2. 1st 9 Weeks Spelling/Vocabulary

3. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 1
1) Fiction-
Writing that tells about imaginary characters and events.
2) Character-
A person or an animal that takes part in the action of a literary work.
3) Protagonist-
The main character in a literary work. (The good character)
4) Antagonist-
A character or a force in a conflict with the main character. (The evil character)
5) Dynamic-
A character who changes or grows during the story.
6) Static-
A character who does not change or grow.

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6) Static-
A character who does not change or grow.
7) Context Clues-
Words that assist the reader to determine the meaning of another word in the selection
8)Analogy-
Makes a comparison between two or more things that are similar in some ways
9) Prefix-
A word part added to the beginning of a word in order to change the meaning
10) Suffix-
A word part added to the end of a word in order to change the meaning.
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5. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 2
1) Setting-
The time and place of the action in a literary work
2) Climax-
The high point in the action of the plot
3) Conflict-
A struggle between opposing forces
A character struggles with an outside force (Person, Hurricane)
4) External Conflict-
5) Internal Conflict-
A character struggles within his/her own mind (Decision, feeling)
6) Plot-
The sequence of events in a literary work

6. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 2
6. Plot -
The sequence of events in a literary work.
7. Viewpoint -
The standpoint from which the story is told (1st person & 3rd person)
A feeling of growing tension about the outcome of events in a literary work
8. Suspense -
A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word
9. Synonym -
10. Antonym-
A word that has the opposite meaning of another word.

7. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 3
1. Tone-
The writer’s attitude toward his or her audience and subject.
2. Mood-
The feeling created in the reader by the literary work.
A scene that interrupts the sequence of events to relate events that occurred in the past
3. Flashback -
The author uses clues to hint at what might happen later in the literary work.
4. Foreshadowing -
5. Theme -
The central message, concern, or purpose of a literary work
6. Homonyms -
A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and meaning

8. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 3
6. Homonyms-
A word that sounds the same as another word but has a different spelling and meaning
7. Homographs-
A word that has the same spelling as another word but a different meaning. .
8. Connotation -
An added meaning that suggest something is positive or negative.
The words exact meaning as stated in the dictionary.
9. Denotation -
10. Idioms-
An expression that has a meaning different from the usual meanings of the words within it.

9. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 4
1. Author-
The person who writes the literature.
2. Speaker-
The imaginary voice a poet uses when writing a poem.
3. Narrator -
The speaker or a character who tells the story.
The group of people for whom the literature is written
4. Audience -
5. Fact -
True information that cannot be argued.
6. Opinion -
A person’s belief, not everyone has to agree with it.

10. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 4
5. Fact -
True information that cannot be argued.
6. Opinion -
A person’s belief, not everyone has to agree with it
The beginning of a story that introduces the characters, setting, and basic situation.
7. Exposition -
8. Resolution -
The outcome of the conflict in a plot.
9. Nouns-
A word that names a person, place, or thing. (Subject)
10. Illustration -
A piece of artwork

11. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 5
1. Dialogue-
A discussion between characters which is usually set off with quotation marks.
2. Monologue-
A single person speaks to an audience.
3. Dialect -
Form of a language spoken by people in a particular region or group.
The most important idea expressed in a piece of writing.
4. Main Idea -
5. Details -
Specific words describing an object.
6. Prediction -
To make a smart guess.

12. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 5
5. Detail-
Specific words describing an object.
6. Prediction -
To make a smart guess.
To draw a conclusion that is not directly stated. (Infer)
7. Inference -
8. Sequence -
Information that follows a defined pattern
9. Chronological Order-
Events that fall in order according to when they happen
10. Verb -
A word that expresses action or a state of being

13. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 6
1. Figurative Language-
Writing or speech that is not meant to be taken literally.
2. Simile-
A comparison between two unlike things using the word “like” or “as”
3. Metaphor-
A comparison between two unlike things using the word “is”
A type of figurative language in which something nonhuman is given human characteristics.
4. Personification -
5. Hyperbole -
An extreme exaggeration.
6. Imagery -
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.

14. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 6
5. Hyperbole-
An extreme exaggeration.
6. Imagery-
Words or phrases that appeal to one or more of the five senses.
7. Elaboration-
To expand upon an idea giving a detailed description
A word or group of words that expresses emotion
8. Interjections -
9. Pronouns-
A word that takes the place of a noun
10. Antecedents -
The word (Noun) that the pronoun refers too

15. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 7
1. Purpose-
The reason
2. To Entertain-
Writing for the reader to enjoy
3. To Inform-
Writing to give information
4. To Persuade-
Writing to share an opinion in order to Convince the reader feel a certain way.
Anything that stands for or represents something else. (Dove/olive branch=peace)
5. Symbol -
6. Irony-
A contradiction between what happens and what is expected to happen

16. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 7
5. Symbol-
Anything that stands for or represents something else. (Dove/olive branch=peace)
6. Irony-
A contradiction between what happens and what is expected to happen
7. Adjective-
A word that describes a noun or a pronoun (explains what kind, which one, or how many)
A word that describes a verb, an adjective, or another adverb (explains how, when, where, how often
8. Adverbs -
9. Conjunctions-
A word used to join words or groups of words.
10. Prepositions -
Shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in the sentence.

17. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 8
1. Prose-
Ordinary form of written language. (Fiction & Nonfiction)
2. Motif-
A reoccurring symbol or message in literature.
3. Propaganda-
Any plan or method for spreading opinions or beliefs.
4. Articles-
Literature that informs or entertains the reader
5. Narration -
The act of telling a story.
6. Narrative-
A story

18. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 8
5. Narration -
The act of telling a story.
6. Narrative-
A story
7. Hero-
A character whose actions are inspiring or noble.
8. Villain-
A character whose actions are immoral or unbecoming.
9. Metamorphosis
A significant change within a character.
10. Paraphrase-
To shorten giving only the main ideas.

19. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 9
1. Genre-
A type of literature (3 types prose, poetry, drama)
2. Poetry-
Writing usually in verse and has rhyme and rhythm.
3. Drama-
A story written to be preformed by actors.
4. Nonfiction-
Prose writing that explains ideas, people, places, objects, or events.
5. Autobiography -
A form of nonfiction about the writer’s own life as told by the writer.

20. Spelling & Vocabulary Week 9
5. Autobiography-
A form of nonfiction about the writer’s own life as told by the writer.
6. Biography-
A form of nonfiction in which a writer tells the life story of another person.
7. Folktale -
A story composed orally and passed down from person to person by word of mouth.
8. Fable-
A brief story usually with animal characters, that teaches a lesson, or moral.
9. Legend -
A widely told story about the past-the story may or may not have a foundation in fact.
A fictional tale that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins of elements of nature
10. Myth -

21. Spelling & Vocabulary Synonyms Week 9
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