8th Grade ELA
Author of "The Tell-Tale Heart"
Who is Edgar Allen Poe?
words that mean the same as another are called
What is synonym?
The term used to make an educated guess based on evidence
What is inference
A person, place, thing, or idea
What is a noun?
Which teacher has children in the military?
Mrs. Taylor
Name character from "The Outsiders"
answers vary
When nonhuman things have human like qualities.
Personification
The words around a difficult word to help the reader determine meaning
What is context clues
This is a description word that modifies or describes a noun
What is adjective?
Which teacher was on auxiliary/color guard in high school?
Mrs. Pearson
What is the term for the message of a story/life lesson?
theme
What is a simple sentence.
Explain what the author's tone is.
the attitude of the author toward the subject and/or characters of a story
and, but, or
conjunction
Which teacher's favorite type of movie is scary movies or horror films?
Mrs.Sabillon
What does RACE stand for?
Restate, Answer, Cite, Evidence/Explain
A verb that behaves as a noun.
What is a verbal?
What is it called when you are presenting the opposing side's argument?
counterargument/couterclaim
A word that shows action or a state of being
What is a verb?
Which teacher is the oldest of 7 kids?
Mrs. Nash
Describe Dramatic Irony.
When the audience knows something that the character does not.
Two words that mean the opposite of one another are...
antonyms
What is the first paragraph of an essay called?
Introductory Paragraph
What part of speech is the word fabulously in this phrase?
"Ms. Crook is dressed fabulously."
adverb
Which teacher used to live in Jamaica?
Dr. Nails