8th Grade ELA Terms Part 1

Front

What is the universal truth, lesson, or moral about life that a text presents?

Back

Theme

Front

What is a conclusion that you come to by evaluating the evidence and details that have been presented?

Back

Inference

Front

What is the evidence found within a particular text used to support or explain conclusions, opinions, and/or assertions about the text itself?

Back

Textual Evidence

Front

What is the sequence of events in a story, play, movie, etc.?

Back

Plot

Front

What is the time and place of the action in a book, play, story, etc.?

Back

Setting

Front

What is the main idea or message that the author wants to convey in a text?

Back

Central Idea

Front

What is a struggle between opposing forces in a story, which drives the plot?

Back

Conflict

Front

What is a character's dialogue or spoken words in a text?

Back

Dialogue

Front

What is a brief excerpt from a text that is quoted to support an argument or point?

Back

Quote

Front

What is the emotional atmosphere or feeling that a literary work evokes in the reader?

Back

Mood