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Key Terms/Concepts
English/Language Arts
10th Grade
CAUTION: The list is intended as a supplementary resource to be used with the Georgia Performance Standards; however, it is neither exclusive nor inclusive. It a suggested list of terms across strands of the Georgia Performance Standards for the ninth grade.
Reading and Literature
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|allusion | |
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|archetypal characters | |
|good mother | |
|hero | |
|sage | |
|trickster | |
|archetypal patterns | |
|journey of initiation | |
|search for the father | |
|archetypal symbols | |
|colors | |
|light/dark | |
|water | |
|author’s purpose | |
|author's use of stylistic devices | |
|author's word choice | |
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|autobiography | |
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|bibliography | |
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|biography | |
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|character development | |
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|character motivation | |
|classical literature | |
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|climax | |
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|cognates | |
|contemporary context | |
|controlling images | |
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|denouement (resolution) | |
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|dialogue | |
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|diary | |
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|diction | |
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|drama | |
|dramatic elements | |
|aside | |
|chorus | |
|deus ex machina | |
|dramatic irony | |
|recognition | |
|reversal | |
|tragic hero | |
|unity of time, place and action | |
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|dramatic literature types | |
|classical tragedy | |
|history play | |
|modern drama | |
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|editorial | |
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|essay | |
|evidence | |
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|exposition | |
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|falling action | |
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|figurative language | |
|hyperbole | |
|imagery | |
|metaphor | |
|personification | |
|simile | |
|symbolism | |
|synecdoche | |
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|figurative meaning | |
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|poetic forms | |
|fixed form poem | |
|free form poem | |
|lyric poem | |
|narrative poem | |
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|foreshadowing | |
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|genre | |
|historical background | |
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|hyperbole | |
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|idioms | |
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|imagery | |
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|irony | |
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|literal meaning | |
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|lyric poetry | |
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|memoir | |
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|metaphor | |
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|monologue | |
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|mood | |
|mythology | |
|(mythical literature) | |
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|narrative poetry | |
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|non-fiction | |
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|novel | |
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|onomatopoeia | |
|paradox | |
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|periodical | |
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|personification | |
|plot events | |
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|poetry | |
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|point of view | |
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|prefix | |
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|prose | |
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|rhyme | |
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|rhyme scheme | |
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|rising action | |
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|root | |
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|setting | |
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|Shakespearean comedy | |
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|Shakespearean tragedy | |
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|short story | |
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|simile | |
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|soliloquy | |
|sound | |
|alliteration | |
|assonance | |
|consonance | |
|end rhyme | |
|internal rhyme | |
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|specialized dictionary | |
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|structure | |
|chronological | |
|flashback | |
|frame narrative | |
|in medias res | |
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|suffix | |
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|symbolism | |
|syntax | |
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|technical document | |
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|theme | |
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|thesaurus | |
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|topic | |
|understatement | |
|universal connections | |
|making choices | |
|relationships | |
|self and other | |
|winning/losing | |
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|universal theme | |
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|unrhymed | |
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|works cited | |
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Writing
|action verbs | |
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|active voice | |
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|arguable topics | |
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|audience | |
|biases | |
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|closure | |
|detailed summary of main points | |
|restating the thesis | |
|generalizing the thesis | |
|quotations | |
|coherence | |
|context | |
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|controlling idea | |
|counterclaims | |
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|critical thinking skills | |
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|e-mail | |
|engage | |
|evidence (types of) | |
|expert opinions | |
|expressions of commonly accepted beliefs | |
|facts | |
|quotations | |
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|expository | |
|expectations | |
|focus | |
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|font | |
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|highlighting | |
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|letter | |
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|memorandum | |
|multiple sources | |
|organizational structure | |
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|page format | |
|paraphrase | |
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|passive voice | |
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|persuasive writing | |
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|precise language | |
|primary sources | |
|purpose | |
|research terms | |
|almanacs | |
|complexities | |
|discrepancies | |
|in-depth field studies | |
|in-text citations | |
|journals | |
|microfiche | |
|news sources | |
|quotations (direct quotations) | |
|speeches | |
|style manuals (examples) | |
|American Psychological Association | |
|Chicago Manual of Style | |
|Modern Language Association Handbook | |
|synthesize | |
|technical documents | |
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|research questions | |
|research venues | |
|electronic media | |
|library | |
|personal interview | |
|survey | |
|resume' | |
|rhetorical devices | |
|analogy | |
|appeal to emotion | |
|appeal to ethical belief | |
|case study | |
|logical reasoning | |
|personal anecdote | |
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|secondary sources | |
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|sensory details | |
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|spacing | |
|steps of writing process | |
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|prewriting | |
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|drafting | |
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|revising | |
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|editing | |
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|style | |
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|survey | |
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|thesis | |
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|tone | |
|topic | |
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|types of support | |
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|anecdotes | |
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|descriptions | |
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|facts and statistics | |
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|specific examples | |
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|unified paragraphs | |
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|user manual | |
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|variety of genres | |
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|historical and investigative reports | |
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|literary analyses | |
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|reflective compositions | |
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|writing structures | |
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|cause and effect | |
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|chronological order | |
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|similarity and difference | |
|posing and answering a question | |
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Conventions
|clauses – main and subordinate | |
|consistency of verb tense | |
|manuscript | |
|mechanics of punctuation | |
|colons | |
|commas | |
|ellipses | |
|end stops | |
|hyphens | |
|quotation marks | |
|semicolons | |
|format requirements | |
|margins | |
|pagination | |
|spacing | |
|modifiers | |
|paragraph structure | |
|phrases | |
|gerund | |
|infinitive | |
|participial | |
|sentence construction | |
|parallel structure | |
|proper placement of modifiers | |
|subordination | |
|Standard English usage | |
|agreement | |
|consistency of verb terms | |
|syntax | |
Listening, Speaking and Viewing
arguments (types of)
• analogy
• authority
• causation
• emotion
• logic
group decision-making techniques
• brainstorming
• problem solving sequence
- recognizes problem
- defines problem
- identifies possible solutions
- selects optimal solution
- implements solultion
- evaluates solution
logical fallacies
• ad hominem
• attack
• band wagon effect
• false causality
• overgeneralization
• red herring
media presentations
• documentary films
• news broadcasts
• taped interviews
propositions (types of)
• fact
• policy
• problem
• value
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