Vocabulary #1Word

perseverance

DefinitionContinuing steadfastly in spite of obstacles or difficulties.Continued effort to do something even though it is hard.

SentenceHis perseverance was rewarded; after many rejections he finally found a job.

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Vocabulary #2Word

biography

DefinitionThe written story of someone’s life.

SentenceI enjoy reading biographies about Abraham Lincoln and other presidents.

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Vocabulary #3Word

Internal conflict

DefinitionWhen a character struggles inside his or her own mind.Man against himself.

SentenceMy internal conflict was deciding whether to go to the Halloween party or to go trick or treating.

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Twoface

Vocabulary #4Word

External Conflict

DefinitionWhen a character struggles against an outside force.Man against Man.Man against Nature.

SentenceThe external conflict for the characters in the movie “The Day After Tomorrow” was the freezing weather.

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Vocabulary #5Word

Monologue

Definition One actor talking to themselves, one person speaking, or a long speech given by one person. Soliloquy.

SentenceShort Personal Monologue

“I love my daughter so much that I need to print

more pictures of her.”

Vocabulary #6Word

Graphical Autobiography

DefinitionAn autobiography is the story of a person’s life written by themselves.A graphical autobiography is an autobiography told through drawings and captions in comic book style.

SentenceI will tell my own story with drawings and picture captions to make a graphical autobiography.

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Self-portrait

Vocabulary #7Word

imagery

DefinitionLanguage that appeals to the senses.Mental pictures that readers experience including visual, sound, touch, smell, taste, thermal (heat and cold), movement.

SentenceI almost felt like I was part of the story because the author wrote detailed descriptions and imagery of the people and places in her book.

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Vocabulary #8Word

determination

DefinitionFirmness of purpose.Purposefulness,Stick-to-itiveness

SentenceWhat he lacked in talent he made up for in determination.

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Vocabulary #9Word

prejudice

DefinitionAn unfavorable opinion formed without knowledge or thought.

SentenceHe has a prejudice against fast-food restaurants.

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Vocabulary #10Word

Point of view

DefinitionWhose eyes the story is seen through.The perspective from which the story is told.

SentenceThe most obvious point of view is the first person narration or “I” point of view.

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Vocabulary #11Word

racism

DefinitionA belief that one’s race is superior.A belief that race is a primary determinant for human traits and capabilities.

SentenceHitler’s belief in a master race was an indication of racism in the Nazi Movement.

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