8th Grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 1
Know:
Plot (p.2)
Internal and external conflicts (p.16)
Complications (p.2)
Climax (p.2)
Resolution (p.2)
Subplots (p.2)
Foreshadowing (p.71)
Fact/opinion (p.67)
Etymology (p.66)
Symbol < in a dictionary (p.66)
Study pp. 27-28 and 65-66 about the history of the English language.
Know how to summarize/retell a story (p.4)
Know how to use context clues to figure out meaning of words (p.32)
Know how to predict (p.71)
8th Grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 1
Know:
Plot (p.2)
Internal and external conflicts (p.16)
Complications (p.2)
Climax (p.2)
Resolution (p.2)
Subplots (p.2)
Foreshadowing (p.71)
Fact/opinion (p.67)
Etymology (p.66)
Symbol < in a dictionary (p.66)
Study pp. 27-28 and 65-66 about the history of the English language.
Know how to summarize/retell a story (p.4)
Know how to use context clues to figure out meaning of words (p.32)
Know how to predict (p.71)
8th grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 2
Know:
Character (p.134, 162)
Characterization (p.134)
Direct/Indirect characterization
(p134)
Motivation (p. 135, 142, 169)
Biography (p.142)
Organizing Informational text (p.156) – chronological order
-Cause/effect
-Enumeration sequence
-Compare/contrast
Bias (p.178)
Context clues (p.192)
Author’s purpose (their reason for writing a work)
Words with multiple meanings (p.167)
Know how to:
Look at word origins (p. 155, 160-1)
Find main ideas (p.185)
Recognize /write a summary (p.162, 169)
Make an inference (p.142)
Paraphrase (p.162)
8th grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 2
Know:
Character (p.134, 162)
Characterization (p.134)
Direct/Indirect characterization
(p134)
Motivation (p. 135, 142, 169)
Biography (p.142)
Organizing Informational text (p.156) – chronological order
-Cause/effect
-Enumeration sequence
-Compare/contrast
Bias (p.178)
Context clues (p.192)
Author’s purpose (their reason for writing a work)
Words with multiple meanings (p.167)
Know how to:
Look at word origins (p. 155, 160-1)
Find main ideas (p.185)
Recognize /write a summary (p.162, 169)
Make an inference (p.142)
Paraphrase (p.162)
8th grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 3
Know:
Setting (p.236,250)
Setting as a conflict (p.236,250)
Mood (p.236, 250)
Tone (p. 280)
Chronological order (p.265)
Captions (p.275)
Cause/effect (p.289)
Generalizations (p.294)
Homophones (p.260)
Word analogy (p.274)
Know how to:
Make inferences based on clues from the text (p.238,294)
Figure out meaning of vocab words by looking at context clues
Find the setting and mood of a story, and find the details in the text to support
8th grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 3
Know:
Setting (p.236,250)
Setting as a conflict (p.236,250)
Mood (p.236, 250)
Tone (p. 280)
Chronological order (p.265)
Captions (p.275)
Cause/effect (p.289)
Generalizations (p.294)
Homophones (p.260)
Word analogy (p.274)
Know how to:
Make inferences based on clues from the text (p.238,294)
Figure out meaning of vocab words by looking at context clues
Find the setting and mood of a story, and find the details in the text to support
8th Grade Literature study guide
Collection 4
Know:
Theme (p.354, 364,468)
Clues in finding theme (p.354)
Universal (recurring) themes
(p.354)
Characterization (p.134)
Refrain (p.479)
Flashback (p.395)
Main idea (p.462)
Strategies for taking notes
(p.488)
Connotation on words (p.461)
Restating (p.478)
Know how to:
Compare and contrast characters (p.439)
Recognize valid generalizations (p.468)
Know how to complete a KWL chart (p.444)
8th Grade Literature study guide
Collection 4
Know:
Theme (p.354, 364,468)
Clues in finding theme (p.354)
Universal (recurring) themes
(p.354)
Characterization (p.134)
Refrain (p.479)
Flashback (p.395)
Main idea (p.462)
Strategies for taking notes
(p.488)
Connotation on words (p.461)
Restating (p.478)
Know how to:
Compare and contrast characters (p.439)
Recognize valid generalizations (p.468)
Know how to complete a KWL chart (p.444)
8th grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 5
Know:
Figures of speech (p.530)
Similes (p. 530, 569)
Metaphors (p.530, 569)
Personification (p. 530, 569)
Symbol (p. 530, 562)
Narrator (p.536)
Inference (p.558)
Supporting statements (p.558)
Synonyms (p.545)
Descriptive language
Know how to:
Preview a selection (p.536)
Make judgments or form opinions (p.546)
Recognize exaggeration (p.574)
Tell the literal meaning of figurative language
8th grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 5
Know:
Figures of speech (p.530)
Similes (p. 530, 569)
Metaphors (p.530, 569)
Personification (p. 530, 569)
Symbol (p. 530, 562)
Narrator (p.536)
Inference (p.558)
Supporting statements (p.558)
Synonyms (p.545)
Descriptive language
Know how to:
Preview a selection (p.536)
Make judgments or form opinions (p.546)
Recognize exaggeration (p.574)
Tell the literal meaning of figurative language
8th Grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 6
Know:
Rhythm (p.616)
Rhyme (internal) p.616
Free verse (p.616,670)
Elegy (p.616)
Alliteration (p. 616, 670)
Assonance (p.616)
Narrative poem (p.618, 628)
Ode (p.618, 657)
Sonnet (p.618, 662)
Extended metaphor (p.666)
Know how to:
Write a good summary of a story and what to include(p.654)
Write a good summary of informational text (p.674)
How to read a poem (p.619,624)
Recognize poetic techniques like dialect, rhyme, assonance, alliteration and similes
8th Grade Literature Study Guide
Collection 6
Know:
Rhythm (p.616)
Rhyme (internal) p.616
Free verse (p.616,670)
Elegy (p.616)
Alliteration (p. 616, 670)
Assonance (p.616)
Narrative poem (p.618, 628)
Ode (p.618, 657)
Sonnet (p.618, 662)
Extended metaphor (p.666)
Know how to:
Write a good summary of a story and what to include(p.654)
Write a good summary of informational text (p.674)
How to read a poem (p.619,624)
Recognize poetic techniques like dialect, rhyme, assonance, alliteration and similes