Middle School English Language Arts Instructional Guide

Essential Vocabulary

Morphemes/Roots

●​ Source ●​ Conflict ●​ Dialogue ●​ Narrative

●​ Characterization ●​ Protagonist ●​ Antagonist ●​ Flashback ●​ Foreshadow ●​ Simile ●​ Metaphor ●​ Personification

●​ -ful and –less ●​ -able/ible and –some ●​ -ish and -ness ●​ -cide and -ment ●​ -ic and -al ●​ -ist/ian/or and -ology/ologist ●​ -ship ●​ Review all suffixes and suffixes final test

●​ Theme ●​ Conflict ●​ Point of view ●​ Rhythm

●​ Hyperbole ●​ Alliteration

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