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Vocabulary Notebook

Vocabulary Word: narrative writing Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: narrative writing Definition: writing that entertains (tells a story) Root: narrate (to tell) narration (re-telling) Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: archetype Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: archetype Definition: Is a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature. Synonyms: Common impression or belief Graphic Representation: Examples: damsel in distress; mad scientist; the wise old man; the hero; ill-fated or star-crossed lovers (Romeo and Juliet)

Vocabulary Word: stereotype Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: stereotype Definition: Commonly held belief about a particular group of individuals Synonyms: judgments; labels Generalizations Examples: gender stereotypes age stereotypes racial/ethnic stereotypes

Vocabulary Word: imagery Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: imagery Definition: Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures in a reader’s mind Synonyms: Mental image Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: details Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: details Definition: Words that describe a character, setting, or event Synonyms: Specifics, fine points, technicalities Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: Context Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: Context Definition: the circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation Synonyms: background situation surroundings Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: setting Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: setting Definition: Time and place in which a narrative occurs Examples: England 1506 NYC 2004 Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: point of view Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: point of view Definition: The perspective from which a story is told First person: story told from character’s own perspective Third person: story is told by a narrator Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: conflict Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: conflict Definition: A struggle between opposing forces, either internal or external Common Examples: man vs. self man vs. man man vs. society man vs. nature Graphic Representation:

Warm up 9/12/14 Write four sentences using four different vocabulary words from your VCNB and/or Word Wall. Use context clues to show me you know the meaning of the words. Use a minimum of 3 different coordinating conjunctions throughout your sentences.

Vocabulary Word: technique Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: technique Definition: A way of carrying out a particular task Synonyms: approach, manner, mode Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: visual technique Definition: Ways images can be used to convey narration Types of visual techniques: framing, angles, point of view, and lighting Graphic Representation:

Graphic Representation: Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: mood Definition: the overall emotion, which is created by the author’s language and tone and the subject matter Synonyms: feeling, Emotion attitude Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: protagonist Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: protagonist Definition: the leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: plot Definition: the sequence of related events that make up a story Five main elements: Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: pacing Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: pacing Definition: A narrative technique that refers to the amount of time a writer gives to describing each event and the amount of time a writer takes to develop each stage in the plot Synonyms: Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: epic Definition: a long narrative about the deeds of heroes or gods Synonyms: Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: concise Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: concise Definition: to be brief and to the point Synonyms: Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: Tone Definition: a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject Synonyms: Attitude, feeling, mood Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: Diction Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: Diction Definition: refers to the writer’s choice of words & use of language Synonyms: Vocabulary, writing style, word choice Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: Connotation Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: Connotation Definition: the emotional or imaginative meaning of a word or words Synonyms: meaning, association Graphic Representation:

EXAMPLE OF CONNOTATION A stubborn person may be described as being either strong-willed or pig-headed. Although these have the same literal meaning (i.e. stubborn), strong-willed suggests admiration for the level of someone's will  , while pig-headed suggests frustration in dealing with someone  .

Vocabulary Word: Denotation Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: Denotation Definition: the direct or dictionary definition of a word or words Synonyms: Definition, literal meaning Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: nuance Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: nuance Definition: A subtle difference or distinction in meaning Synonyms: variation Graphic Representation:

DOVE denotation: connotation: EXAMPLES DOVE denotation: connotation:

DOVE denotation: a small, white bird connotation: EXAMPLES DOVE denotation: a small, white bird connotation:

DOVE denotation: a small, white bird connotation: peace EXAMPLES DOVE denotation: a small, white bird connotation: peace

HOME denotation: connotation: EXAMPLES HOME denotation: connotation:

HOME denotation: a building where you live connotation: EXAMPLES HOME denotation: a building where you live connotation:

EXAMPLES HOME denotation: a building where you live connotation: a place of warmth & comfort

SUNSHINE denotation: connotation: EXAMPLES SUNSHINE denotation: connotation:

SUNSHINE denotation: the sun’s rays connotation: EXAMPLES SUNSHINE denotation: the sun’s rays connotation:

EXAMPLES SUNSHINE denotation: the sun’s rays connotation: cheerfulness & happiness & warmth

RAT denotation: connotation: EXAMPLES RAT denotation: connotation:

RAT denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse connotation: EXAMPLES RAT denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse connotation:

EXAMPLES RAT denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse connotation: disgusting, dirty, sneaky, etc.

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging Cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging Cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging Cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive Stubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging Cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive Stubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determined

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging Cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive Stubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determined Picky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging Cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive Stubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determined Picky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging Cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive Stubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determined Picky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular Loud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

EXAMPLES  Negative Positive  Difficult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Challenging Cheap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Inexpensive Stubborn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Determined Picky . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Particular Loud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outspoken

Graphic Representation: Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: definition essay Definition: a type of expository writing that explains, or defines, what a topic means Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: function Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: function Definition: Synonyms: Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: negation Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: negation Definition: Synonyms: Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: allegory Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: allegory Definition: Allegory is an extended metaphor, in which objects, persons, & actions in a narrative have meanings outside the narrative itself Synonyms: Extended metaphor Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: oxymoron Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: oxymoron Definition: A figure of speech in which the words contradict each other Examples: Jumbo shrimp Friendly fire Cold sweat Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: rhyme scheme Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: rhyme scheme Definition: A consistent pattern of rhyming words at line endings throughout a poem Example: There once was a big brown cat a That liked to eat a lot of mice. b He got all round and fat a Because they tasted so nice. b Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: free verse Definition: Poetry without a fixed pattern of meter and rhyme Example: Heroes Are sometimes courageous collaborators, sometimes originators of opportunities, sometimes champions of coincidence or circumstance. Sometimes heroes act through intelligence and at other times through ignorance. Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: formal style Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: formal style Definition: school or academic writing that shows care and appropriate language Synonyms: Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: informal style Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: informal style Definition: less formal language used in texting or conversation Synonyms: Graphic Representation:

Vocabulary Word: coherence Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: coherence Definition: the clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay Roots and Affixes: Coherence contains the Latin root –her-, meaning “to stick” and the prefix co- meaning “together.” Graphic Representation: