Term 2, FA 1

21st February 2022

 8th Grade

Vocabulary
 (n) someone who competes
with or opposes another in a
contest, game, or argument. p. 441

(n) a place where someone or

location, place,
something is located or has
situation
been put.

(v) deny the truth of (a

statement) by asserting the deny, refute, rebut
opposite.

(adj) conforming to the law or to legal, lawful,

rules. permission

(n) the holding or expression of disagreement,

opinions at variance with those argument
commonly or officially held.
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 Vocabulary review

1.Ingenious: Very clever.

2.Transformational: Creating a dramatic change.
3.Astronomically: By a very large amount.
4.Reinforce: Add strength or support.
5.Consequences: Results of actions.
6.Viable: Capable of working successfully.
1. decipher: *Convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language.

*Succeed in understanding, interpreting, or identifying (something).

2. invincible: Too powerful to be defeated or overcome.

3. contraption: A machine or device that appears strange or unnecessarily complicated, and

often badly made or unsafe.

4. newfangled: Different from what one is used to; objectionably new.

5. ingenuity: The quality of being clever, original, and inventive.

6. improvisations: The art or act of improvising, or of composing, uttering, executing, or arranging

anything without previous preparation.

7. immutable: Unchanging over time or unable to be changed.

8. surreptitious: Kept secret, especially because it would not be approved of.

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Write the
answers in
your
notebook.
 Check your answers.
p. 460
1. newfangled
2. decipher Write the
3. improvisations answers in
4. ingenuity your
5. contraption notebook.
6. invincible
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Characters
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 Answer the following questions in your
notebook:
1. Which types of character traits does a dynamic
character have?
2. Is it possible for a character to be a round and static
character? Explain.
3. Is it possible for a character to be round and dynamic
character? Explain.
4. Can a character only be a person? Explain.
5. How does a main character affect the plot of a story?
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 8th Grade

Grammar
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Quotations are commonly printed as
a means of inspiration and to invoke
philosophical thoughts from the
reader.

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p. 461
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PREDICATE NOUN PREDICATE PRONOUN PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

The waiter is a professional. Do you think it may have Hamda is hungry.

been it?

The subject is “the waiter,” the It (this is a pronoun) Hungry (adjective)

linking verb is “is” and “a
professional” is the predicate noun
that describes what the subject is.
”
identifies the subject.
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describes Hamda (the
subject)
 Complete this work in your notebook.

Identify the predicate noun, pronoun and adjective in each

sentence. Briefly describe the function.
1. Fatma is the acting president of the company.

The predicate noun (president) renames the subject (Fatma)

2. Mary brought a cake; she made it for the party.

The predicate pronoun (it) identifies the subject (the cake).

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3. Andy's sports car is Italian.
The predicate adjective (Italian) describes the subject (sport’s
car).
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The predicate pronoun (he) identifies the subject (the

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man).
The predicate noun (fortune-teller) renames the subject
(Clara).
The predicate adjective (upset) describes the subject
(Clara).
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P. 475

Transition headline
Let’s start with the first set of slides
 Underline each capitalized word. P. 47523

Quotations are commonly printed as a means of

inspiration and to invoke philosophical thoughts from the
reader.

1 a. Superman – capitalized because it is a proper noun (names of

people/places/countries) and it is the first word of the sentence.
American – capitalized because it is a proper adjective.
1 b. Neil deGrasse Tyson – capitalized because it is a proper noun and the first
word of the sentence.
Harvard – proper noun. ”
Columbia – proper noun.
1 c. Collier’s – proper noun, title of a book.
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P. 475
This is a slide title

● Here you have a list of items

● And some text
● But remember not to overload your slides with content

Your audience will listen to you or read the content, but won’t do both.

In this article, Neil deGrasse Tyson starts by discussing birds and

mythical flying figures, such as Pegasus, Mercury, and Peter Pan.
He continues with the invention of the airplane by the Wright
brothers. Although Tyson mainly focuses on American technology,
he also discusses the German V-2 rocket. He writes, “Their vehicle
was significant in many ways.”
Rewrite the paragraph in your notebook and correct
the capitalization errors.

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Check your work. All the words circled in red MUST
be capitalized.

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