Davis/Shankles 1st Nine Weeks Review- StudySync Unit 1 Vocabulary

to take off handcuffs

a question or comment that you write directly on a text to capture your reaction to what you are reading

the main character; the one the story revolves around and who usually has a problem to solve

an expression of sadness, disappointment, or regret

statements that a person makes as a witness in court

details that a reader can use to support his/her ideas and opinions about a text

to show that one recognizes or notices someone or something

an individual in a literary work whose thoughts, feelings, actions, and reactions move the plot forward

a tree branch

an aspect of a character's behavior and attitude that make up that character's personality

the author's reason for writing such as to entertain, to inform, or to persuade

the process of working together to achieve a shared goal

the writer or speaker's attitude toward his/her subject matter

wise, perceptive

not willing to admit or accept something as true

the character whose goals work against the protagonist

an exceptionally keen ability to see things or discern ideas

to explain the meaning of

the final outcome of the story's conflict

a discussion among individuals in which the participants engage in collaboration

having no name; not identified

to quote as evidence to support a response

conversation between characters

the bowl-shaped interior of a flower

describing a quantity that can fulfill a need without being abundant; being enough

to make minor changes in order to make something better

an event in which the result is determined by chance

to take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; to start or begin

to check, track, and observe

done in a hurry and as a matter of routine

a reference to a person, place, thing or idea

bold and disrespectful

showing little energy or enthusiasm; glum

an inherited pattern of thought or action

a lawyer who works for the government

decision or intention

the way an author uses language to achieve a purpose (words, sentences, paragraphs) to achieve a purpsose

short, concise answers to questions about a selection that incluse supporting evidence from the text

to consider in detail and discover essential features or meaning

very great or intense

evidence that is directly stated

the central idea or message of a work of literature often expressed as a general statement about life

not at all interested in something

undistorted by emotion or personal bias

the state of being gathered together

the people who read a written text, listen to an oral response or presentation, or watch a performance

with energy and passion

an idea that a reader forms about a text by combining text evidence and his/her own reasoning and prior knowledge

to run out, to end

the sequence of events that form a story

the work of literature to which an allusion or reference is made or from which themes and characters are borrowed

to become known or apparent

textual evidence that is suggested but not directly stated

to seek information from

restate in your own words

specific words chosen for precise meaning or to generate an emotional response

the subject of a literary work usually expressed as a single word or phrase in the form of a noun

hints in the surrounding text that a reader can use to infer the meaning of an unfamiliar word

the act of taking risks

objects used for a particular purpose or activity

sharper, more intense

specific categories of writing