Content Vocabulary English 8 2024

Initiating event

• The one event that starts the conflict

• A resolution to the conflict

• A character's internal struggle

• A secondary event that escalates the conflict

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Plot

• Series of events that make up a story

• A character's journey in a novel

• The setting of a story

• The moral lesson of a tale

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Characterization

• The way the writer creates and develops characters

• A technique used to create suspense in a story

• The process of summarizing a plot

• The method of describing a setting in detail

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Inference

• A logical conclusion based on evidence

• A random guess without any basis

• A statement that cannot be proven

• An assumption made without facts

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.L.9-10.6

Internal conflict

• The main character struggles within him/herself

• The main character faces challenges from external forces

• The main character experiences a change in their environment

• The main character interacts with other characters

Tags

CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

Tone

• The emotional atmosphere of the passage.

• The author's attitude toward the subject of the passage.

• The main idea of the passage.

• The setting of the passage.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.3A

CCSS.L.4.3A

CCSS.L.5.3A

CCSS.L.6.3A

CCSS.L.6.3B

Rising action

• Events that resolve the conflict and bring closure

• Events that complicate the conflict, not resolved it, and builds suspense

• Events that introduce the main characters and setting

• Events that provide background information and context

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Exposition

• First stage of a story that provides characters, setting, conflict and background information

• The climax of the story where the main conflict is addressed

• The resolution of the story where all loose ends are tied up

• A literary device used to create suspense and tension

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Symbolism

• A person, place, object, animal, or activity that represents an idea other than itself

• A literary device used to create vivid imagery

• A technique for developing characters in a story

• A method of organizing a narrative structure

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Setting

• The time and place of the story

• The main character's journey

• The conflict in the story

• The author's writing style

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3