8th ELA March Madness Final

It is important to read myths because (choose 3)

• Allusions are often made to myths in art, literature, and everyday life.

• Because most people still believe in many gods and it's good to understand their religious beliefs.

• to understand the thinking, values, and customs of another culture

• to understand that humanity instinctively tries to make sense of the world

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Which of the following would be an example of a god or goddess with human emotion as part of their character?

• Out of jealousy, Athena turned a young Greek woman named Arachne into a spider after she bragged about being a better weaver.

• Hades, the Ancient Greek god of the underworld, kidnaps Persephone, the daughter of Demeter, the Ancient Greek goddess of the harvest and agriculture.

• Zeus, the Ancient Greek god of the sky, hurled lightening bolts from the sky.

• Helios, the Ancient Greek god of the sun, drove a golden chariot across the sky each day.

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CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

Part to Whole
car : tire :: 

• grow : roll
• wheel : horse
• tree : leaf
• limb : arm

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CCSS.L.6.5B

CCSS.L.8.5B

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

What is the central idea of the passage?

Millions of acres of tropical rainforest have been destroyed. Many animals and people lose their homes when the rain forest is cut down. Today, people are destroying the forests so quickly that the animals are unable to adapt. Many of these animals, such as the leopard, need miles and miles of untouched rain forest in order to live. Furthermore, as more of the rainforest is destroyed, the risk of air pollution and loss of oxygen increases.

• Leopards are losing their homes

• The destruction of the rain forest is harming humans and animals.

• The destruction of the rain forest is an interesting subject

• Forests provide oxygen for humans and animals

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What is the central idea of the passage?

In 1981, a new television channel was introduced to showcase musicians performing their songs in music videos. This channel was called MTV, or Music Television. Since the channel first went on the air, viewership has increased, and the channel has expanded to countries all over the world. Today, MTV not only shows music videos, but a variety of other television programming as well.

• MTV has been a ground-breaking TV channel

• MTV offers interesting videos

• Watching MTV is a great way to see musicians

• MTV is a channel that is broadcasted around the world

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What should you do after presenting text evidence?

• Move on to another reason

• Transition to another paragraph

• Summarize that evidence

• Explain how that evidence proves your point.

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CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

Identify the counterclaim to this argument: Students should wear uniforms to school.

• Having uniforms prepares students for professional careers

• Uniforms make everyone's lives easiers

• Students need to be able to express themselves

• Uniforms allow students to focus on their work not fashion

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

(Charles Dickens, David Copperfield)

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

I love having a clean park to play in! Sometimes I like to jump in and help pick up trash from our park. It keeps it looking nice and helps us learn how important it is to keep the park clean. What is the author's perspective on parks?

• Parks are fun
• He likes to help keep them clean
• He doesn't care if they are dirty
• He thinks we should clean parks everyday. 

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CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.6.6

Jaki is a wonderful piano player. But Emily is more VERSATILE; she sings, acts, paints and writes poetry, and also plays the piano. What does the word VERSATILE mean?

• many abilities
• boring
• not skilled
• exciting

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CCSS.L.11-12.4C

CCSS.L.6.4C

CCSS.L.7.4C

CCSS.L.8.4C

CCSS.L.9-10.4C