1. Vocabulary Notebook

2. Vocabulary Word: narrative writing
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Vocabulary Word: narrative writing
Definition: writing that entertains (tells a story)
Root: narrate (to tell)
narration (re-telling)
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3. Vocabulary Word: archetype
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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
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Examples: damsel in distress; mad scientist; the wise old man; the hero; ill-fated or star-crossed lovers (Romeo and Juliet)

4. Vocabulary Word: stereotype
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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

5. Vocabulary Word: imagery
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Vocabulary Word: imagery
Definition:
Descriptive or figurative language used to create word pictures in a reader’s mind
Synonyms:
Mental image
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6. Vocabulary Word: details
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Vocabulary Word: details
Definition:
Words that describe a character, setting, or event
Synonyms:
Specifics, fine points,
technicalities
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7. Vocabulary Word: Context
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Vocabulary Word: Context
Definition:
the circumstances or facts that surround a particular event or situation
Synonyms:
background
situation
surroundings
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8. Vocabulary Word: setting
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Vocabulary Word: setting
Definition:
Time and place in which a narrative occurs
Examples:
England 1506
NYC 2004
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9. Vocabulary Word: point of view
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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
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10. Vocabulary Word: conflict
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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
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11. 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.

12. Vocabulary Word: technique
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Vocabulary Word: technique
Definition:
A way of carrying out a particular task
Synonyms:
approach, manner, mode
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13. 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
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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
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15. Vocabulary Word: protagonist
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Vocabulary Word: protagonist
Definition:
the leading character or a major character in a drama, movie, novel, or other fictional text
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16. 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
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17. Vocabulary Word: pacing
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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
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18. Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: epic Definition:
a long narrative about the deeds of heroes or gods
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19. Vocabulary Word: concise
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Vocabulary Word: concise
Definition:
to be brief and to the point
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20. Vocabulary Notebook Vocabulary Word: Tone Definition:
a writer’s or speaker’s attitude toward the subject
Synonyms:
Attitude, feeling, mood
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21. Vocabulary Word: Diction
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Vocabulary Word: Diction
Definition:
refers to the writer’s choice of words & use of language
Synonyms:
Vocabulary, writing style, word choice
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22. Vocabulary Word: Connotation
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Vocabulary Word: Connotation
Definition:
the emotional or imaginative meaning of a word or words
Synonyms:
meaning, association
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23. 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  .

24. Vocabulary Word: Denotation
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Vocabulary Word: Denotation
Definition:
the direct or dictionary definition of a word or words
Synonyms:
Definition, literal meaning
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25. Vocabulary Word: nuance
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Vocabulary Word: nuance
Definition:
A subtle difference or distinction in meaning
Synonyms:
variation
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26. DOVE denotation: connotation:
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DOVE denotation: connotation:

27. DOVE denotation: a small, white bird connotation:
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DOVE denotation: a small, white bird connotation:

28. DOVE denotation: a small, white bird connotation: peace
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DOVE denotation: a small, white bird connotation: peace

29. HOME denotation: connotation:
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HOME denotation: connotation:

30. HOME denotation: a building where you live connotation:
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HOME denotation: a building where you live connotation:

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

32. SUNSHINE denotation: connotation:
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SUNSHINE denotation: connotation:

33. SUNSHINE denotation: the sun’s rays connotation:
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SUNSHINE denotation: the sun’s rays connotation:

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

35. RAT denotation: connotation:
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RAT denotation: connotation:

36. RAT denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse connotation:
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RAT denotation: a rodent, larger than a mouse connotation:

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

38. EXAMPLES
 Negative Positive  Difficult

39. EXAMPLES
 Negative Positive  Difficult Challenging

40. EXAMPLES
 Negative Positive  Difficult Challenging Cheap

41. EXAMPLES
 Negative Positive  Difficult Challenging Cheap Inexpensive

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Vocabulary Word:
definition essay
Definition:
a type of expository writing that explains, or defines, what a topic means
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49. Vocabulary Word: function
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Vocabulary Word: function
Definition:
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50. Vocabulary Word: negation
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Vocabulary Word: negation
Definition:
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51. Vocabulary Word: allegory
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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
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52. Vocabulary Word: oxymoron
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Vocabulary Word: oxymoron
Definition:
A figure of speech in which the words contradict each other
Examples:
Jumbo shrimp
Friendly fire
Cold sweat
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53. Vocabulary Word: rhyme scheme
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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
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54. 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.
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55. Vocabulary Word: formal style
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Vocabulary Word: formal style
Definition:
school or academic writing that shows care and appropriate language
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56. Vocabulary Word: informal style
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Vocabulary Word: informal style
Definition:
less formal language used in texting or conversation
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57. Vocabulary Word: coherence
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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.”
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