8th Grade Reading - Analyze Text
Main Idea/Theme
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Distinguish the central or pervasive theme of a passage from supporting
details
Supporting Evidence
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Find details in a selection to support a statement
Conclusions
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Make inferences using information given in a written passage using own
experiences and sources (i.e., newspaper, magazine, internet, etc.)
Cause/Effect
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Determine how an event which happens first (known as the cause) produces a
result (effect)
Compare/Contrast
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Analyze similarities and differences in characters or events
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A
Question of Truth - lesson plan (teaches critical thinking through
the comparison/contrast of the two novels, Nothing But the Truth by Avi
and Monster by Walter Dean Myers.) |
Story Elements/Plot
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Identify the sequence of important events in a story using exposition,
rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution
Story Elements/Character
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Analyze characters and their actions recognizing major and minor characters
Story Elements/Setting
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Identify details in order to conclude when and where a story takes place
which may include geographic location, historical period, the season of the
year, the time of the day, the beliefs, customs, and standard of a society
Literary Techniques/Strategies
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Read and be exposed to a variety of literary techniques such as figurative
language, poetry, imagery, and humor
| Poetry Express
- 15 poems you can write now; tips and techniques; make, revise, publish,
share on this site. |
Persuasive Techniques
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Identify persuasive techniques ( i.e., propaganda, generalization,
testimonial, etc.)
Non-Fiction Elements
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Recognize prose writing that presents and explains ideas that tell about
real people, places, objects, or events by reading biographies, essays,
newspaper articles, etc.
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