8th Grade Quizlet Flashcards
Unit 1 Flashcards – 2nd Reading Selection
*All flashcards need to labeled correctly - first the unit number and
the selection we are reading - ex. Unit 1 Gentlemen of Rio
A Retrieved Reformation (12 Terms)
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Predictions, plot, exposition, conflict, rising action, climax, falling action, resolution,
Greek root -scope-, Latin root -trib-, common noun & proper noun
Cub Pilot on the Mississippi (13 Terms)
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Conflict, external conflict, internal conflict, resolution, Latin root judex, Latin root limin-, malicious, contemptuously, pretext, judicious, confronted, emancipated & plural
noun
Reading for Information - Analyzing Functional Text & Comparing Narrative Structure (15
Terms)
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headings, compass rose, ferry, geographical, vessels, narrative, narrative structure,
flashbacks, foreshadowing, affectionate, scarce, partition, studious, decadent & tantalized
The Speckled Band (12 Terms)
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author’s purpose, mood, setting, Latin root -lum-, Latin root -duc-, deductions, avert,
sinister, tangible, invaluable, indiscreetly & personal pronoun
The American Dream (14 Terms)
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Author’s style, tone, metaphor, simile, symbols, Latin root -sol-, Latin root -equi-,
unequivocal, antithesis, paradoxes, exploitation, devoid, perish & reflexive pronouns
Reading for Information & Comparing Literacy Works - The Finish of Patsy Barnes & The
Drummer Boy of Shiloh
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central idea, malignant, aristocrats, resistance, character, historical and cultural settings,
compulsory, meager, diplomatic, immortality & resolute
Unit 2 Flashcards – 2nd Reading Selection
Tears of Autumn (9 Terms)
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compare and contrast, setting, Latin prefix de-, turbulent, relentless, affluence, radical,
recoiled & degrading