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Unit 2 - Vocabulary Review Flashcards

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What is an ADJECTIVE ?

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a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

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What is an ADVERB ?

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a word that describes or modifies a verb, adjective or adverb

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What is a COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE ?

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an adjective that compares one person or thing with another

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What does MODIFY mean?

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to make something more specific in meaning

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What is a SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVE ?

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an adjective that compares one person or thing with several others

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What is the definition of ACTS/SCENES ?

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units of action in a drama

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What is an ACTOR ?

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people who preform as a character in a drama

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What is a CHARACTER ?

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the fictional people, animals, or creatures that are acted out by actors

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What is DIALOGUE ?

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the spoken words or conversation between actors

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What is a DRAMA ?

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a story written to be preformed by actors; a play

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What or who is a PLAYWRIGHT/DRAMATIST ?

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one who writes a drama

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What are PROPS ?

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moveable items such as chairs, plates, cups glasses and books

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What is a SCRIPT ?

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the written text of a drama

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What is a SET/SCENERY ?

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objects that are constructed and placed onstage to show the setting of the play

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What is a STAGE ?

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the playwright’s interactions about how to perform the drama

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What is a REFLEXIVE PRONOUN ?

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a word used with another noun (or pronoun) when something does something to itself

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What is a COORDINATING CONJUNCTION ?

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a word that connects related words or groups of words; and, but, or, and nor

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What is a CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTIONS ?

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a pair of words, used together to show a connection within a sentence; both - and

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What is a PREPOSITION ?

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a word of group of words that show the relationship between nouns or pronouns in a sentence

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What is a PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE ?

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begins with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun

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What are TRANSITIONAL WORDS ?

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words that help the reader to follow the flow of a writing; words that connect sentences and paragraphs; tell you to order in which events happen

22
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Greek & Latin Root Words -

What does “spect” mean?

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spect = look

~Inspect~spectacles

23
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Greek & Latin Root Words -

What does “vis” mean?

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vis = see

~vision~visibility

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Greek & Latin Root Words -

What does “struct” mean?

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struct = build

~construction~instructor

25
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Greek &Latin Root Words -

What does “tele” mean?

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tela = far away

~television~ telescope

26
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What is a SEQUENCE ?

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a line of things following one after another

27
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What is a FABLE ?

a. A story coming down from the past that is accepted as true but cannot be proven
b. A tale that contains animals that set like humans and; contains a moral lesson
c. A story told as if true but includes exaggerations that make it untrue

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b. A tale that contains animals that set like humans and; contains a moral lesson

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What is a FAIRY TALE ?

a. A story coming down from the past that is accepted as true but cannot be proven
b. A story with magical events and; begins, usually containing a moral lesson
c. A story passed down from one generation to another with no specific author; helps explain the world humans live in

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b. A story with magical events and; begins, usually containing a moral lesson

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What is a FOLKTALE ?

a. A story passed down from one generation to another with no specific author; helps explain the world humans live in
b. A story with magical events and; begins, usually containing a moral lesson
c. A story coming down from the past that is accepted as true but cannot be proven

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a. A story passed down from one generation to another with no specific author; helps explain the world humans live in

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What is a LEGEND ?

a. A tale of god, supernatural beings, and heroes that help explain something in nature
b. A story with magical events and; begins, usually containing a moral lesson
c. A story coming down from the past that is accepted as true but cannot be proven

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c. A story coming down from the past that is accepted as true but cannot be proven

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What is a MYTH ?

a. A story with magical events and; begins, usually containing a moral lesson
b. A story told as if true but includes exaggerations that make it untrue
c. A tale of god, supernatural beings, and heroes that help explain something in nature

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c. A tale of god, supernatural beings, and heroes that help explain something in nature

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What is a TALL TALE ?

a. A tale that contains animals that set like humans and contains a moral lesson
b. A story coming down from the past that is accepted as true but cannot be proven.
c. A story told as if true but includes exaggerations that make it untrue

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c. A story told as if true but includes exaggerations that make it untrue

33
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Greek Name/ Roman Name - - Characteristics

Zeus/ Jupiter - - ????????

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most powerful god

34
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Greek Name/ Roman Name - - Characteristics

??????/ Neptune - - god of the sea

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Poseidon

35
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Greek Name/ Roman Name - - Characteristics

Hades/ Pluto or Aidoneus – ??????????

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god of the underworld

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Greek Name/ Roman Name - - Characteristics

Aphrodite / Venus - - ????????

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goddess of love and beauty

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Greek Name/ Roman Name - - Characteristics

Hera / Juno - - ????????

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goddess of marriage, woman and the sky

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Greek Name/ Roman Name - - Characteristics

?????? / Mars - - god of war

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Aries

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Greek Name/ Roman Name - - Characteristics

Hermes / Mercury - - ?????????

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god of herds and the messenger of the gods

40
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Greek Name/ Roman Name - - Characteristics

Hephaestus / ??????? - - god of metal working

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Vulcan

41
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What is BRAINSTORMING ?

A

come up with a idea

42
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What is DRAFTING ?

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the 2nd step in the writing process; writing ideas in the form of senates and paragraphs

43
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What is an EDIT ?

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to make corrections to spelling, grammar, capitalization, and puncuation

44
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What is FEEDBACK ?

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another persons reaction or response to your writing

45
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What is PREWRITING ?

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the 1st step in the writing process; gathering and organizing information to prepare for writing

46
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What does it mean to REVISE ?

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to make changes to improve the focus, meaning, organization, and style of an essay

47
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What is the WRITING PROCESS ?

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the sequences of steps for creating a written work

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What is a THEME ?

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the message about people, life and the world that the author wants the reader to understand

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