Unit 3: Lesson 1

Learn these words from Into Literature, Grade 8, Unit 3, Lesson 1.
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  1. contribute
    give to some cause
  2. immigrate
    come into a new country and change residency
  3. reaction
    an idea evoked by some experience
  4. relocate
    become established in a new place
  5. shifting
    changing position or direction
  6. realistic
    aware or expressing awareness of things as they are
  7. plot
    the story that is told, as in a novel, play, movie, etc.
  8. conflict
    opposition in a work of fiction between characters or forces
  9. exposition
    an account that sets forth the intent of a story
  10. rising action
    a series of plot events that build up toward the climax
  11. climax
    the decisive moment in a novel or play
  12. falling action
    series of plot events following the climax of a narrative
  13. resolution
    something settled
  14. linear
    involving a single dimension
  15. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
  16. motivation
    psychological feature arousing action toward a desired goal
  17. dialogue
    the lines spoken by characters in drama or fiction
  18. context
    discourse that surrounds and helps explain a word or passage
  19. preposition
    a word before a noun or pronoun connecting to another word
  20. agreement
    in grammar, the correspondence between two words
  21. prepositional phrase
    a phrase beginning with a preposition
  22. sponsor
    assume a position as a supporter
  23. stun
    overcome, as with astonishment or disbelief
  24. dispatcher
    an employee who manages the efficient departure of vehicles
  25. scuffle
    disorderly fighting
  26. whimper
    cry weakly or softly
Created on Fri Sep 11 11:53:44 EDT 2020 (updated Thu Mar 04 14:51:26 EST 2021)

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