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1. Is made up of 2 or more words and is hyphenated. (Ex. The action - packed movie held my attention.)

2. Is a word that names a person - place - thing - concept - idea - act - or characteristic. Nouns give names to everything that exists - has existed - or will exist in the world.

3. (construction stage) Reader has contact with content - structure - genre - and the language of the text - using prior knowledge to build an understanding of the elements.

4. How the details of a narrative are placed and how transitions are made within the narrative. Helps the story to move forward.

5. A play that uses dialogue to present its message to the audience and it meant to be performed.

6. The overstatement or the stretching of the truth in order to emphasize a point. (Ex. The music was so loud it shattered my eardrums.)

7. Express more than one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.

8. Are conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

9. A narrative in which the characters and events represent an idea or truth about life in general.

10. Reference or resource works - textbooks - and informational materials most often used in subject or content areas.

11. Statements or ideas that are able to be verified and supported with evidence.

12. Express one person - place - thing - concept - idea - or characteristics.

13. (examining stage) Reader reflects and reacts to the literary work by judging - evaluating - and relating to the literature.

14. Is the process of understanding that letters in text represent the sounds (phonemes) in speech.

15. Possess 2 or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses.

16. A sentence that gives a command - often with you are the understood subject - and ends with a period.

17. When the pronoun is the object of a verb or prepositional phrase.

18. A hint of clue that the author provides to the reader to suggest what will happen next of at sometime in the future in the story or narrative.

19. A writing in which the reality of life is shown.

20. When society is faced with an issue of concern or a situation - people must cooperate and make successful responses.

21. Societies must deal with people who are considered misfits - as they stray from societal norms and laws.

22. The use of words - phrases - or other language structures that change the literal meaning.

23. Is formed by a proper noun and is always capitalized.

24. When a conjunction connects is used in pairs.

25. A figure of speech used as a comparison of two unrelated objects - concepts - or ideas without using the words like or as. (Ex. The girl was a hog when it came to ice cream.)