Unit 1: Lesson 1

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 7, Unit 1, Lesson 1.
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  1. aspect
    a characteristic to be considered
  2. cultural
    relating to the shared knowledge and values of a society
  3. evaluate
    judge; form a critical opinion of
  4. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
  5. text
    the main body of a written work
  6. short story
    a brief but fully developed prose narrative
  7. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  8. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  9. suspense
    excited anticipation of an approaching climax
  10. foreshadowing
    the act of providing vague advance indications
  11. exposition
    an account that sets forth the intent of a story
  12. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
  13. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  14. falling action
    series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
  15. resolution
    something settled
  16. inference
    a conclusion you can draw based on known evidence
  17. cite
    refer to for illustration or proof
  18. simple sentence
    a sentence having no coordinate clauses or subordinate clauses
  19. compound sentence
    a sentence composed of at least two coordinate independent clauses
  20. complex sentence
    a sentence composed of at least one main clause and one subordinate clause
  21. root
    the form of a word after all affixes are removed
  22. clause
    an expression including a subject and predicate
  23. subject
    one of the two main constituents of a sentence
  24. predicate
    the constituent of a sentence containing the verb
  25. coordinating conjunction
    a conjunction (like `and' or `or') that connects two identically constructed grammatical constituents
  26. subordinating conjunction
    a conjunction that introduces a dependent clause
  27. conjunction
    a function word that serves to conjoin words or phrases
  28. swell
    a rising and falling movement of the surface of the sea
  29. deck
    any of various platforms built into a sailing vessel
  30. navigation
    guidance of ships, planes, or vehicles from place to place
  31. submerge
    sink below the surface; go under or as if under water
  32. porthole
    a window in a ship or airplane
Created on Fri Sep 11 14:26:46 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Mar 04 14:50:21 EST 2021)

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