turning point in the story; point at which the conflict comes to a head. A brief moment in time.

Climax

The final “perfect” version of an essay

Final Draft

Specific details that support an thesis or topic sentence (facts, examples, proof, quotes, etc)

Concrete Detail

Process of getting ideas down on paper before organizing essay into paragraphs

Prewriting

 Your opinion or comment about something (insight, analysis, inference, explanation)

Commentary

 The last sentence in a body paragraph, which gives a finished feeling to the paragraph

Concluding sentence

Introduction of time, place, and characters. Hook (makes the reader want to continue reading)

Exposition

 book

biblio

 Qualities, characteristics, or features of someone or something

Attribute noun

shows how the situation turns out; ties up loose ends—“…and they lived happily ever after.” Side note: It doesn’t always turn out happy….

Resolution

 To write

Graph

 Go into greater detail about idea or subject  It was a giant, hissing, scary lizard staring directly at me.

Elaborate verb

 Cannot be undone or changed

Irrevocable adj.

 Person vs. Idea (a person struggling with the idea of afterlife)  Person vs. Self (a person contemplating a tough decision)

Internal conflict

 Unifying idea or subject in literature What goes around, comes around. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going to get. Love Revenge Unhappiness

Theme noun

a struggle between opposing people or forces

Conflict

 Accusation, especially of wrongdoing, without giving proof I didn’t see him do it, but I know it was him!

Allegation noun

 Person vs. Person (ex = a woman running from a mass murderer)  Person vs. Society (ex = a man fighting to ban books in U.S.)  Person vs. Nature (a person trapped by an avalanche)

External conflict

 Shows doubt between choices

Whether (conjunction)

 Action that impacts or changes something or someone

Affect verb

 Not clear or confusing in meaning or intent To get to the place, drive until you see a tree then turn.

Vague adj.

To imitate closely To imitate closely

emulate

A violent argument or confrontation

Altercation noun

Very large, excellent Very large, excellent

Mega

To sway with indecision from one side to another

Vacillate verb

 naming the source for an example or quote used to support an argument or help explain “Hunting. What you speak of is murder General” (Connell 23).

Citation, noun

What happens in a story. It is made up of a series of related events that include the exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. What happens in a story. It is made up of a series of related events that include the exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

PLOT

 To show off something

Flaunt verb

 Speaking with honesty or directness Honestly, I think you need to know…

Candor adj

 Words actually mean the opposite of what is said; results do not fit expected outcome The Fire Station burned down.

Irony noun

A natural attraction for something

Affinity noun

 time

chrono

Their

A shortened version giving the main points = =

Summary noun

 Spoken or written memorably or movingly I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

Eloquent adj

Contraction of they + …

They’re

 To sleep

dorm

 To persuade someone to believe a lie

Delude verb

 Words that come before and after a particular word or passage that help explain its full meaning The girls were whispering rumors about her so “Alice was sad.”

Context noun

 To communicate clearly and logically

Coherent adj.

 Not important or logically connected Teacher: Class, if you mix yellow and blue paint together, it creates the color green. Student: Where’s China?

Irrelevent adj

 Result or change caused by an action

Effect noun

 The subject or argument for an essay  “Students should not be allowed to have cell phones at school because they are distracting and unnecessary.”

Thesis noun

 Life, living organisms

bio

 To cling firmly to decision, plan, or opinion; tightly hold on “ITS MINE!” “NO! ITS MINE!”

Tenacious adj.

 Exclude; the only person or thing that does not apply to a statement just made

Except (v)

Right or law Right or law

jus

An essential part, must have to work

Integral adj.

 To attack someone with words or actions

Assail verb

Measurement, pattern

meter

Betray or deceive Betray or deceive

treachery

 Produces or is produced

gen

 Legal responsibility for something, especially damages; or, something that holds someone back

Liability noun

 Good, well

bene

 Item used to represent something different from what it actually is

Symbol noun

 Friendly and easy to get along with

Amiable adj.

Place, location Introduces a sentence

There

 A sad, desperate, or dangerous situation

Plight noun

 Unaware, paying no attention

Oblivious adj.

 Words linking one subject or idea to another.  Idea + …. + Idea  = CONNECTED IDEAS

Transition noun

 To study or examine something in great detail to understand it better

Analyze verb

Ancient, most important

 arch

action leading to the solution

Falling action

 Hearing, sound

audi

complications/problems that keep the plot from moving too smoothly toward its resolution

Rising action

 A choice between equally unfavorable things

Dilemma noun

 Writing style that explains a process, discusses ideas, or presents information So, to make a ham sandwich… …

Expository adj.

 To say, to tell

dic or dict

 Having the ability to see; not blind

Sighted Adj

 To use an example from something or someone to support or prove an idea Use my apple to make apple pie!

Cite Verb

 To show, feel, or give in response to what you are given

Reciprocate verb

 skin

derma