November- Holt Literature Vocabulary Quiz

Original documents, maps, diaries, and letters.

Interpretations of primary materials.

Restating information in your own words.

The sentence that states the main idea of a writing assignment and helps control the ideas within the paper.

Using a writer's words without crediting the source; a literary theft.

A list of works cited.

When and where a piece of literature takes place.

A struggle between opposing characters or opposing forces.

The attitude a writer takes toward his or her subject, characters, and audience.

The feeling or atmosphere of a work of literature

A conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.

The series of related events that make up a story.

To form a mental image of; imagine.

Hooks reader's interest; clearly identifies subject of report.

Discusses each main idea in one or more paragraphs; supports each main idea with facts, examples and quotations