8th Grade Fall Final Review

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

soon to appear or take place

an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

a struggle between two forces is called

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

What does SWBST stand for when summarizing a fiction text?

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

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

position on an issue

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

the moral, message, or lesson learned in a story

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

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

how the author organizes an informational text

argument made to oppose another argument

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

facts, examples, and statistics that support your reasons

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

very easy to see or notice

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

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

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

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

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

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

demonstrating skill and cleverness

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

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

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

What does APE stand for?

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

talking directly to the reader, often using the pronoun you

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

the perspective from which the story is written

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