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Key Vocabulary

English 10

UEQ #2: How do authors use themes to give purpose to their fictional texts?What is author’s purpose?

How do readers identify author’s purpose in fiction?

What is the role of social commentary?

How do readers analyze an author’s social commentary theme within fiction?

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fictionauthor’s purpose

key wordsgeneralizationthememotif

social commentaryuniversal theme

satireallegory

allusion

figurative language simile metaphor hyperbole personification

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fiction

Literature that is a

product of

imagination

author’s purpose

The intent, or reason,

for the author writing

key words

Specific words that

support the meaning

of the text

generalizations

A broad statement

that shows a

conclusion drawn

from information

Homework is very hard.

Rich people are greedy.

theme

A main message of a

story that is

expressed as a full

point & stated in a

complete sentence.

NOT A CLICHÉ

NOT A MORAL

motif

A reoccurring

subject/idea in a

story—comes up

over and over again

social commentary

Comments/points an

author is making

about an issue in

society—can be

directly stated or

implied

universal theme

An idea that applies

to anyone, anywhere

at any given time;

a timeless point

satire

When an author uses

literature to make

fun of human vice,

flaws, or weakness

allegory

Where a whole story

has a deeper,

symbolic/metaphorical

meaning.

allusion

A story’s indirect or

implied reference to

a familiar person,

place or event.

figurative language

Use of language that

is abstract and not

meant to be taken

literally

Types:• Simile• Metaphor• Hyperbole• Personification

simile

Comparing 2 or more

things where words

of comparison are

used;

direct comparison

metaphor

Comparing 2 or more

unlike things without

words of comparison;

indirect comparison

hyperbole

An exaggeration or

overstatement

personification

Reading to

understand what the

text means, not just

what it says

UEQ #1: How do readers analyze literature?

What is critical reading?

How do we do a critical reading?

How do we use what we know to make inferences?

How do we draw conclusions?

How do we form a valid interpretation?

VOCAB VOCAB VOCAB VOCAB

critical readingdictionsyntax

inference drawing conclusions

InterpretationEvidencetextual evidence

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DIDLSdiction, imagery, details, language, syntax

GlossingThink-aloudSentence Surgery

FREDFacts, reasons, examples, details

critical reading

Reading to

understand what the

text means, not just

what it says

diction

Words chosen

by the writer

syntaxI ran to the store.To the store, I ran.

The structure of the sentences; way the sentences are written

inference

Prior/background knowledge

+Clues in the text

interpretation

The meaning of the text as you see it based on evidence

textual evidence

Places in the text that support a reader’s ideas

drawing conclusions

Finding patterns in the details of the text that show meaning