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Words Every 8th Grader Should Know: List 4

AB
moodthe feeling or emotion the reader gets from a piece of writing
non fictiona passage of writing that tells about real people, events and places without changing any facts.
non fictionEX: autobiography, diary, letter, article
opinionwhat one thinks about something or somebody; not based on facts. Feelings are experiences help to form one
passageWriting that may be fiction or non fiction
persuadeto cause to do something by using reason or argument;
persuadeto cause to believe something
poetrya type of writing that uses images and patterns to express feelings
predictthe ability of the reader to know or expect that something is going to happen in a text before it does
prefixa group of letters added to the beginning of a word
prefixun, re, pre
prepositiona word that links another word or group of words to other parts of the sentence
probleman issue or question in a text that needs to be answered
published workthe final writing draft shared with the audience
reliablesources used for writing that are trustworthy
resourcesa source of help or support
rhymewhen words have the same last sound


English 8 teacher
John Adams Middle School

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