Reading 8th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, me, or we," it is usually written in this perspective.
What is First Person?
This part of an essay is the roadmap for the reader and is located at the end of the introduction paragraph.
What is the thesis statement?
"Their defense is like a wall." What type of figurative language is this?
What is a simile?
This is the part of the story where it is the most intense or scary.
What is the climax?
This is what you add around each citation you make in your writing.
What are quotation marks?
When the narrator uses "she, he, they," it is usually written in this perspective.
What is Third Person?
This is generally the number of reasons you should have to support your opinion in an essay or speech.
What is 3?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is personification?
True or False: Rising Action builds toward the Climax.
True
Identify the necessary corrections in the following sentence.
Next week, I will visit springfield illinois.
What is capitalization and a missing comma?
This is the message that an author wants to share with you through their writing.
What is Theme?
Name the 3 types of paragraphs in an essay.
What are the introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion?
This is the part of Argumentative Essay where you acknowledge the other side's claim.
What is the Counterclaim?
This is the part of the story where you tie up loose ends and wrap it up.
What is the Resolution?
True / False: "I think", "I feel," and "I believe" belong in explanatory writing.
False
This is what a text is mainly about.
What is the Main idea?
This is the part of the writing or speech that captures the reader's attention.
What is a hook?
This text structure is used describe how things are alike and how they are different.
What is compare and contrast?
This is what you call dialogue that happens in someone's mind.
What is Interior Dialogue
"The wind whispered through the trees, carrying secrets from far away," is an example of...
a) simile
b) personification
c) alliteration
d) hyperbole
B) Personification
This character in a story creates conflict for the protagonist.
Who is the antagonist?
This is the last part of a paper that wraps it up. It is best to end this with an impact statement.
What is a conclusion?
"She is a tornado when she gets angry!" is an example of this type of figurative language.
What is a metaphor?
In this part of the story, you describe the setting and introduce the main character.
What is the exposition?
"The first use of the phrase smart phone was in 1997. In 2003, phones got smarter with the launch of the Android operating system. And in 2007 the first iPhone was released." The text structure in this passage is:
a) Compare and contrast
b) Chronological
c) Problem and solution
b) Chronological