Unit 1 Vocabulary ALL Terms

polite statement or behavior; respect

a social group that shares a common homeland, culture, religion, language or ancestry

The way a character's attitude, beliefs, or personality change throughout the story

The main point an author makes n a nonfiction text (or a section of a nonfiction text) *Texts can have more than one

A universal message that can apply to real life or other stories

A person or character's perspective on a topic

relating to one thing and not others

real, true, and honest

to follow and fit into the rules or standards of a group

The struggle between two opposing forces in a story *can be both internal and external

A claim that a writer is defending in a paragraph or short response *usually in first sentence of paragraph

a social group or division based on wealth

The ways an author reveals and develops a character's personality *includes what character thinks, says, does, feels and how others act towards them

The viewpoint a story is told from *such as first, second, or third person point of view

The time and place of a story

The events of a story

A claim that a writer is defending in an ESSAY *usually appears at the end of an essay's introduction

How the conflict is solved in a story; the ending of a story

the process of being seen as good enough to be allowed in a group

the reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way