Reading 8th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be.
What is The thesis statement/controlling idea in the introduction paragraph, central idea.
What is Reasons, Evidence, Example
what is it called when a poem has words that have the same sound at the end of a line like this
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rhyme scheme/ pattern
which verb MOOD is displayed in the sentence below:
Kameron, please stop talking when I'm talking.
imperative.
When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
What is Third Person
For, and, nor, but, or, yet, so, moreover, however, next, etc.
What are transition words
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is personification?
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The four ways to write an introduction
What is question, quotation, observation, and example
What are the three parts of an argument?
Claims, Evidence, and Reasoning
The lesson learned in a story. To make you a better person.
What is Theme
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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.
It's raining cats and dogs.
This is an example of what type of figurative language?
What is an Idiom
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CHAMPS stand for
What is Conversation Help Activity Movement Participation Success
What does R.A.C.E stand for
Restate the question
Answer the question
Cite Text evidence
Explain your Answer
What the story is mainly about?
Central or Main idea
The part of the writing or speech that captures the readers attention
What is a hook
To describe how things are alike and how they are different
What is compare and contrast?
What is a a Hyperbole?
What is an exaggeration?
When you cite evidence to prove your answer, how do you let the reader know that you found the evidence in a passage?
You write the authors name and paragraph/page number at the end of the text evidence you quoted from.
How the story or passage is organized is known as its __________ ___________
(Ex. Description, cause and effect, problem and solution, chronological order, compare and contrast)
What is Text structure
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with a STRONG impact statement.
What is a conclusion?
Which figurative language is the following sentence?
She is a tornado when she gets angry!
What is a Metaphor
The overall feeling the author creates by his choice of words sets the tone. The emotion of feeling it makes YOU the reader feel is called...
What is Mood
What two things must a sentence have to be a sentence?
What is a noun and a verb.