Words to know for 8th grade ELA

To examine a text for information:

• Analyze

• Read

• Determine

• Connotation

The overall reason the text was written, or the point the author is trying to make:

• Theme

• Central Idea

• Connotation

• Claim

A rebuttal or argument made for the other side:

• Claim

• Argument

• Theme

• Counterclaim

A direct quote used to support an answer or claim:

• Evidence

• Delineate

• Archetype

• Passage

An adjective to describe someone's personality:

• Theme

• Character trait

• Evidence

• Mood

A particular attitude toward something:

• Point of view

• Theme

• Perspective

• Claim

The message the author is trying to convey to the reader:

• Allusion

• Archetype

• Perspective

• Theme

A summary written using only facts:

• Objective Summary

• Subjective Summary

• Connotation

• Allusion

A summary written that includes the author's opinion:

• Objective Summary

• Subjective Summary

• Biography

• Evidence

Phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of the words to help authors make a point:

• Conflict

• Traits

• Figurative Language

• Motif