Words to know for 8th grade ELA

To examine a text for information:

• Analyze

• Read

• Determine

• Connotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Theme

• Central Idea

• Connotation

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

A rebuttal or argument made for the other side:

• Claim

• Argument

• Theme

• Counterclaim

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

A direct quote used to support an answer or claim:

• Evidence

• Delineate

• Archetype

• Passage

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

An adjective to describe someone's personality:

• Theme

• Character trait

• Evidence

• Mood

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.6.2D

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

A particular attitude toward something:

• Point of view

• Theme

• Perspective

• Claim

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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

• Allusion

• Archetype

• Perspective

• Theme

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.5

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

A summary written using only facts:

• Objective Summary

• Subjective Summary

• Connotation

• Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

A summary written that includes the author's opinion:

• Objective Summary

• Subjective Summary

• Biography

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

• Conflict

• Traits

• Figurative Language

• Motif

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D