Skills

=Literary Terms= =**Close Reading**= =Essay Writing= =Peer Reviewing=
 * 1) Figurative Language
 * 2) Metaphor: involves an implied comparison between two relatively unlike things using a form of "be". A simile that does not use "like" or "as".
 * 3) Simile: involves a direct comparison between two unlike things, usually with the words "like" or "as"
 * 4) Alliteration: repeated consonant sounds occuring at the beginning of words or within words, used to create melody, establish mood, call attention to important words, and point out similarities and contrasts. Example: The man married Mary for many months.
 * 5) Personification: gives the qualities of a person to an animal, object, or idea
 * 6) Onamotopoeia: use of words that mimic sounds. Examples: Boom, Meow, Splash.
 * 7) Hyperbole: exaggerated statement used to heighten effect. Like when Holden said, "He was two years younger than I was, but he was about 50 times intelligent," when referring to Allie.
 * 8) Figure of Speech: expression in which a nonliteral and intensive sense of a word or words is used to create a forceful, dramatic, illuminating image
 * 9) Plot
 * 10) Exposition: The start of a story; The situation before the action begins
 * 11) Foreshadowing: To present an indication or a suggestion of beforehand; presage.
 * 12) Inciting Force: The event or character that really triggers the conflict and the action.
 * 13) Rising Action: The series of conflicts in the story that begins with the inciting force and it leads to the climax
 * 14) Crisis: A series of events that brings trouble to a major character
 * 15) Climax: The most intense moment in the story. The turning point.
 * 16) Falling Action: All of the action after the climax that leads to the ending of the story
 * 17) Resolution (Denouement): The conclusion that rounds out all the action and ties together the threads of the story
 * 18) Characterization
 * 19) Major Characters: A character that is the main focus of the story (sometimes the narrator)
 * 20) Minor Characters: Characters that are not as important as the major character but still contribute to the //cause// of the story
 * 21) Character: The people that appear in the piece of literature
 * 22) Characterization: The means by which the author presents and reveals the characters
 * 23) Protagonist: The main character (Holden in the Catcher and the Rye)
 * 24) Antagonist: The //force// thats against the protagonist
 * 25) Round Characters: A character that is //multi-sided// and has many personalities (Holden)
 * 26) Flat Characters: Characters that only have one personality (Ackley)
 * 27) Stock Characters: These are characters that are stereotyped against (Stradlater- a jock)
 * 28) Dynamic Characters: Characters that undergo a change in the book
 * 29) Static Characters: These characters stay the same throughout the whole book (Sally does not change)
 * 30) Setting
 * 31) Socioeconomic: Involves social and economic factors
 * 32) Time: May 28, 2008, 9:13 PM- gives the reader a bigger context to draw from
 * 33) Place- Room 314 in CESJDS
 * 34) First Person
 * 35) Interior Monologue- first person train of thought
 * 36) Subjective Narration- unreliable, biased first-person narrator
 * 37) Detached Authobiography- first-person narrator is the main character reflecting on him/herself
 * 38) Memoir or Observer Narration- narrator can be or not be reliable and and observes instead of participating
 * 39) Third-Person Objective- observation and reporting,aka dramatic
 * 40) Third-Person Limited- only sees into mind of one character
 * 41) Omniscient- narrator is all-knowing
 * 42) Narrator- self-explanatory
 * 43) Conflict- disagreement/issue between multiple people or oneself
 * 44) Man vs. man
 * 45) Man vs. Nature
 * 46) Man vs. Society
 * 47) Man vs. Self
 * 48) Irony
 * 49) Verbal Irony- contrast between what is said and what is actually meant
 * 50) Dramatic Irony- contrast between what the character says and what the reader knows
 * 51) Irony of Situation- difference between appearance and reality, expectation and fullfilment, or what is appropriate and what should be appropriate
 * 52) Sarcasm- sharply mocking with intentions of wounding
 * 53) Satire- literary work where human folly or vice is attacked through irony, derision, or wit
 * 54) Parody- literary or artistic work momicing an author's characteristic style mockingly
 * 55) Tone vs. Mood- author's attitude toward a particular subject vs. the way the reader has an effect on the author's words
 * 56) Symbolism- representing an idea, quality, or concept larger than the symbol itself
 * 57) Allegory
 * 58) Theme/Motif vs. Subject
 * 59) Imagery
 * 60) Frame
 * 61) Pattern
 * 62) Style
 * 1) Observation
 * 2) Analysis
 * 3) Significance
 * 4) Annotation
 * 5) Visu(this is sparta)alizing
 * 6) Clarifying
 * 7) Questioning
 * 8) Evaluating
 * 9) Monitoring
 * 10) Connecting
 * 11) Predicting
 * 12) Worlds of a Literary Text
 * 13) Inside (Form and Content)
 * 14) Behind (Content and Purpose)
 * 15) In Front Of (Audience)
 * 1) Organizing
 * 2) Horizontal vs. Vertical arguments
 * 3) Process
 * 4) Gather Ideas
 * 5) Choose a Topic
 * 6) Explore the Topic
 * 7) Develop a Thesis
 * 8) Organize
 * 9) Draft
 * 10) Revise
 * 11) Prepare a Final Draft
 * 12) Telling vs. Showing
 * 13) Pronoun Agreement
 * 14) Number
 * 15) Person
 * 16) Gender
 * 1) Cooperation
 * 2) Constructive Criticism
 * 3) Building on positive criticism
 * 4) Noticing successful or detrimental factor