8th Grade ELA
ELA Vocab
8th Grade Skills
Parts of Speech
Team 8-1
100

Name a character from "The Outsiders".  

answers vary

100

When the audience knows something the character does not know about a situation.

Dramatic Irony

100

The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning 

What is context clues 

100

This is a description word that modifies a noun

What is adjective?

100

The main character in a writing. 

Protagonist

200

What is the term for the message of a story or the life lesson the story teaches. 

theme

200

A verb that acts as if it were a noun in the sentence.

Verbal
200

Explain what the author's tone is. 

the attitude of the author toward the subject and/or characters of a story

200

and, but, or

conjunction

200

In a literary work, this is the struggle between 2 (or more) forces. 

Conflict

300

How do you properly write a parenthetical citation?

(author's last name, page number)

300

What does RACE stand for? 

Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain/Evidence. 

300

What is it called when you are presenting the opposing side's argument?

counterargument/counterclaim

300

A word that describes action or a state of being

What is a verb?

300

The type (style) of writing in which the author aims to change the readers' minds.

Persuasive writing

400

What genre is "The Tell-Tale Heart"?

horror or short story

400

Two words that mean the opposite of one another are...

antonyms

400

What is the first part of a thesis statement?

Claim

400

What part of speech is the word fabulously in this phrase?

"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously."

adverb

400

A short piece of nonfiction writing is called.....

expository essay

500

What two types of characterization can a writer use to show what a character is like?

direct characterization and indirect characterization.

500

Define theme (as listed in our study guide)

the central message a writer communicates.

500

The general, unified feeling conveyed by the various details of a literary work is called.....

Mood or atmosphere

500

A book containing synonyms and sometimes antonyms of words is called 

A thesaurus

500

A plot can be divided into these parts....

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.

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