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Midterm Study Guide – 7th ELAHightower Trail – 2016-17What do I need to study? How should I prepare?Review your notes and assignments.Review the 7th grade ELA teacher blogs for previous PowerPoint presentations & links to practice ics covered:Sensory detail – show don’t tellFigurative Language – IdiomThemePoint of View – 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd personComma UsageCapitalizationParts of Speech – noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunctions (FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) & (AAAWWUBBIS (subordinating conjunctions/dependent clause starters), and interjectionsPhrase vs ClausePrepositional phrasesSentence Structure – simple, compound, complex, compound-complexCiting evidence (paraphrasing, text evidence)Paragraph writing (topic sentence, supporting details, clincher sentence)Practice:Make sure you can identify the eight parts of speech. Identify the part of speech for each underlined word.My friends ran the Boston Marathon with me last year. nounWe complain to the neighbors when their dog barks too much. pronounThe church provided dinner to the homeless shelter last week. verbLightning suddenly flashed overhead, so we ran to the car. adverbSwimming makes Joseph feel healthy. adjectiveWow! I made the honor roll this semester. interjectionSwimming and fishing are not allowed in the lake. conjunctionA cat scampered under our porch during the storm. prepositionTypes of sentences (clauses/sentence structure) Make sure you can identify the four sentence structures. Identify the following sentences as Simple, Compound, Complex or Compound-Complex.Each year fires destroy thousands of acres of forest and take animal lives as well. simplePeople can cause forest fires because they are being careless. complexEven if people never caused forest fires, they would still occur. complexForest fires are part of a natural process, and they renew the forest. compoundWhen an old forest has much decayed material on its floor, lightning can easily ignite it, and a forest fire will begin. Coumpound-complexKnow how to combine sentences using coordinating conjunctions ( FANBOYS).We were frightened. The ride went so fast.________________________________________________________________________________________________________Arthur promised to ride the monster roller coaster. It was closed.________________________________________________________________________________________________________When we go to the amusement park, we arrive early. We also stay late.________________________________________________________________________________________________________Amusement parks have permanent rides. Traveling carnivals have rides that can be disassembled and moved.________________________________________________________________________________________________________There are many reasons to go to a theme park. The main one is to have fun.________________________________________________________________________________________________________Prepositional Phrases – Put parentheses ( ) around each prepositional phrase.1. The book( on the table) ( in the English classroom )is Barbara's book.?2. The girl (in the neighboring house) plays the flute every night.?3. Large blocks (of the hardest granite) formed the walls (of the new building.)?4. The roads( of ancient Rome) connected the cities( of the empire.)?5. I know that man ( in the gray suit and the suede shoes.)?Prepositional Phrases vs. Dependent Clauses – put parentheses ( )around every prepositional phrase and underline every dependent clause (dc).Although she followed the directions, she missed the exit (on the highway) and had pull over.After we ate dinner, Mom surprised us( with dessert.)Before we ran the race, we ate a small breakfast.Jane bought new boots, although she had several pairs, because they were (on sale.)(After school,) we planned to hike( in the forest) (behind our house.)Commas - Mark where a comma should be used in the following sentences:Mail the letter to Meg Foster, 10 Landview , Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania 15318.I moved from Detroit ,Michigan to Milan, Ohio two years ago.Lee, rake the yard for your father today.Laughing loudly, the students entered the classroom. On the first day of spring break, my mother took me to the zoo.Sparkling in the light of the sun, the ocean looked beautiful.According to the weather forecast, it’s going to rain mas Continued-Scared by the thunder and lightning, the children ran for cover.They formed a study group, and John volunteered to create flashcards.Our family visited Orlando, Florida on Spring Break.Rereading the chapter, practicing with flashcards, and studying with a partner helped Jane ace the test.Capitalization - Mark the word(s) that should be capitalized or changed to lower case in each sentence. After reading the novel To kill a mocking Bird, I am a fan of the author harper lee.San Francisco and Portland are cities on the west coast.We invited aunt Mae and my cousins to go with us to the midwest.This semester I have english, american history, spanish, and algebra I. The main purpose of the mission was to spread christianity among the Native people.My Father fought in the Korean war and world war II.Many people have left Northern states and moved to the south and west.In Chicago, the sear’s tower and the museum of science and industry attract many tourists. President and Mrs. Bush travel on Air force one.The teacher whispered, “can you hear me?”Sensory detail: Read the line of poetry or narrative and choose the sense it appeals to with its description: touch, taste, sound, sight, smell And dangers that the fog horns tell sound…. and ravines…turning shadows blacker than black, sight …..tree limbs tapping and scratching on my window during the storm soundMy mother’s perfume settled over me when she tucked me into bed smellchenille bedspread, which had a nubble like Braille under my hands… touchCiting Evidence: Mark “T” for True or “F” FalseT____ Paraphrasing is an effective way to cite textual evidence.__F__The purpose of using text evidence is to copy from the text instead of form your ideas.__F__ Text evidence is the reader’s opinions._T___ Quoting the author is an effective way to cite textual evidence. The following groups of sentences can be rearranged to form paragraphs. Make a note of the order in which they should be placed (e.g. b., d., c., a., e.) and put a ring around the letter that corresponds to what you think is the topic sentence.A breakthrough in one of these areas will hopefully provide a means of relieving both the overstretched oil market and the environment. 6Researchers in the automobile industry are experimenting with different types of engines and fuels as alternatives to the conventional gasoline engines. 2One new type of engine, which burns diesel oil instead of gasoline, has been available for several years. 3Finally, several automobile manufacturers are experimenting with methanol, which is a mixture of gasoline and methyl alcohol, as an automobile fuel. 5A further type is the gas turbine engine, which can use fuels made from gasoline, diesel oil, kerosene and other petroleum distillates. 4The increasing depletion of oil reserves, along with environmental concerns, have prompted some radical developments in car design over the past few years.1Point-of-ViewIt was a foggy night. A dog was barking loudly in a back alley. Empty wooden pallets and discarded boxes were scattered across the ground. The dog continued barking. A man with a large mustache and a chef hat opened a large metal door facing the alley. "Ok! Ok! Quiet down. I hear you." The dog stopped barking and started hopping in circles. The mustached man smiled and threw a few large bones to the dog. What “person” point-of-view? _____________________________third person____________________________________ "Cannonball!" Julio shouted as he leapt from the pool deck. The splash was so large that some of the sunbathers got wet. "Wow, Julio, that was a big splash," I said to him after he emerged from the water. He smiled and nodded. Julio had been my best friend since the first grade, but lately something had gotten between us. Or, rather, someone had gotten between us. "When's Tori coming?" Julio asked. I shrugged my shoulders and replied, "She'll get here when she gets here." What “person” point-of-view? ___________first person______________________________________________Formal vs. Informal Writing: Label each of the following as “F” for Formal or “I” for Informal:__F___ avoids the use of contractions and abbreviations___I__ use of 1st person point-of-view___F__ objective—shows limited range of feelings or emotions, states main points and uses text evidence to support arguments____I_ a narrative essay would most likely be ................
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