8th Grade ELA
ELA Vocab
8th Grade Skills
Misc.
8th Grade Writing
100
When a narrator uses "I, Me," it is written in this perspective
What is First Person
100
words that mean the same as another are called
What is synonym?
100
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
What is inference
100
A type of figurative language that places opposite words or phrases together to create contrast.
What is oxymoron?
100
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 (...)
200
There are two ways to give credit to the author when using text evidence. Name one of those two ways!
1. Parenthetical Citation (Author's Last Name and Page Number)
EX: For example, "An average of 20% of people prefer owning a cat to a dog" (Brown 24).
2. Introduce the quote by saying the author's name.
EX: According to Henry Brown, author of best selling book Dogs vs. Cats, "An average of 20% of people prefer owning a cat to a dog."
200
Anytime the opposite of what you expect happens in a story.
Irony
200
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
200
A. Combine
200
You are given roughly 60 minutes on the writing prompt. What should you do in the first few minutes before you begin writing your essay?
Make a plan! If it's a narrative determine your beginning, middle, end, characters, and setting. What text will you incorporate?
If it's argument or informative decide what your 5 paragrahs will cover. Intro has thesis, have 3 body paragraphs with text evidence, and conclusion paragraph.
300
What is dramatic irony?
When we as the reader or viewer know more than the characters in the story/ show/ play know.
300
To mark up the text with notes, questions, or other things that help you understand the text
What is annotate?
300
When providing a parenthetical citation (author's last name and page number), where does the end punctuation ALWAYS go if it is a period?
AFTER the parentheses.
For example, "An average of 20% of people prefer owning a cat to a dog" (Brown 24).
300
Which sentence contains punctuation to indicate omitted words?
Option C
300
You are given roughly 60 minutes on the writing prompt. What should you do in the LAST few minutes before you turn in your essay?
READ OVER YOUR ENTIRE ESSAY! Look for errors in spelling, captialization, and punctuation.
400
A comparison that uses like or as.
Simile
400
** DAILY DOUBLE***
A character that does not change and is only one way (personality) throughout a story.
Flat or Static Character
400
What is the role of the conclusion paragraph?
Restates what the entire essay covered; leaves the reader with a final thought.
400
What type of writing is required from this prompt? What must you include?
Narrative
Dialogue, Details, Descriptions, Vivid Verbs, Sensory Details
400
Name at least 3 transition words.
For example, however, additionally, so, in addition, first, lastly, etc.
500
The message or lesson that can apply to you/me
What is theme?
500
A direct comparison to something that DOES NOT USE like or as.
Metaphor
500
What three things do we need in a introduction paragraph?
Hook
Bridge /Background Information
Thesis/Claim
500
****DAILY DOUBLE *****
What is the part of the essay that acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it? HOW do you disprove it?
What is a Counterclaim, with an effective rebuttal.
500
What type of writing does the following prompt ask for? What will be the structure of your essay?
Argument Essay
Five Paragraphs: Intro Paragraph with Thesis, Body 1, Body 2, Counterclaim Paragraph, and Concluding Paragraph
600
Summarizing a passage with just the main details.
Objective Summary
600
Doing something reluctantly.
Hesitate. Cautious. Don't really want to do it. Scared or fearful.
600
Is the following sentence written in ACTIVE or PASSIVE voice?
The ball was kicked by the child.
Passive. To change to active we would say the following:
The child kicked the ball.
600
4 different types of media
Book, Magazine, Video, charts and visuals, sound clips, podcast, websites, blogs
600
The minimum number of lines you should cite when showing how an author develops his argument.
Two