Monday, December 16, 2013

Final Study Guide




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7th Grade English Final Review Sheet
1st Semester
Poetic Devices:
               Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Alliteration
Assonance
Onomatopoeia

Elements of Fiction:
Protagonist
Antagonist
Deuteragonist
Mentor
Static Characters
Dynamic Characters
Flat Characters
Round Characters
Types of Conflict
Man vs. man
Man vs. self
Man vs. society
Man vs. machine
Man vs. nature
Elements of plot
               Exposition
               Inciting Incident
               Rising Action
               Climax  
               Falling Action
               Resolution
Point of view
               1st person
               2nd person
               3rd person limited
               3rd person omniscient
               Unreliable narrator

Concrete vs. Abstract words and details

Latin Roots:
mus                                      the                                       ism                                       ology
pan                                      poly                                     pot, poss                            mono
sci                                        tri                                         cred                                     culp
domin                                  duct,duce                           fid                                        gen                                                     hol                                       jun, jug                                leg, lect                               loc
Finding Theme & Application
Be able to discuss themes, quotes, examples, and application from each of the following:
Little Britches
               White Indian Boy
Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
The Bet
God Sees the Truth but Waits
Harrison Bergeron
              
Bloom’s Taxonomy
Know levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy and how it applies to learning:
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Identifying Quality Writing
Be able to identify the following in writing:
               Concrete details
               Metaphor
               Simile
               Ways the author establishes mood through the setting
               A character experiencing conflict between two values

Revising and Editing
Be able to revise a passage to make the writing stronger.
Be able to edit a passage for correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization.