Narrative 1
ELA Vocab
8th Grade Skills
Parts of Speech
Narrative 2
100

Name three characters from James and the Giant Peach.  

answers vary

100

When the audience knows something the character does not know about a situation.

Dramatic Irony

100

The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning 

What is context clues 

100

This is a description word that modifies a noun

What is adjective?

100

The main character in a writing. 

Protagonist

200

What is the term for the message of a story or the life lesson the story teaches. 

theme

200

In narratives, it is when the author zooms in to give great physical detail.

Snapshot

200

Explain what the author's tone is. 

the attitude of the author toward the subject and/or characters of a story

200

and, but, or

conjunction

200

In a literary work, this is the struggle between 2 (or more) forces. 

Conflict

300

How do you properly write a book title?

underline or italicize it

300

What does CER stand for? 

Claim, Evidence, Reason

300

What is it called when you are presenting the opposing side's argument?

counterargument/counterclaim

300

A word that describes action or a state of being

What is a verb?

300

The type (style) of writing in which the author aims to change the readers' minds.

Persuasive writing

400

What genre is Chains?

historical fiction

400

Two words that mean the opposite of one another are...

antonyms

400

The part of the CER that captures the thinking of the author. It explains why the evidence supports the claim.

Reasoning

400

What part of speech is the word fabulously in this phrase?

"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously."

adverb

400

Another term for a short story.

narrative

500

What is the main force working against the protagonist in a novel?

direct characterization and indirect characterization.

500

Two words that have similar meanings or mean the same

synonym

500

The general, unified feeling conveyed by the various details of a literary work is called.....

Mood or atmosphere

500

What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: I went through the woods.

through the woods

500

A plot can be divided into these parts....

Exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution.