20. Terms 2, Question 5 If a story is told by a character who is IN the story, words such as “I, me, my, we” are used. What point of view is the story being told in?
53. Words to Know: Plagiarism: Appearance: Dialogue: Cite: Summary: Figurative Meaning: To Influence: To Express Literal Meaning: Theme:
54. This is when you present material as something that you created when it is really something that someone else made. This is illegal! Plagiarism
55. The way a character looks, physically. This character trait is provided by using text evidence rather than by looking at the pictures. Appearance
56. When a character or object speaks or thinks something out loud in a book, that is called dialogue. As a character trait, a character’s dialogue can tell a reader many things about the character’s personality. Dialogue
57. This is when you give credit where credit is due!!! When you use someone else’s words in your writing, you cite their work to let the reader know who deserves the credit for originally writing that. Cite
58. When you retell what you read by only providing the main idea and major points, you are giving a summary. Typically, people refer to the beginning, middle, and end or a book when giving a summary. Summary
59. Not always what is really being said, but saying one thing and actually meaning another. Example: “hold your horses” / be patient! Figurative Meaning
60. When an author’s purpose for writing something is to try and persuade the reader to do or not to do something. To try and talk to reader into seeing something in the same way that the author sees it. To Influence
61. When an author’s purpose for writing something to voice their opinion on something. Example: diary To Express
62. The actual or true meaning of the words being used. Example: “cat got your tongue?” – a cat would actually or literally have a hold of your tongue. Literal Meaning
63. The theme of a story is the mood or the feeling that the author expresses through the characters or the meaning of the story. It is the lesson taught or learned from the story. Theme