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OAA Vocabulary!

OAA Vocabulary!. Warm Up 2, 9-12-11. Acronym: A word formed from the initial letter or letters of each word in a set of words (like an acrostic poem!) Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex: winter wind)

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OAA Vocabulary!

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  1. OAA Vocabulary!

  2. Warm Up 2, 9-12-11 • Acronym: A word formed from the initial letter or letters of each word in a set of words (like an acrostic poem!) • Alliteration: The repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words (ex: winter wind) • Analogy: A method of explaining something unfamiliar by using a comparison of similar, more familiar things.

  3. Warm-Up 3, 9-14-11 • Antonym: A word opposite in meaning to another word. • Bait and Switch: A tactic in which a customer is attracted by the advertisement of a low-priced item but is then encouraged to buy a higher-priced one. • Bandwagon: A propaganda technique where large crowds are used to attract attention.

  4. Warm-Up 4, 9-20-11 • Bias: An inclination of temperament or outlook; a personal and sometimes unreasoned judgment. • Cause and Effect: An organizational structure of text in which there is a description of events and their causes or consequences. • Characterization: The method an author uses to create the appearance and personality of imaginary characters in a piece of fiction; often developed by describing physical appearance, nature, or emotions.

  5. Warm-Up 5, 9-22-11 • Chronological: An organizational structure of text in which events are placed in the order they occur in time. • Compare and Contrast: An organizational structure of text in which a description of similarities and differences among two or more things occurs. • Conflict: The struggle between opposing forces that brings about the action within a story; can be internal or external.

  6. Warm-Up 6, 9-23-11 • Context Clues: Information a reader may obtain from a text that helps confirm the meaning of a word or group of words. • Counter-argument: A point or statement in opposition to the argument being made in a written document or speech. • Credibility: The quality or state of offering reasonable grounds for being believed.

  7. Warm-Up 7, 9-26-11 • Dialogue: A conversation between two or more characters in a work that is used by writers to give insight in to the characters themselves. • Dynamic Character: A character who undergoes a change during the course of a story. • Fable: A story intended to enforce a useful truth, especially one in which animals speak and act like human beings.

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