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7th grade english test
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7th Grade
11/17/2009

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raising actions
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a series of events that build from initiating events to the climax
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climax
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the point in which the highest tension occurs
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exposition
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beginning of the story where characters and setting are introduced
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initiating events
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the incident that introduces the central conflict in a story; may have occured before the story takes place
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theme
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the central message, concern, or purpose; a statement of this includes a topic and authors point of view or opinion about the topic
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indirect
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Info about the character that is inferred from their actions, words, thoughts, etc and from what others say about them
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internal conflict
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a struggle that takes place in a characters mind
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external conflict
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a struggle between a character and an outside force
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direct characterization
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Information about a character that is explicitly stated
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characterization
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The way that the author presents a characters traits; 2 types- direct and indirect
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plot
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The sequence of events in a literary work; the development of the central conflict and resolution; six stages
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setting
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the time, place, and duration in a story
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resolution
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concludes the action at the end of the story; "loose ends" were tied up and the story comes to a close
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falling action
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the event after the climax in which the main character learns to deal with the problem
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conflict
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the main problem or struggle in a story; there are two kinds of this- internal and external
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