8th Grade ELA
ELA Vocab
8th Grade Skills
Misc.
UNWRAP
100
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
100
words that mean the same as another are called
What is synonym?
100
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
What is inference
100
A type of figurative language that places opposite words or phrases together to create contrast.
What is oxymoron?
100
What does U stand for?
Underline the title and make a prediction about what the text will be about
200
There are two ways to give credit to the author when using text evidence. Name one of those two ways!
1. Parenthetical Citation (Author's Last Name and Page Number)
EX: For example, "An average of 20% of people prefer owning a cat to a dog" (Brown 24).
2. Introduce the quote by saying the author's name.
EX: According to Henry Brown, author of best selling book Dogs vs. Cats, "An average of 20% of people prefer owning a cat to a dog."
200
The type of irony that includes sarcasm, or means saying the opposite of what is meant.
Verbal Irony
200
The words and phrases around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning. Gives us hints and helps us to better understand.
What is context clues
200
A. Combine
200
What does N Stand for?
Number the paragraphs
300
What is dramatic irony?
When we as the reader or viewer know more than the characters in the story/ show/ play know.
300
To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text
What is annotate?
300
What key details of a text help reveal theme?
- Identify recurring motifs and symbols.
- Consider character arcs and growth.
- Examine conflicts and resolutions.
- Reflect on your emotional response.
300
Which sentence contains punctuation to indicate omitted words?
Option C
300
What does the first R stand for?
Read for funsies - read through the selection once
400
A comparison that uses like or as.
Simile
400
** DAILY DOUBLE***
When the opposite of what we expect occurs, what type of irony do we have? For exampe, the fire house burns down in the middle of the night.
Situational Irony
400
What is the role of the conclusion paragraph?
Restates what the entire essay covered; leaves the reader with a final thought.
400
What is the meaning of originate in the sentence below from paragraph 3? “Park ranger Mark Blaeuer says that, unlike the famed geysers of the West, these waters originate as rain and heat up largely through compression rather than volcanic activity.”
A start
B remain
C appear
D change
A. Start
400
What does W stand for?
Walk through the questions and underline/highlight important parts of the questions
500
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
What is theme?
500
A direct comparison to something that DOES NOT USE like or as.
Metaphor
500
What three things do we need in a introduction paragraph?
Hook
Background Information
Thesis/Claim
500
****DAILY DOUBLE *****
What is the part of the essay that acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it? HOW do you disprove it?
What is a Counterclaim, with an effective rebuttal.
500
What does the second R stand for?
Read for comprehension and highlight key details of the text that will help answer the questions that you've walked through
600
What are the 5 elements of a plot?
Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution
600
It's raining cats and dogs is an example of?
Idiom
600
Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
The ball was kicked by the child.
Passive. To change to active we would say the following:
The child kicked the ball.
600
What does A and P stand for?
Answer the questions
Prove your answers by citing parts of the text