Collection 1 Forms of prose – Flashcards
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Prose
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Natural flow of speech and writing.
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Prose is divided in two groups
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Fiction and nonfiction
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Fiction
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Written stories about people and events that are not real.
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Nonfiction
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Writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people.
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Some types of fiction
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Short story, novel, novella, folk tale
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Short story
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Short work of fiction in which a few characters move through a series of events -plot-.
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Plot elements
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Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution.
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Elements of fiction
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Characters, plot, setting, point of view, theme.
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Novel
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Fiction work of 100 pages or more. Larger plot with many characters, themes, conflicts and settings.
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Novella
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Fiction work longer than 20 pages, shorter than 100.
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Folk tale
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Fiction story with no known author that has been passed on from one generation to another by word of mouth. They usually teaches us a lesson and contains fantastic elements.
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Some types of nonfiction
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Essays and articles, biographies and autobiograpies
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Essays and articles
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Short pieces of prose that discuss a topic. Essays could have simple or complex topics. Articles explain, persuade or deliver information.
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Biographies
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A story of a real person's life written by another person.
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Autobiographies
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Story of a person's life written by that person.
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Elements of nonfiction
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It is about real people, events or ideas. From the point of view of the author. Presents facts. It may mention the historical context.
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Visuals to compare fiction and nonfiction
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Fiction is imaginary, nonfiction deals with real people, places and events. Paint versus photograph.
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Skills to understand prose
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1 Comparing and contrast -Venn diagram-. Similarities and differences. 2 Setting a purpose for reading - to be entertain, to learn about a person, to make a decision or to complete a task. 3 Activating prior knowledge - recall what you already know-. 4 Chronological order - events in sequence-.
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Words that signal chronological order
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First, next, during, while, meanwhile, then, after, later, last, finally.
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Vocabulary in Collection 1
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Interpret - decide on the meaning of something. Impact - powerful effect. Insight - power to understand. Significance - importance, meaning.
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Autobiography written by
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Maijue Xiong
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Autobiography title
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An unforgettable journey
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Story setting
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Laos 1970's
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Hmong people
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Ethnic group living in China and Southeast Asia and speaking Hmong.
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Vocabulary from the story
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Refuge - place of safety. Transition - change. Persecution - act of attacking others. Deprivation - condition of not having something essential.
