8th Grade ELA
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
A direct comparison to something that DOES NOT USE like or as.
Metaphor
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
What is inference
Jem's real name
Who is Jeremy Atticus Finch?
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What piece of punctuation do we use to omit (or take out) extra words or phrases when we want to shorten text evidence?
Ellipses or dot dot dot (...)
When a narrator uses "he, she, they, their," the story is written in _____ person.
Third (3rd) Person Point of View
What the text is mostly about is known as the _______ ________ of the text.
Central Idea
The words and phrases around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning. Gives us hints and helps us to better understand.
What is context clues
This is the small town where the novel is set.
What is Maycomb, Alabama?
The largest ocean on Earth
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Formal or Informal Language?
I think...I believe...really, really,...so, so much
Informal
Verbal Irony
Sarcasm; saying opposite of what is intended
What is life?
The reason why Tom Robinson’s arm is important in the trial
What is his left arm is useless, making it unlikely he could have committed the attack?
The Mona Lisa was painted by this artist
What is Leonardo Da Vinci?
A comparison that uses like or as.
Simile
What is the difference between objective and subjective?
Objective is unbiased without personal opinions while Subjective has a bias/includes personal views.
This text structure shows events in the order they happen
What is chronological order?
This symbol in the novel represents innocence harmed by evil.
What is the mockingbird?
The hardest natural substance on Earth.
What is the diamond?
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
What is theme?
When a character has a struggle against nature, like a storm or wild animal, what type of conflict is this
What is Man vs. Nature/ Character vs. Nature
A word beginning with “anti-,” means
What is against or the opposite?
Atticus tells Scout that you never really understand a person until you do this.
Hint: Chapter 3
What is “climb into their skin and walk around in it”?
The value of π (pi) rounded to three decimal places?
3.142
3.14159....... (rounded)
What does the word ominous mean in the following sentence?
'Who knows what will happen', he said in an ominous tone
something "bad" will occur
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A reference to something with historical, cultural, literary, or political importance.
Allusion
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Define noun, pronoun, proper noun, adjective, verb, and adverb
Answers vary.
The reasons Scout gets in trouble on the first day of school
What is for knowing how to read and for trying to explain Walter Cunningham’s situation?
This country invented paper
What is China?