8th Grade ELA
Author of the Cross Over
Kwame Alexander
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?
What is GGP #5?
Respect others personal space and property
Paraphrase a story we have read this year
answers vary
The students were __________ by Mr. Bozic's confusing directions. They had no idea what to do.
Perplexed Audacity Juxtaposed
What is perplexed?
The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning
What is context clues
This describes a noun
What is adjective?
What is one of Mr. P's Catchphrases?
if you see something say something, If aint your business it aint your busines, stay out of the drama, if no ones told you yet today that they love you we love you
Name all the points of views
First Person, Second Person, Third Person
To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text
What is annotate?
How is mood different from tone
Mood is how the reader feels, and tone is the feelings that the author create or their attitude towards a subject.
This part of speech modifies a noun and gives info about where or when
What is a preposition?
Whats your reward for growing in NWEA?
bathroom pass
What are the two types of character motivation?
internal and external
Mr. MJ had the ________ to assign homework the night before NWEA.
Perplex Audacity Juxtapose
What is audacity?
What day do you graduate 8th grade?
May 17th
A word that describes action or a state of being
What is a verb?
What sport does Mr. Samuel coach?
Football and Basketball
Name 2 genres we have read this school year
informational, science fiction, horror, short story, fiction (any two)
The photographer ________ the gymnast and basketball player to show the incredible differences required for each sport.
Perplex Audacity Juxtapose
Juxtaposed
What three things do we need in a introduction paaragraph?
Hook
Background Information
Thesis
Label the parts of speech in this sentence
"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously today, and her makeup is beautiful."
"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously today, and her makeup is beautiful."
nouns- Ms.Crook, today, makeup , her (pronoun)
verbs - is , is , dressed
adverb - fabulously
adj - beautiful
conjunction- and
How old is Mr. Samuels daughter?