Grade 8 ELA Tiered Vocabulary

bias

An unfair opinion that leans one way.

credible

Can be trusted.

claim

What the writer believes.

evidence

Facts that support an idea.

reasoning

The why behind an idea.

counterargument

A reason against your claim.

theme

The big message of a story.

tone

How the author feels.

connotation

A feeling a word gives.

analyze

Look at carefully.

synthesize

Put ideas from different texts together.

evaluate

Judge how strong something is.

justify

Tell why your answer is correct.

source

Where information comes from.

quote

Exact words from a text.