Reading Basics
ELA Vocab
Grammar & Sentences
Textual Evidence & Citations
8th Grade Writing
100
The main character in a story is called this
Protagonist
100
words that mean the same as another are called
What is synonym?
100
A sentence needs a subject and a ____
Verb
100
These marks show you're using the author's exact words
Quotation marks
100
The main point you're trying to prove in your writing
Claim/thesis statement
200
This is the message or lesson of a story
Theme
200
The type of irony that includes sarcasm, or means saying the opposite of what is meant.
Verbal Irony
200
This punctuation mark goes at the end of a statement
Period
200
When you use a quote, you need to include this to show where it came from
Citation/Page Number
200
Facts or examples you use to support your claim
Evidence
300
Time and place where a story happens
Setting
300
To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text
What is annotate?
300
A word that describes a noun
Adjective
300
Putting information in your own words instead of quoting
Paraphrasing
300
When you explain WHY your evidence supports your claim
Reasoning/Explanation/Analysis
400
A comparison that uses like or as.
Simile
400
Giving human qualities to non-human things
Personification
400
A word that describes a verb
Adverb
400
Good evidence should be specific, relevant, and _____
Accurate/Strong/Sufficient
400
Name at least 3 transition words.
For example, however, additionally, so, in addition, first, lastly, etc.
500
When you figure out something the author doesn't directly say
Making an inference
500
A direct comparison to something that DOES NOT USE like or as.
Metaphor
500
These words connect ideas: and, but, or, so
Conjunctions (FANBOYS)
500
DAILY DOUBLE! After you give evidence, you should always _____ it
Explain/Analyze
500
What type of writing does the following prompt ask for? What will be the structure of your essay?
Argument Essay
Five Paragraphs: Intro Paragraph with Thesis, Body 1, Body 2, Counterclaim Paragraph, and Concluding Paragraph
600
A character who goes against the main character
Antagonist
600
Evidence that comes directly from the text word-for-word is called this type of quotation
Explicit Textual Evidence
600
DAILY DOUBLE! An incomplete sentence missing a subject or verb
Fragment
600
This word introduces evidence: "According to the text, _____"
Transition Words/Verbs
600
When an author establishes their expertise or trustworthiness on a topic to make you believe them
Credibility
700
The highest point of action/tension in a story
Climax
700
The practice of taking someone else's words or ideas without giving credit is called this
Plagiarism
700
This verb tense describes something happening right now
Present tense
700
The author's attitude or feeling about the subject
Tone
700
When an author only presents one side of an issue and ignores opposing views, they're showing this
Bias