Unit 1 Review

INFORMATIVE TEXTS: What do subheadings in an informative text do?

• They summarize.

• They state the topic of the section, help organize ideas, and create flow of the text.

• They are mini titles.

• They only split up text so it looks organized.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.2A

INFORMATIVE TEXTS: Which text structure is used in this excerpt?

For example:

Having a balanced diet is crucial to one's overall wellbeing. Not eating well can have multiple side effects. For example, eating too much sugar can cause dips in your blood sugar and energy levels. This means that having too much sugar in your system can cause you to "crash," become more tired, and cause you to seek out more sugary foods. This can lead to weight issues, heath issues, and even diabetes later on in life.

• Chronologial Order - tells you the steps to a health diet in order of first, second, next, then...

• Main Idea-Details - tells the main idea of a person with an unhealthy diet with quotes from experts ("experts say...")

• Cause and Effect - shows how eating an unbalanced diet with too much sugar can cause health problems.

• Compare and Contrast - compares two different types of diets.

INFORMATIVE TEXTS: We use rhetorical questions in informational texts to __________.

Example from the text: "Are there teens who have an unhealthy relationship with technology? Certainly!"

The author includes a question that they immediately answer. Why?

• To quiz the reader on the information.

• Engage readers and draw attention to the information presented.

ARGUMENTATIVE/INFORMATIVE TEXTS: What is an opposing argument in an argumentative text?

• What the author says to combat the otherside's argument

• The other side of the argument/claim presented in an argumentative text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.SL.8.3

CCSS.W.8.1A

CCSS.W.8.1C

ARGUMENTATIVE/INFORMATIVE TEXTS: Why would an author include quotes from experts about the topic presented in the text?

• Because text evidence is required.

• It allows for the writing to flow better.

• To support their claims with expert opinions

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.2B

CCSS.W.8.9A

Project (pro-ject) - verb 1. to estimate a result based on data. verb 2. to extend outward from something. verb 3. to cause a sound to be heard more clearly or from a distance.

How is project being used in this sentence: I had to project my voice so that my friend could hear me in the crowded, noisy restaurant.

• Definition 1 - to estimate a result based on data.

• Definition 2 - to extend outward from something.

• Definition 3 - to cause a sound to be heard more clearly or from a distance.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.4A

CCSS.L.8.4B

CCSS.RL.8.4

GRAMMAR: There is one blank in the sentence below. For this blank, click the phrase that correctly uses parallel structure.

The most important part is ______________________.

• Understanding what you know and then to create a plan about it.

• Understanding what you know and then creating a plan about it.

• to understand what you know and then creating a plan about it.

Tags

CCSS.W.8.4

GRAMMAR: Choose the sentence that correctly uses a gerund.

• I love to write poems in my spare time.

• I was writing a poem when I heard the car crash outside.

• I write poems on the weekend.

• Writing poems is how I spend my weekends.

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CCSS.L.8.1A

GRAMMAR: There is one blank in the sentence below. For this blank, click the phrase that correctly uses a gerund.

Max won an award for __________

• his comic that he drew about a fantastical turtle.

• drawing a comic about a fantastical turtle.

• for a comic that he was drawing about a fantastical turtle.

• for a comic about a fantastical turtle.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1A

GRAMMAR: Choose the sentence that shows the interrogative mood.

• Look at that!

• I look at the book.

• Did you look?

• Did you look.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.1B