Rogue Wave Key Vocabulary DomainSpecific Vocabulary Plot Series

“Rogue Wave” Key Vocabulary

Domain-Specific Vocabulary

Plot Series of events in a story

Setting The time and place of a story

Inference A logical guess based on facts and one’s own knowledge and experience

exposition Introduces the characters and presents the setting and conflict

Textual evidence Specific information from the text

Conflict A struggle between opposing forces

external conflict A struggle between a character and an outside force

internal conflict A struggle between a character and his or her own thoughts

climax The story’s most interesting moment when the conflict is finally resolved

suspense Growing feeling of tension and excitement in a story

resolution Moments in the story right after the climax

Rising action Where complications intensify in the story

Falling action Where the story begins to draw to a close

simile Descriptive language that compares two unlike things using the words like or as

Story Vocabulary

swell Noun A long, unbroken wave

deck noun The platform on a ship or boat where people stand

hydrography noun The scientific description and analysis of the earth’s surface waters

Outboard on the Starboard Side adjective Position on the outside and right side of a boat or ship

porthole noun A circular window on a boat or ship

submerge verb To become covered by water

navigation noun The act of guiding a boat or ship along a planned course

Draw this boat as best as you can in your notebook and label the parts.

Academic Vocabulary

evaluate To examine something carefully to judge its value or worth

resource Something that can be used for support or help

text A literary work that is regarded as an object of critical analysis

cite To quote a passage in a piece of writing

Aspect A characteristic or feature of something

cultural Of or relating to culture or cultivation