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NWEA Reading RIT 191-200

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American Literature

short stories, novels, plays, and poems written by authors from the United States

a comparison of two different things that are similar in some way

have an argument about something

text describing the contents of a picture, graph or chart

a visual display of information

most exciting moment of the story; turning point

to put things together to see how they are the same

compare and contrast

to examine and note the similarities and differences between two or more objects., finding similarities and differences between 2 things

a particular fact or piece of information about something or someone

the act of describing something

grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation

a story that is written to be acted out in front of an audience.

to interest and amuse

a short piece of nonfiction writing that examines a single subject

something selected to show the nature or character of the rest

fact and opinion

a fact can be proved; an opinion is a belief that can not be proved

figure of speech

a word or phrase that describes one thing in terms of another and is not meant to be taken on a literal level

a note at the bottom of the page used to cite references or give more information

words at the top of a dictionary page which help locate words

to use available evidence to form a conclusion; an educated guess

a conclusion one can draw from the presented details

the author is trying to give readers information about a topic

job announcement

written statements describing duties and responsibilities of a position

text that describes the data

the most important fact, idea, or opinion

an account based on the author's personal experiences

a pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in poetry

traditional story describing gods or heroes or explaining natural events

someone who tells a story

new information about specific and timely events

a long fictional story which uses all the elements of storytelling (plot, character, setting, point of view, theme).

a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group

reason for doing something

directions for making something

how the problem is solved

the pattern or beat of a poem.

the series of conflicts or struggles that build a story toward a climax.

a textbook about science

the person who is presenting an oral message to a listener

a group of lines in a poem

a word having the same or almost the same meaning as some other

the main thought of a paragraph or written work

a language user's knowledge of words

the part of the word that contains its basic meaning

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