killing mr griffin vocab.

1)inference- the act of drawing a conclusion that is not actually stated.
For example, when Jeff recalls the transformation Mark underwent when he set the caton fire- Jeff and the reader infer that Mark enjoys killing.
2)allusion- whenever a writter refers to a person, place, poem, book, or movie that he expects the reader will recognize.
3)flashback- a scene that interupts the ongoing action in a story to show an event that happened earlier.
4)rite of passage- the young adult must undergo some ritual or test to become an adult.
5)foil- a character whos qualities or actions usually serve to emphasize the actions or qualities of the main character, he protagonist, by providing a strong contrast. On occasion the foil is used as a contrast to a character other than the main one.
EXPOSITION:
-the setting of this story is albuquerque, New Mexico, in the 1970's. the characters for the most part, are average highschool students still living at home, playing sports, dating, and going to the local soda shop. However, all of them have flaws in their character that make them vulnerable to the evil influenced of one of their classmates.
GEBRE:
-young Adult literature is literature written for adolescent readers, and in some cases published by adolescent writters. Authors and readers of young adult (YA) novels often define the genre as literature written for adolescents roughly ages 10 to 20.
8)forensics- the study of evidence discovered at a crime scene and used in a court of law. forensic science is a multidisciplinary subject, drawing principally from chemistry and biology, but also from physics, geology, psycology, social science, etc.