STAAR REVIEW 8TH GRADE READING

The person who tells the story

Introduces the setting, characters and time period

An affix that added in front of the word

A group of lines in a poem

Occurs after the climax and before the resolution.

Supporting a statement with information from text

Events leading up to the climax

Main part of a word

A contrast between what should happen and what does happen

The various methods of communicating information (tv, radio, advertisements, internet, etc.)

 The main character, who must overcome obstacles and resolve the conflict

A central idea of a work (the lesson)

When there is a major "change" in the story

An affix that is added at the end of the word

A claim that somethng is true; a claim that evidence or reasons are being presented

A style of literary or artistic work

What happens as a result of an event or action

The reason the author has for writing. ( Inform, persuade, express, & entertain)

A poem that has no definite rhyme and structure

A play written to be performed.  The story is divided into acts and scenes. 

Struggle between opposing forces

Narrator knows everything in the story and reveals the thoughts of all the characters

An argument saying in effect that because other people are doing something, you should too

A comparison of two different things that are similar in some way-find the relationship!

The narrator is a character in the story and used words like I, me, we

A portion of a play that takes place in one location

A prefix or suffix

The perspective from which a story is told

Language that evokes images of the five senses: sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell.

Story about gods, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or beliefs of a society.