2024 8th Grade Midterm Review

_________ is the needs, wants, and impulses that cause a character to behave a certain way. 

Short stories can NEVER be read in one sitting. 

Short stories typically focus primarily on one moment or event in a character's life. 

Realistic Fiction: Contains natural sounding dialogue realistic interactions between characters

An author does not use dialogue to reveal important aspects of a  character’s personality.

________ is a statement that cannot be proven and express a person's feelings or beliefs. 

_______  is talking directly to the reader, often using the pronoun YOU. 

_________ is when a story is told by an outsider observer. 

Informational text: contains text features

Realistic Fiction: Features events and characters that could exist in real life

___________  is the point of greatest tension within a story, in which the conflict begins to be solved. 

___________ introduces the characters, setting, and conflict. 

Dialogue in literature is written conversations between characters.

_________ is the way an author reveals the traits and personalities of characters. 

In 1st person point of view: narrator is a character in the story

________ plots in which the events in the story are told out of order. 

In 1st person point of view: the narrator could possibly be unreliable

_______ is a problem faced by the main character within a story. 

In 1st person point of view: narrator uses the pronouns "I, we, me"

___________  specific people to whom the argument is addressed.

In the Argument Genre: An author States a claim and reasons to support the claim

Realistic Fiction...Includes the basic elements of fiction — settings, characters, plot, conflict, and theme

Informational text: includes evidence to support ideas

___________ is when the effects of the climax begin to become clear. 

Informational text: appears in news articles and biographies

Realistic Fiction: Often has a linear plot

Which of the follow is the writer's position or opinion on an issue within the text?

When an author does not state something within a text he/she is being _________?

Informational text: provides factual information

In the Argument Genre: An author Includes facts and other evidence to support

To _______ means to make a guess about what will  happen in a text using the details given. 

________ is the most important idea about a topic. 

____________ gives additional information about the main idea to enhance understanding. 

What is "a pattern of repetition found in traditional tales"?

Informational text: appear only in short stories and novels

Realistic Fiction: Features events and characters that could NEVER exist in real life

___________  is when the main character takes steps to solve the problem even while complications might be introduced.. 

What step should immediately follow a "claim"? 

Which type of organization.....?the author poses questions and then tells readers what they ought to do 

____________ is a statement that can be proved true.  

In 1st person point of view: the narrator is never unreliable

_________ is a narrator whose assessment of the situation cannot be trusted for whatever reason. 

________ plots in which the events in the story occur in chronological order. 

Short stories include the basic elements of fiction—-setting, characters, plot, conflict, and theme. 

In the Argument Genre: An author Cannot rely on interpretation of the data and analysis

Sometimes author's use descriptions of the physical appearance of characters to describe a character's motivation 

In 1st person point of view: narrator is not a character in the story

_________ conversations between characters within a story. 

Author's use this to encourage readers to make guesses about what's going to happen in a story, based on the clues

_______ is a series of events that occur within a story in stages of development. 

When an author directly states something within a text he/she is being _________?

__________  is the art of using language effectively and persuasively.

Which type of organization...?Each paragraph or text section introduces a main idea and gives examples or other details

____________ is when the final outcome within a story is revealed  

Realistic Fiction: Often has a non-linear plot

Some themes are found in literature of all time periods. They are called universal themes and apply to anyone, anywhere.

In the Argument Genre: An author Take many forms, including: editorials articles, essays

__________   techniques used by writers to enhance their arguments and communicate more effectively.