{"id":481,"date":"2020-01-06T07:33:43","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T12:33:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/?p=481"},"modified":"2020-01-06T07:33:44","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T12:33:44","slug":"midterm-review-due-1-16-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/2020\/01\/06\/midterm-review-due-1-16-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Midterm Review-Due 1\/16\/20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

8<\/strong>th<\/sup><\/strong> GRADE ENGLISH<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIDTERM REVIEW <\/strong>
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Directions: Complete all parts below for credit.  – 10 summative points – Attach any lined sheets of paper you use to record your answers. <\/em>
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\u201cThe Monkey\u2019s Paw\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the following questions and mark them either True or False<\/strong>
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  1. ______ For the wishes to work, you have to wish out loud.<\/li>
  2. ______ The monkey\u2019s paw originally came from a holy man in Africa.<\/li>
  3. ______ Mr. White wishes for 200 pounds.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Short Answer – Read and answer the questions below:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \u201cMonkey\u2019s Paw\u201d<\/strong>
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    1. What is most likely the reason the holy man created the spell placed upon the monkey\u2019s paw?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Why do you think Sergeant Major Morris tries to burn the paw?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    3. What is one possible theme from \u201cThe Monkey’s Paw\u201d?  Explain with details from the story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \u201cRaymond\u2019s Run\u201d<\/strong>
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    4. What part of the plot\u2019s rising action increases tension between Squeaky and Gretchen?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    5.  When does Squeaky become thankful that Raymond is her brother?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    6.  When Squeaky says that Raymond is \u201cnot quite right\u201d she means that________________________________.
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    \u201cAbuela Invents the Zero\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    7.  What is one possible theme from \u201cAbuela Invents the Zero\u201d?  Explain with details from the story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    8. According to Abuela, what is the worst thing you can say to someone? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    \u201cThe Tell-Tale Heart\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    9.  What does the beating of the heart symbolize?  Explain with details from the story<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    10. What bothers the narrator about the oldman?
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    \u201cThe Necklace\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    11. What is the theme of the story?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    12. What does the reader learn at the end of the story?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Plot Diagram <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Define the following words<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Climax-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Resolution –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Rising Action-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Falling Action-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Inciting Incident-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Exposition-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Plot-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Elements of a Story <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Define the following words and write an example <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Antagonist-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    External conflict-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Imagery-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Internal conflict- <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Irony –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Mood –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Protagonist –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Tone –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Foreshadow –<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Theme-<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Argumentative Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Define the following words<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Proponents-<\/li>
    2. Opponents-<\/li>
    3. Introduction- <\/li>
    4. Thesis Statement –<\/li>
    5. Claim-<\/li>
    6. Evidence-<\/li>
    7. Counterclaim-<\/li>
    8. Rebuttal –<\/li>
    9. Conclusion-<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Text Features<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Define the following words<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      1. graph-<\/li>
      2. caption-<\/li>
      3. italics-<\/li>
      4. bold word-<\/li>
      5. heading- <\/li>
      6. map-<\/li>
      7. picture-<\/li>
      8. title-<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        8th GRADE ENGLISH MIDTERM REVIEW  Directions: Complete all parts below for credit.  – 10 summative points – Attach any lined sheets of paper you use to record your answers.  \u201cThe Monkey\u2019s Paw\u201d Read the following questions and mark them either True or False ______ For the wishes to work, you have to wish out loud. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2197,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-481","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2197"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=481"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":482,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/481\/revisions\/482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=481"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=481"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/alhassanedgerton\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=481"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}