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1st Semester Exam Review 8th Grade Language Arts

Literary terms Fiction Non-Fiction Autobiography Biography Foreshadowing Irony Mood Point-of-view Suspense Symbol Plot Setting Character Conflict Climax Theme Paraphrasing Narrative poem Stanza **Literary Terms Worksheet—great resource! Six Traits (know the purpose)

Vocabulary words aptitude audacity collaborate diminish hypocritical impetuous impudent meticulously perilous vehemently

Essay writing Expository key words—explain, describe, tell about Persuasive key words—convince, persuade, yes/no question Identify expository prompts Identify persuasive prompts Create an expository prompt Create a persuasive prompt Explain the use and purpose of a hook Explain the use and purpose of transitional words and phrases

Essay writing Write the introduction paragraph for an essay in response to the given prompt** Come up with a fact, statistic, and quote to back up an essay for the given prompt** Write the conclusion paragraph for an essay in response to the given prompt** **If a persuasive prompt TELLS you which side of the argument the essay should be on, you HAVE TO write the essay for that side of the argument, EVEN IF YOU DON’T AGREE WITH IT!