8th Grade Narrative
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
Words that mean the same as another are called ______.
What are Synonyms?
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
What is Inference?
The main part of a word, often changed by adding a prefix or suffix, that may come from Greek or Latin. An example would be "cycle" or "photo."
What is a Root?
When a narrator uses "he, she, they, their," the story is written in _____ person.
What is Third (3rd) Person Point of View?
Words that mean the opposite of another are called ______.
What are Antonyms?
The words and phrases around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning. Gives us hints and helps us to better understand.
What are Context Clues?
A reference to something with historical, cultural, literary, or political importance.
What is an Allusion?
When the author's word choices tell you how they feel about the subject they're writing about.
What is Tone?
A student is told that her speech is too long and she needs to make it more concise.
In this sentence, concise means ________.
What is Short or Brief?
What the text is mostly about is known as the _______ ________ of the text.
What is the Central Idea?
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The series of events that make up a story.
The beginning, middle, and end.
What is the Plot?
A comparison that uses like or as.
What is a Simile?
The beginning part of a word, such as pre-, mis-, un- is called a ______.
What is a Prefix?
A paragraph that restates what the entire essay covered; leaves the reader with a final thought.
What is the Conclusion?
The child kicked the ball.
In what verb tense was this sentence written?
What is Past Tense?
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
What is theme?
At the meeting, the teachers realized they would need to consolidate their math teams so they would have enough people to participate in the competition on Saturday morning.
What does the word consolidate mean as it is used in the sentence?
What is Combine?
The part of the story where the setting, characters and conflict are established.
What is the Exposition?
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What is the part of the essay that acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it?
What is the Counterclaim?