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ELA Final Grade 8
ELA Final Grade 8 Study Guide (Vocab and test taking tips)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjective | A word that describes a person, place, thing or idea |
| Adverb | A word that describes an action |
| Allusion | A literary device with an indirect reference to a well |
| Analysis | The practice of looking closely at small parts to see how they affect the whole piece |
| Central Idea | The author's most important idea in the creation of his or her work |
| Compare | To be similar |
| Connotation | The thoughts or feelings one makes with a word |
| Context | The parts of a written or spoken statement that come before or follow a specific word or passage, usually influencing it's meaning or effect |
| Denotation | The dictionary definition of a word |
| Foreshadowing | A literary device where an author provides hints or clues of what is to come in the story |
| Identifying the Theme of a Literary Passage | After you read a literary passage, you might be asked to identify the theme (central message), or central idea (main idea), of the passage. The theme is usually a general statement or insight about life. It is expressed through the plot, images, characters, and symbols in a text. To find the theme of a passage, ask yourself these questions: |
| Identifying the Theme of a Literary Passage (Questions to ask) | *How and why has the main character or speaker changed by the end of the story? *What has the main character learned by the end of the story? *How is the reader supposed to feel about the events of the story? *What is the author trying to say about life? *What is the "moral" or lesson of the story? |
| Interjection | A word that shows emotiion |
| Irony | When the opposite of what is expected occurs |
| Literal | The exact meaning of the words on the page |
| Metaphor | A literary device where an author compares 2 unlike things WITHOUT using like or as |
| Personification | A literary device where an author gives human qualities to something non |
| Preposition | A word that shows relationships between words |
| PROOFREAD after you write | I stayed focused on the topic. I used specific details to support my ideas. I cited my evidence with proper context. I commented on or analyzed my evidence . I corrected any errors in capitalization, spelling, punctuation, and word choice. |
| Stay Focused on the Topic | USE RADDS (or any other tool that will help you plan your writing). Support your ideas with specific text details and examples. Use a variety of sentence types. Use transitions to connect your ideas. |
| Symbolism | Using an object to represent an idea |
| Tips for Answering Multiple | *Read the question carefully. *Come up with the answer in your head before looking at the possible answers; this way the choices given on the test won't throw you off or trick you. *Don't keep changing your answer; usually your first choice is the right one, unless you misread the question. *Eliminate any statement that contains incorrect information. |
| Tone | A writer's attitude toward his or her subject |
| Transition | The way an author connects ideas |
| Valid | Accurate |
| Writer's Checklist | PLAN before you write. Make sure you understand what the prompt (question) is asking you to do. Think about your task. Think about the topic(question) and what you want to write about it. Organize your ideas on scrap paper. FOCUS while you write. |
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