Unit 1 8th Grade ELA SpringBoard

a character, symbol, story pattern, or other element that is common to human experience across cultures and that occurs frequently in literature, myth, and folklore

• archetype

• epic

• mnemonic devices

• allegory

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.9

a narrative technique that refers to the amount of time a writer gives to describing each event and the amount of time a writer takes to develop each stage in the plot; some events and stages are shorter or longer than others

• tone

• pacing

• mood

• diction

Tags

CCSS.W.8.3B

the overall emotion of a text, which is created by the author's language and tone and the subject matter

• allegory

• tone

• point of view

• mood

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

the perspective from which a story is told

• epic

• diction

• tone

• point of view

a long narrative about the deeds of heroes or gods

• mnemonic devices

• epic

• connotation

• denotation

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.2

techniques a person can use to help them remember something

• connotation

• denotation

• mnemonic devices

• allegory

be brief and to the point; expressing a great deal in just a few words

• concise

• nuance

• function

• negation

• coherence

a writer's or speaker's attitude toward a subject

• mood

• tone

• diction

• concise

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

a writer's or speaker's choice of words

• tone

• diction

• denotation

• connotation

the direct meaning of a word or expression, as distinguished from the ideas or meanings associated with it or suggested by it

• allegory

• connotation

• denotation

• coherence