8th Grade English

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8th Grade English Writing Final

• 100 Multiple choice questions (English)
• Response to literature essay (Writing)

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Part One--Vocabulary

• 40 questions on chapter 6-9 of Wordly Wise
• Synonyms, antonyms, choose the best word to
  complete each sentence, analogies
• To review the words, go to http//www.wordlywise30
  00.com/ and play the vocabulary games for the
  units

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Part Two--The Westing Game

• 10 questions based on the novel
• Know basic information about the characters, such
  as interests, who married who at the end, real
  names, and occupations

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Part Three--Reading Comprehension

• Read 4 short stories and answer 4-5 questions
  about each
• Questions cover
• Figurative language (metaphors, idioms, similes,
  etc.)
• Setting
• Inferences
• Theme
• Conflict (internal, external)
• Climax/turning point of story

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Part Four Grammar/Punctuation

• Grammar
• Identify the parts of speech, subject, verb
• Fragments, run-ons, complete sentences,
  prepositional phrases
• Punctuation
• Identify the comma rule being used in the
  sentence
• Identify what type of mistake a sentence has
  spelling error, capitalization error, punctuation
  error

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Writing Final

• Based on The Westing Game
• Response to literature thesis statement,
  concrete details with proper citation, commentary
  that is not summary
• Will do prewrite in class the day before the
  final
• 50 points total
• Can use both prewrite and book for final, so make
  sure to bring both!