8th ELA Map Vocab

What is the definition of "evidence"?

• Information that supports a claim or conclusion
• A statement of opinion
• A piece of fiction
• An emotional appeal

When you analyze a piece of literature, what are you trying to do?

• To break it down into its component parts to understand it better

• To ignore it completely

• Look for hidden meanings that don't really exis

• To copy it word for word

When you infer something from a piece of text, what are you doing?

• To make an educated guess based on the information provided

• To memorize something word for word

• Making up something that isn't supported by the text

• To paraphrase the information provided

When you are "comparing" two things, what are you doing?

• Looking for similarities
• Looking for differences
• Ignoring them
• Inferring about them

When you are "contrasting" two things, what are you doing?

• Looking for differences
• Looking for similarities
• Ignoring them
• Inferring about them

What is the definition of "theme"?

• The main message or lesson of a piece of literature

• A minor detail that doesn't really matter

• The name of the protagonist

• How an author writes.

What is the definition of "setting"?

• The time and place in which a story takes place

• The way a character behaves

• The title of a piece of literature

• The angle from which a story is told.

What is a "conclusion"?

• A statement that sums up what you have learned or what you think about something
• A guess about something with no supporting evidence
• A statement that contradicts the evidence
• A statement that is completely unrelated to the topic

What does it mean to "support" a claim?

• To provide evidence that backs up the claim
• To make a claim without any evidence
• To argue against a claim
• To ignore a claim completely

What does it mean to "explain" something?

• To make something clear or understandable
• To make something more complicated
• To ignore something
• To contradict something