8th Grade ELA
Author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
words that mean the same as another are called
What is synonym?
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
What is inference
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
Which teacher has children in the military?
Mrs. Taylor
Name a character from "The Outsiders".
answers vary
When the audience knows something the character does not know about a situation.
Dramatic Irony
The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning
What is context clues
This is a description word that modifies a noun
What is adjective?
Which teacher is the oldest out of 7 kids?
Mrs. Nash
What is the term for the message of a story or the life lesson the story teaches.
theme
A verb that acts as if it were a noun in the sentence.
Explain what the author's tone is.
the attitude of the author toward the subject and/or characters of a story
and, but, or
conjunction
Which teacher was on auxiliary/ color guard when they were in high school?
Mrs. Pearson
How do you properly write a parenthetical citation?
(author's last name, page number)
What does RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain/Evidence.
What is it called when you are presenting the opposing side's argument?
counterargument/counterclaim
A word that describes action or a state of being
What is a verb?
Whose favorite movie is " A Nightmare Before Christmas".
Mrs. Sabillon
What genre is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?
horror or short story
Two words that mean the opposite of one another are...
antonyms
What is the first part of a thesis statement?
Claim
What part of speech is the word fabulously in this phrase?
"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously."
adverb
Which teacher has been at ACMS the longest?
Dr. Nails