8th Grade Reading

Front

What is the rising action in a story?

Back

The rising action is when the tension builds before the outcome of the conflict for the protagonist.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Front

What text structure explains why something happened or explains the effects of something?

Back

Cause or Effect.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Front

What gives non-human things human characteristics?

Back

Personification.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

If you don't understand what is going on in a picture in an article, what can you do?

Back

Read the caption.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.8.7

CCSS.RI.9-10.7

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.7

Front

What is the moral or lesson of the story also known as?

Back

Theme.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Front

What is the main idea of a text?

Back

The main idea is the central point or concept that the author wants to convey.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Front

What is a simile?

Back

A simile is a figure of speech that compares two different things using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Front

What is a metaphor?

Back

A metaphor is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things without using 'like' or 'as'.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5A

CCSS.L.5.5A

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

Front

What is alliteration?

Back

Alliteration is the repetition of the same initial consonant sound in a series of words.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.RL.2.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Front

What is the purpose of a caption in an article?

Back

A caption explains or provides context for an image or graphic.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.K.5