1. Week 1
Author’s purpose: the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.
Inference: a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
Dialect: a particular form of a language that is abnormal to a specific region or social group.
Genre: of artistic composition, as in music or literature, characterized by similarities in form, style, or subject matter.
Point of view: refers to who is telling or narrating a story
Narrative: a spoken or written account of connected events; a story
Primary Source: an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time being studied.
Perspective: a particular attitude toward or way of regarding something; a point of view.

2. Week 2
Stereotype: a fixed general image or set of characteristics that large amounts of people believe represent a particular type of person or thing
Paradox: a self-contradictory statement or proposition that when investigated or explained may prove to be well founded or true.
Juxtaposition: the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison
Plethora: abundance, excess
Literal: taking words in their usual or most basic sense without metaphor or allegory.
Figurative: departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical.
First Person Point of View: a point of view (who is telling a story) where the story is narrated by one character at a time.
Oral History: the collection and study of historical information using sound recordings of interviews with people having personal knowledge of past events.

3. Week 3
Characterization: the creation or construction of a fictional character
Figurative Language: language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation
Hyperbole: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Simile: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. Typically includes “like” or “as.”
Personification: the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.
Imagery: visually descriptive or figurative language, especially in a literary work.
Tone: the general character or attitude of a place, piece of writing, situation, etc
Irony: the expression of one's meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous or emphatic effect.

4. Week 4
Alliteration: the occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
Protagonist: the leading character or one of the major characters in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
Antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something. Typically opposes the protagonist.
Elaboration: the process of developing or presenting a theory, policy, or system in further detail
Diction: the choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing
Historical Context: the historical circumstances in which it was produced very much affected the work - its themes, its techniques, its message, etc.
Explicit: stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt.
Implicit: implied though not plainly expressed.

5. Week 5
Ingenuous: not devious; innocent and candid
Jubilant: extremely joyful, happy
Assumptions: a thing that is accepted as true or as certain to happen, without proof.
Literary Analysis: focuses on how plot/structure, character, setting, and many other techniques are used by the author to create meaning.
Symbolism: the use of symbols to represent ideas or qualities.
Author’s purpose: the reason an author decides to write about a specific topic.
Synonym: a word or phrase that means exactly or nearly the same as another word or phrase in the same language,
Antonym: a word opposite in meaning to another

6. Appeals: make a serious or urgent request
Week 6
Appeals: make a serious or urgent request
Credibility: the quality of being trusted and believed in
Counterclaim: a claim made to rebut a previous claim.
Cogent: (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing.
Inconsistencies: the fact or state of being inconsistent.:
Debate: to argue about (a subject), especially in a formal manner.
Sensory Detail: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.
Bias: prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

7. Rancor: deep, bitter resentment.
Week 7
Rancor: deep, bitter resentment.
Voice: the individual writing style of an author.
Malevolent: wanting harm to befall others.
Obtuse: lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect.
Context: the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed.
Pathos: an emotion of sympathy.
Rebuke: to scold, criticize.
Ruse: a trick.

8. Week 8
Synthesize: something that is made by combining different things (such as ideas, styles, etc.)
Plagiarism: the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
Character analysis: evaluating a character's traits, their role in the story, and the conflicts they experience.
Quotation: a group of words taken from a text or speech and repeated by someone other than the original author or speaker.
Paraphrasing: to express the meaning of a work using different words
Direct Quote: Using an author's language word for word
Clarity of meaning: the process of being very clear in writing.
Textual evidence: evidence from a text (fiction or nonfiction) that you can use to illustrate your ideas and support your arguments