8th Grade English

Grammar

100

A word that describes a noun

an adjective

200

DAILY DOUBLE!

I am a part of speech that typically ends in "LY" and am used to describe an action.

300

This punctuation mark is used to separate items in a series.

comma

400

This type of figurative language compares two unlike things without using "like" or "as."

metaphor

500

The italicized word in "Running is my favorite hobby" is this type of verbal.

gerund

Characters

100

I am the character whose father left them in Cuba after having severe PTSD

Josef

200

I sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in hopes of reaching Miami. It was a very tragic journey.

Isabel

300

This type of character changes throughout the course of a story.

dynamic character

400

This is the "bad guy," in the story or the character that acts as a conflict to the main character.

antagonist

500

The main character of a story.

protagonist

Plot Diagram

100

I am the most exciting part of a story; usually where we see a change start to take place

climax

200

I am the beginning of a story where the setting and characters are introduced.

exposition

300

This is the main problem or issue in the story. 

conflict

400

The series of events that build tension before the climax.

Rising action

500

The events that occur after the climax.

Falling action

Themes

100

"Be careful what you wish for" was a theme in this classic short story that we read in December.

The Monkey's Paw

200

"Immigrant families need to have each others back" was a theme in this short story that we spent 2 weeks reading.

My Favorite Chaperone

300

DAILY DOUBLE!

"Guilt can make people go crazy," was one of the themes we discussed after reading this scary short story.

400

This theme involves feeling accepted and connected to others. We covered it in our short story essays.

belonging

500

This theme is shown as Conor struggles to cope with his mother's illness.

grief, sadness, guilt

Readings

100

The genre that includes many Edgar Allan Poe stories, Frankenstein, and The Monkey's Paw.

horror

200

I am the genre that books such as "The Hunger Games," "Divergent," "1984" and "Scythe" fit in to.

dystopian

300

Josef and his family board this ship to flee to Cuba during the start of WWII.

M.S. St. Louis

400

In the Bronx Masquerade, the students discovered more about themselves and their classmates by participating in writing __________

poems

500

Texts such as: Bionic Superhumans, Outsmart Your Smartphone are examples of this type of text. These texts present facts, statistics, etc.

informational