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Part Three
Analyze and Create a Narrative: Arachne
ACTIVITY 3.1
Selecting Language Resources
Learning Targets
• Adjust language choices to suit the academic setting and audience.
• Use knowledge of morphology, context, reference materials, and visual cues to
determine the meaning of words.
• Use general academic and domain-specific words while speaking and writing about personal narratives.
The chart presents words and phrases you will use in discussion and writing. Think about each word or phrase. Circle Q, H, or T to indicate how well you know it. Work with a partner, asking your partner to explain each word or phrase. Listen closely to the explanation, and then write your partner’s name in the In Our Own Words column along with his or her condensed idea.
Rating
Q
H
T
I have seen this word or phrase, but I have questions about its meaning.
I have heard this word or phrase, but do not know it well.
I know this word or phrase so well that I could teach it to someone else.
Word or Phrase
Definition
In our own Words
plot
Rating Q H T
the series of events that make up a story
exposition
Rating Q H T
the part of a story in which the background information is introduced; often includes an introduction to characters and setting
rising action
Rating Q H T
the main events that form the plot of a story; these events lead to the story’s climax
conflict
Rating Q H T
a struggle, problem, or obstacle in a story
climax
Rating Q H T
the most exciting or important part of a story; the turning point
falling action
Rating Q H T
the events that lead to the ending of a story
resolution
Rating Q H T
the point at the end of the story when the theme is revealed; the conclusion
transition
Rating Q H T
a word or phrase in a sentence that connects two ideas to each other
cohesion
Rating Q H T
clear and organized presentation of ideas in a text
28 SpringBoard® English Language Development grade 7
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