8th Grade Fall Final Review

a question that has such an obvious answer that it requires no reply

when you make notes and flag or highlight important details while reading

writing technique used to enhance/strengthen arguments and communicate an argument well

the narrator is an outside observer who can tell us the thoughts and feelings of all of the characters in a story

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

how the author organizes an informational text

very easy to see or notice

told from the viewpoint of one of the characters (usually main) using the pronouns “I” and “we”

What does SWBST stand for when summarizing a fiction text?

the author provides readers with chronological events or a list of steps in a procedure

foreshadowing, flashback, parallel plot, and subplot are all considered types of linear plot

to consume all of one's attention or time

the narrator is an outside observer that focuses on the thoughts and feelings of only one character

the author gives information about a problem and explains one or more solutions

talking directly to the reader, often using the pronoun you

a struggle between two forces is called

the narrator reports the facts of a narrator as a seemingly neutral and impersonal outside observer

the time and place (the where and when) of the story

soon to appear or take place

is a literary device in which a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story

the moral, message, or lesson learned in a story

this type of plot tells the events in a story out of chronological order

linear plot is told in sequential order (beginning, middle, end)

the author describes an event or several events (cause) and the events that follow (effect)

position on an issue

argument made to oppose another argument

the author provides several details of something to give the reader a mental picture

interruptions that writers do to insert past events, in order to provide background or context to the current events

the perspective from which the story is written

the author discusses similarities and differences between people, things, concepts, or ideas

the placement of two or more things side by side to show their similarities and/or differences

demonstrating skill and cleverness

What does APE stand for?

The reason behind a character's specific actions or behavior is

a point by point comparison between two things that are alike in some way

to present or support a person's opinion with a claim and evidence

facts, examples, and statistics that support your reasons