RL.8.1 and RL.8.3

INFERENCES are...

• events in a story

• the way characters are described

• en educated guess based on text evidence and prior knowledge

• something you just make up out of thin air

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CCSS.RL.8.1

BACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE is...

• based on the setting of the passage

• the way an author gives hints about the future

• knowledge you may already have about the subject

• discreet references to other pieces of literature

TEXT EVIDENCE is...

• words straight from the text that help support your inference

• the basis of the author's purpose for writing a text

• a song written with 14 lines

• an educated guess that you can make

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which of the following is considered the strongest form of text evidence?

• a direct quote that is in quotation marks

• a paraphrased quote

• a summary of the text

• an anecdote

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.9A

DIALOGUE is...

• direct quotes from the text used to back up an inference

• a conversation between two or more characters

• actions or events that happen in a story

• a format of story writing

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Dialogue can...

• reveal aspects of a character

• propel actions

• provoke decisions

• make an educated guess based on text evidence

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CCSS.RL.8.3

to ANALYZE is to...

• closely examine a passage

• determine the validity of an inference

• provide the theme of the passage

• create an extension of the story

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2

a STORY is...

• a written work meant to be acted out

• an article written based solely on facts that is meant to entertain

• a written work meant to be spoken in front of a crowd

• a narrative that includes characters and plot, meant to entertain the reader

a DRAMA is...

• an argument you get into

• a written work meant to be performed on a stage that includes dialogue and stage directions

• a global issue

• a written work meant to educate and inform readers that includes statistics and facts

an INCIDENT is...

• the method the author uses to develop a character's personality

• an active power in a story

• a conversation between two or more characters

• something that happens that may contribute to a larger event

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CCSS.RL.8.3