8th Grade ELA
ELA Vocab
8th Grade Skills
Dystopia
8th Grade Writing
100
What is SUSPENSE?
a state or feeling of excited or anxious uncertainty about what may happen.
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
Dystopia is the opposite of what?
A Utopia
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
The type of irony that includes sarcasm, or means saying the opposite of what is meant.
Verbal 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
What is the transfer propaganda technique?
Transfer uses images to bring up strong feelings in order to persuade.
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
What is a character archetype?
A universal model of a character
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
When the opposite of what we expect occurs, what type of irony do we have? For exampe, the fire house burns down in the middle of the night.
Situation Irony
400
What is the role of the conclusion paragraph?
Restates what the entire essay covered; leaves the reader with a final thought.
400
What is refutation?
Part of a counterargument: Explains why the opposition is wrong and why are you correct
400
Name at least 3 transition words.
For example, however, additionally, so, in addition, first, lastly, etc.
500
What is theme?
The message of the story.
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
Background Information/ transition information
Thesis
500
Give an example of a character that would fit in the Ruler archetype and explain why.
Multiple Answers
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
What is a logical fallacy?
Parts of an argument meant to mislead the audience (a bad argument)
600
A. Combine
600
What role does the reasoning serve in an argument/analysis essay?
Connects the evidence to the claim and helps to show how the evidence proves the overall thesis.
600
Name 5 propaganda techniques
Bandwagon, Testimonial, Transfer, Repetition, Glittering Generality, Name Calling, Card Stacking, Slogan, Emotional Appeal
600
What type of writing is required from this prompt? What must you include?
Narrative
Dialogue, Details, Descriptions, Vivid Verbs, Sensory Details
700
Name 5 Logical fallacies
Ad Hominem, Red Herring, False Authority, Either-Or, Slippery Slope, Bandwagon, False Cause, Post Hoc, Circular Reasoning, Begging the Question, Non-Sequitur
700
Which sentence contains punctuation to indicate omitted words?
Option C
700
What is an oxymoron?
a figure of speech in which apparently contradictory
700
What are the main characteristics of a protagonist in a dystopian novel?
Feel like they have no control over their life
Are challenged to think or act in a new way
Question authority, the government, social systems, etc.
Believe something is wrong with their life or world
Feel the need to speak out or rebel
Want to escape
700
What type of writing will you do for this prompt? What will be the structure?
Explanatory/ Informational Writing
5 Paragraph Essay
This will be just like our argument essays, but will not include a counterclaim paragraph. Instead, the third body paragraph will be another paragraph that includes examples and text evidence to prove your thesis/ assertion.