1. Name: _______________________________________ Date: _____________ ELA Period: 7-3 7-4 7-5 ELA 7-6 (circle one) ELA Teacher: Hines/Dalton Ates/Miller/Bassett Hogan (circle one)Griffin Middle School ELACC7L6: Acquire and use accurately grade-appropriate general academic and domain-specific words and phrases; gather vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. Vocabulary Term DefinitionHow can I remember it? Narrator a person who tells the story of events, experiences, etc. Plot The events that make up a story, play, or movie. ThemeThe main idea or overall message of a piece of literature; the overall message that the author wants to get across. Suspensea state of mental uncertainty or excitement as in awaiting a decision or outcome. CharacterizationThe description of the personalities of the characters in the story and the way in which an author reveals their personalities Flashbackan event from the past that appears in a narrative to fill in or explain Character MotivesThe reasons why characters think, feel, or act the way they do Author’s PurposeThe author’s reason for writing  To inform  To persuade  To entertain  To express an opinion Dramaperformed play: a serious play written for performance on stage, television, or radio

2. Vocabulary Term DefinitionHow can I remember it? Memoir A memoir is a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation. Dynamic CharacterA character who undergoes a change because of the action in the story Round Character Characters that are described in depth, with many details, are well-rounded characters. A character with many personalities both good and bad. Static Character A character whose personality does not change in the story. Flat CharacterA character that has very little information provided about him in the story. GenreA kind or type of literature. Category in which a work of literature is classified Inter/Inference To form an opinion about something by making a reasonable guess or suggestion; to make an educated guess based on what is supported by evidence in the text. Textual EvidenceUsing quotes, phrases, etc. from a literary work (writing) to support your judgment or opinion. ToneThe attitude of the author toward the reader or the subject matter of a literary work. MoodThe feeling or atmosphere that a writer creates; the way someone feels about or thinks about something. ForeshadowingThe use of hints or clues to suggest what will happen later in the story or movie.

3. Vocabulary Term DefinitionHow can I remember it? DictionThe author’s choice of words. DenotationThe straightforward dictionary definition. ConnotationThe ideas and feelings associated with the word  Positive: a good thing  Negative: a bad thing  Neutral: not good or bad SyntaxRefers to the arrangement – the ordering, grouping and placement of words within a sentence. ImageryImagery is a word or phrase that describes how something looks, smells, tastes, sounds, or smells. ImageAn image is a word or phrase that appeals to one of our senses. SymbolismSymbols are usually people, places, objects, or action that represent things that you cannot physically touch. Figurative LanguageLanguage that contains or uses figure of speech. AlliterationRepetition of the first consonant OnomatopoeiaWords that are sounds. SimileA way of describing something else by comparing it using “like” or “as”. MetaphorA way of describing something by comparing it to something else without using “like” or “as”. OnomatopoeiaWords that are sounds. PersonificationTo compare something that is not human as if it had human characteristics.

4. Vocabulary Term DefinitionHow can I remember it? HyperboleA big lie or exaggeration Idioms Expressions made up of words that have meanings other than their literal (truthful) definitions Analogies Shows a relationship between two things Point of View Point of view is the point from which a writer tells a story. A writer tells a story through the voice of a narrator. - omniscient the narrator plays no part in the story but can tell us what all the characters are thinking and feeling - third-person limitedthe narrator plays no part in the story but zooms in on the thoughts and feelings of one character. - first person the narrator is a character in the story and tells the story using the first-person pronoun I. Please study your vocabulary words each night! …Quiz coming soon!!!