8th Grade ELA
When an author uses "I" or "me", they are using what Point of View?
First Person Point of View
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?
Where can you contact your teachers?
Email or ParentSquare (or StudentSquare).
What is an example of a pronoun?
I, me, we, he, she, they, them
The students were __________ by Mr. Michael's confusing directions. They had no idea what to do.
Perplexed Audacity Juxtapose
Perplexed
The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning
What is context clues
This modifies a noun
What is adjective?
Which adult has been at Peoria Elementary the longest?
Mr. Trembly
True or false: The theme of the story is what happens in the story
False: What happens is the plot. Theme is the lesson you learn.
To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text
Annotate
True or False: Mood is how the reader feels while reading the text or passage.
True.
This part of speech modifies a noun and gives info about where, when, or location
What is a preposition?
What other schools has Mrs. O'Hara taught at?
None - she's been at Peoria Elementary for almost 20 years.
A character struggling to make a decision is an example of what type of conflict?
Internal Conflict
Mr. Jones had the ________ to assign homework the night before state testing.
Perplexed Audacity Juxtapose
Audacity
What do we call the events leading up to the climax of the story?
Rising action
A word that describes action or a state of being
What is a verb?
What is the name of our ELA textbook?
MyPerspectives (or My Perspectives)
What are the five main parts of a plot diagram?
Exposition
Rising Action
Climax
Falling Action
Resolution
The photographer ________ the gymnast and basketball player to show the incredible differences required for each sport.
Perplexed Audacity Juxtapose
Juxtaposed
What does the acronym "RACE" stand for?
RACE
Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain
What is the adverb 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."
adverb - fabulously
Who are the core content teachers in 6th through 8th grade at Peoria Elementary?
Mrs. O'Hara
Mr. McMurry
Mrs. Markham
Ms. Rosburg
Mr. Trembly
Mrs. Becerra