Unit 2A Academic Vocabulary 8th Grade

The method in which an author constructs a character by explicitly stating aspects of his/her personality and appearance or by revealing aspects through their actions, thoughts, speech, other characters, etc.

• Characterization

• Foreshadowing

• Literary Device

• Personal Narrative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

In literature, the opposition of persons or forces that brings about dramatic action central to the plot of a story; may be internal, as psychological; within a character, or external.

• Conflict

• Figurative Language

• Foreshadowing

• Literary Device

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Language not intended to be taken literally but layered with meaning through the use of imagery, metaphors, and other literary devices.

• Figurative Language

• Foreshadowing

• Literary Device

• Personal Narrative

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A literary device used by an author to provide hints about future events and details that may occur later in the story.

• Figurative Language

• Foreshadowing

• Literary Device

• Literary Text

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

A specific convention or structure, such as imagery, irony, or foreshadowing that is employed by the author to produce a given effect.

• Literary Text

• Literary Device

• Personal Narrative

• Word Choice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Written works that are generally recognized as having artistic value. Basic forms include prose, fiction, drama, poetry, and literary non-fiction.

• Literary Device

• Literary Text

• Personal Narrative

• Word Choice

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

The atmosphere or feeling created by the writer in a literary work or passage; can be expressed through imagery, word choice, setting voice, and theme.

• Mood

• Setting

• Tone

• Voice

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

An expressive literary piece written in first person that centers on a particular event in the author's life and may contain vivid description as well as personal commentary and observations.

• Literary Text

• Literary Device

• Personal Narrative

• Word Choice

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.6.10

The time and place in which a narrative occurs. Elements may include the physical, psychological, cultural, or historical background against which the story takes place.

• Setting

• Theme

• Topic

• Word Choice

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

The unique characteristics that describe a writer's use of language; diction, syntax, sentence fluency, figurative language, and voice all contribute.

• Style

• Theme

• Tone

• Topic

Tags

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.9-10.2D