8th Grade ELA Terms

6. The ways an author reveals and develops a character’s personality Often includes what a character thinks, says, does, feels, and how others act toward them
9. Refers to an event that is the opposite from what a character or audience expects
12. How the conflict is solved in a story; the ending of a story
13. Details authors provide that hint at an event that will happen later in the story ●Often builds suspense and curiosity for readers
14. A universal message that can apply to real life or other stories
15. Explains how evidence ties back to claims and the thesis
16. The final paragraph in an essay that restates the thesis and summarizes the essay’s key ideas

1. Evidence that supports a claim
2. A feeling of excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about what will happen
3. The time and place where a story takes place ● Can include the imagery and sensory details of a story
4. An opinion or idea supported by evidence throughout the body of an essay or paragraph; sometimes called the thesis
5. When the audience knows something that one or more characters in a story do not
7. The first paragraph in an essay that introduces the essay topic and states the thesis
8. The viewpoint a story is told from ●Such as first, second, or third person point of view
10. The big answer to the prompt at an essay level; comprised of claims
11. The struggle between two opposing forces in a story ●Can be between two characters or within one character struggling with a particular problem ●Characters can face both external and internal struggles