8th Grade CST Vocabulary
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E.L.A., Mr. Tañada, 2012-13, Ms. Cufaude 8th Grade English Language Arts, Ms. Cufaude's 5th Period 7th Grade English Language Arts Class, Ms. Cufaude's 7th Period 7th Grade English Language Arts Class
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Passage/Excerpt | A smaller part of a larger reading |
| Root | a word part that has meaning by itself |
| Cause | reason |
| theme | overall message of a passage |
| thematic topic | the theme of a passage |
| conflict | a struggle between opposing forces |
| point of view | who is telling the story |
| first person | told from the narrator's point of view, using "I" |
| third person limited | narrator sees the world through only one characters eyes and thoughts. |
| third person omniscient | writer is not in the story but knows and describes all the character's thoughts and ideas |
| narrator | someone who tells a story |
| supports | proves, gives proof |
| argument | a statement put forth and supported by evidence |
| article | nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication |
| factual | based on fact |
| evidence | proof |
| result | the end product of any effort |
| professional journal | A journal that's written for a particular professional audience such as lawyers, teachers, doctors, or accountants. |
| concludes | comes to an end |
| first person pronouns | I, me, my, mine, we, us, our, ours |
| third person pronouns | he, him, his, she, her, hers, it, its, they, them, their, theirs |
| events | Things that happen |
| speaker | the person speaking in the poem, like the narrator in prose - not always the poet |
| stanza | a group of lines in a poem |
| contain | include or hold |
| metaphor | comparison of two things without using like or as; a literary device |
| document | writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) |
| primary | First or most significant |
| intent | purpose |
| technical | having special skill or knowledge, especially in a mechanical or scientific way |
| persuade | to win someone over by arguing or asking |
| phrase | Group of words that express an idea. |
| contradicted | to go against |
| instruction book | a book of directions for using or operating some piece of equipment |
| sales advertisement | a document that's purpose is to convince you to buy something |
| inform | to give information or facts |
| recall | cause to be returned |
| introduction | the act of beginning something new |
| main purpose | why the selection was written |
| instruct | give instructions or directions for some task |
| narrative form | how a story is told |
| relate | show connection between ideas and events; to tell |
| argue | present reasons and arguments for a certain idea |
| excerpt | a portion, section, extract taken from a larger story, book, article, etc |
| illustrates | gives a good example of, shows |
| idiom | Speech or phrase specific to a particular language or group of people |
| Author's attitude | How the author feels about what he is writing about |
| objective | not influenced by personal opinion, just the facts |
| Purpose | reason for doing something |
| Selection | a piece of writing that is taken from a larger piece of writing |
| Idea | thought or opinion |
| Anecdote | a short telling of an event in someone's life |
| Encounter | a casual meeting with a person of thing |
| Character | a person or animal who takes part in the action of a literary work; who someone is; personality |
| Foreshadows | to hint or suggest that something will happen later in the story |
| Draw | get or derive |
| Assertion | a declaration or statement |
| Tone | The attitude of the author toward the audience and characters (e.g., serious or humorous). |
| Analogies | comparisons of similarities between unlike things |
| Setting | where and when the story takes place |
| Dialogue | conversation between two or more people |
| Assume | to suppose that something is true, without checking it |
| Essay | a short piece of nonfiction prose that examines a single subject |
| Short Story | A brief work of fiction |
| Prose | any writing that is not poetry; normal writing |
| Poetry | A kind of rhythmic, compressed language that uses figures of speech and imagery designed to appeal to our emotions and imagination. |
| Novel | a printed and bound book that is a work of fiction |
| Prose poem | poetic language printed in prose paragraphs but displaying the careful attention to sound/imagery/figurative language characteristic of poetry |
| Features | traits or characteristics |
| Statement | A sentence that tells something |
| Organization | arranged in an orderly and logical way |
| Cause and Effect | the relationship between two things when one thing makes something else happen |
| Compare and contrast | tell how things are alike and different |
| Process | a series of steps by which a task is accomplished |
| Step-by-step order | where actions must be performed in a specific order, ex. a recipe. |
| Issue | an important question or problem that is in dispute and must be settled; an controversial topic or thing |
| Hyperbole | a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to express strong emotion, make a point, or evoke humor |
| Simile | comparison using like or as |
| Address | direct a question at someone; to speak to someone |
| Section | a separate part of something |
| Inquire | to ask; to question; to look into |
| Accurate | exact, true, free from error |
| Category | a group of people or things having something in common; type |
| Statistic-oriented | ... |
| Diagram | a drawing intended to explain how something works |
| Scrutinize | examine or look at closely and critically |
| Skim | read or glance through quickly; touch lightly in passing; brush; remove from the surface of a liquid |
| Prefix | WORD BEGINNING |
| Precise | clearly expressed; exact; accurate in every detail |
| Word Choice | the careful use of words to express a specific idea |
| Suffix | WORD ENDING |
| transition | a word or phrase that links one idea to the next and carries the reader from sentence to sentence, paragraph to paragraph. |
| Outline | Use a specific and shortened form to organize main ideas, supporting details, and examples. |
| subject | who or what the sentence is about; who or what a story is about |
| Version | A story or account of something that may differ from other accounts of the same event |
| Suggest | drop a hint |
| Works Cited | a complete listing of references cited parenthetically in the report and keyed on a separate page |
| Bibliography | the written list of all the books used in a report or book |
| Revision | the act of rewriting something |
| General | not specific; involving or relating to most or all people, things or places, especially when these are considered as a unit |
| Bulleted | is a typo graphical symbol or glyph used to introduce item. |
| Link | connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces |
| Locate | Find |
| Style | how something is done or how it happens |
| Facts | Something you can prove |
| Details | pieces of information that support or tell more about the main idea |
| Editor | prepares another person's writings for publication (checks for mistakes) |
| Method | A way of doing something |
| Testimony | statement made under oath |
| Most logical | Makes the most sense |
| Punctuate | Adding periods, commas, etc. |
| In-text Citation | (Smith 49) |
| Concluding Sentence | The final/last sentence |
| Unify | Bring together |
| Phrase/fragment | Part of a sentence |
| Comma Splice | A comma placed at the end of a sentence rather than a period. |
| Previous/Prior | Before |
| Rough draft | Writing that has editing marks and is not final yet. |
| Traced back | ... |
| Effective | It works well. |
| Manipulate | To change |
| Analyze | Think through and break into pieces. |
| Summarize | Tell a shorter version in your own words. |
| Evaluate | Judge its worth/importance |
| Formulate | Come up with or plan |
| Describe | Tell in your own words: who, what, where, when, why |
| Explain | Tell how |
| Trace | List the steps. 1, 2, 3 order |
| Support | Back up with details. How do you know? Tell why. |
| Predict | What do you think will happen next? |
| Contrast | How are they different? |
| Compare | How are they the same? |
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