes in the tides, and
information of general interest
resemblance in some details
between things otherwise unlike
part to whole – in which one word
is a part or piece of the other, as in
ARM : BODY
function - Metaphor, that image
which determines another image
An appositive is a noun or noun
phrase that renames another noun
right beside it.
A caption is a concise and
descriptive bit of text that labels a
picture, chart, or table.
Chronology is the science of
locating events in time. An
CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITIES
NUMBER OF
EXPOSURES
Clause
(dependent/independent)
Common feature
Criticism
Dialect (introduction)
Edit
arrangement of events, from either
earliest to latest or the reverse, is
also called a chronology or,
particularly when involving
graphical elements, a timeline.
Clause – In grammar, a clause is a
word or group of words ordinarily
consisting of a subject and a
predicate
Dependent – A dependent clause
is a group of words that contains a
subject and verb but does not
express a complete thought
Independent - An independent
clause is a group of words that
contains a subject and verb and
expresses a complete thought
A part or detail that normally
appears in a type of literature
any of various methods of studying
texts or documents for the purpose
of dating or reconstructing them,
evaluating their authenticity,
analyzing their content or style,
etc.: historical criticism; literary
criticism.
Linguistics. a variety of a language
that is distinguished from other
varieties of the same language by
features of phonology, grammar,
and vocabulary, and by its use by
a group of speakers who are set
off from others geographically or
socially.
to supervise or direct the
preparation of (a newspaper,
Literal vs. figurative
Log
magazine, book, etc.); serve as
editor of; direct the editorial
policies of.
2. to collect, prepare, and arrange
(materials) for publication.
3. to revise or correct, as a
manuscript.
4. to expunge; eliminate (often fol.
by out): The author has edited out
all references to his own family.
5. to add (usually fol. by in).
Literal - in accordance with,
involving, or being the primary or
strict meaning of the word or
words; not figurative or
metaphorical: the literal meaning
of a word.
2. following the words of the
original very closely and exactly: a
literal translation of Goethe.
Figurative - of the nature of or
involving a figure of speech, esp. a
metaphor; metaphorical; not literal:
a figurative expression.
2. metaphorically so called: His
remark was a figurative
boomerang.
3. abounding in or fond of figures
of speech: Elizabethan poetry is
highly figurative.
Nautical. any of various devices for
determining the speed of a ship,
as a chip log or patent log.
4. any of various records, made in
rough or finished form, concerning
a trip made by a ship or aircraft
and dealing with particulars of
Mythology
Oral tradition
Paraphrase
Phrases (adj., adv.,
prep., inf., etc.)
navigation, weather, engine
performance, discipline, and other
pertinent details; logbook.
a body of myths, as that of a
particular people or that
relating to a particular person:
Greek mythology.
2. myths collectively.
3. the science or study of
myths.
4. a set of stories, traditions,
or beliefs associated with a
particular group or the history
of an event, arising naturally
or deliberately fostered:
Oral tradition or oral culture is a
way of transmitting history,
literature or law from one
generation to the next in a
civilization without a writing
system.
a way of stating something (as a
written work) again by giving the
meaning in different words
Phrase – a group of two or more
words that express a single idea
but do not form a complete
sentence
Adjective phrase – An adjective
phrase modifies a noun or a
pronoun and answers the
questions: which one, what kind,
how many, and whose.
Adverb phrase – An adverb
prepositional phrase modifies a
verb, adjective, or another adverb.
Plagiarism
Poetic element (e.g.,
rhyme, rhythm, and
figurative language
Point of view (1st, 3rd
limited, and 3rd
Prepositional phrase – A
prepositional phrase is a group of
words beginning with a preposition
and usually ending with a noun or
a pronoun
Infinitive phrase - An infinitive is a
verb form, usually preceded by to,
that can be used as a noun, an
adjective, or an adverb.
The act of stealing and passing off
(as the ideas or words of another)
as one's own <plagiarized a
classmate's homework>
Rhyme - close similarity in the final
sounds of two or more words or
lines of verse b : one of two or
more words having this similarity in
sound
Rhythm – a flow of rising and
falling sounds in language that is
produced in verse by a regular
repeating of stressed and
unstressed syllables
Figurative language – Figurative
language or speech contains
images. The writer or speaker
describes something through the
use of unusual comparisons, for
effect, interest, and to make things
clearer. The result of using this
technique is the creation of
interesting images.
1st person – First person narration
is used somewhat less frequently.
The first-person point of view
sacrifices omniscience and
omniscient)
Propaganda devices
Proverb
Relevant/irrelevant
omnipresence for a greater
intimacy with one character. It
allows the reader to see what the
focus character is thinking
3rd person limited – s style of
narrator is similar to the first
person narrator, except for the
notable use of the third person
pronouns, he, she and it. The
character is not the narrator.
3rd person omniscient - An
omniscient narrator, as in more
limited third-person forms, is also
disembodied; it takes no actions
and has no physical form in or out
of the story. But, being omniscient,
it witnesses all events, even some
that no characters witness.
Propaganda devices usually
appeal to emotions rather than to
reason. Types of propaganda are
name calling, glittering
generalities, transfer or
association, testimonial,
identification or “plain folks”,
bandwagon, and card stacking.
a simple and concrete saying
popularly known and repeated,
which expresses a truth based on
common sense or the practical
experience of mankind.
Relevant - having something to do
with the matter being considered
Irrelevant - not relevant : not
applicable or pertinent
Rephrasing
Stress
Tabloid
Textual features
Expressing ideas in different ways
than the original work
to pronounce with stress <stress
the last syllable>
a newspaper about half the page
size of an ordinary newspaper
containing short often sensational
news stories and many
photographs
Items in the text such as chapter
titles, headings and subheadings,
parts of books including index,
appendix, table of contents, and
online tools (search engines) to
locate information.