This packet is designed to help you improve some of the ...



[pic]

[pic]

7th Grade

Point of View January 2010

Student Name: _____________________________

Period: ______

Unit 1-4 Plot, Character, Theme, Pt. of View

Notes

The PLOT of a story:

Plot: the related chain of events within a story that occur in a sequential order

Parts of plot:

• Basic Situation —the beginning of the story when the setting/chars. are introduced

• Rising Action —the events that unfold and help build towards the climax

• Climax —the emotion-filled or suspenseful turning point of the story

• Resolution — the end of the story when all loose ends are tied up

Conflict: the central or main problem of the story that the main character must face

External: this kind of conflict is “outside” of the main character

• Man vs. Man –the main character is in conflict with another character

• Man vs. Nature –the main character (s) is in conflict with nature (ex: weather)

• Man vs. Society –the main character is in conflict with society or a group

Internal: this kind of conflict is “inside” of the character—emotional problems

• Fear

• Worry

• Heartbreak

Character Traits: words that are used to describe the way a character thinks, feels, acts, speaks, or looks—these words are usually adjectives.

Theme: the message, feeling, or revelation about life from the author’s perspective. Here are some characteristics of theme:

• Themes are always OPINIONS.

• Themes must always be stated in a complete SENTENCE.

• Themes can REOCCUR in several different stories form different authors.

• If the characters learn it, SO DO WE!

Point of View: the narrator of the story, the voice from which a story is told, its vantage point

• First Person—the “I” storyteller, the narrator is the main character of the story

• Third Person—the narrator is NOT a character in the story but focuses on 1 main character’s thoughts, feelings, & actions

• Omniscient—the “ALL KNOWING” narrator that is NOT a character in the story, but focuses on many characters’ thoughts, feelings, and actions

Practice #1—Grammar

Directions: Already this year, you’ve done a lot with grammar. For this 4th common assessment, you are going to need to review both Pronoun and Verb Agreement within sentences.

Part I: Agreement (Pronoun and Verb)

1. Everyone in the girls’ prep school decorated ________ dorm-room for Christmas.

a. their

b. her

c. our

d. hers

2. Several of the men put ______ names on the list to donate blood.

a. his

b. their

c. they’re

d. his or her

3. No one in the play read _________ script correctly.

a. their

b. her

c. his

d. his or her

4. Few of the worlds’ sharks _________ to be sixty feet long.

a. is growing

b. grows

c. grow

d. growed

5.Tragedy and sorrow _________ a part of life during the Holocaust.

a. were

b. is

c. was

d. are

6. Jacob and Charlie arrived at band camp early and ______ up their tents before the other boys

a. setted

b. set

c. sat

d. sit

7. Some birds are building their nests and _________________________ for spring because of the nice weather.

a. prepared

b. will prepared

c. preparing

d. prepare

Practice #2—Plot, Character, Theme, Pt. of View

Directions: On this page, you are going read a fictional story and answer questions about its plot (events), characters, theme, and point of view.

Practice #3—Author’s Perspective

Directions: On this page, you are going to practice thinking about an author’s perspective or opinion about a subject. Read the article below and answer the questions that follow.

[pic]

1. Which of the following statement is a fact?

a. However, no one I know wants to do that.

b. Paying to have it hauled away would cost a fortune and cause problems elsewhere.

c. State law now requires us to recycle newspaper, glass, and plastic.

d. Paying to have it hauled away would cost a fortune and cause problems elsewhere.

2. Which of the following statements from the letter reflects the author’s opinion of something?

a. It doesn’t make sense to solve one problem by creating others.

b. Incinerator ash has very high levels of lead and toxic metals.

c. Elmton will soon fill its landfill site and have no place for its garbage.

d. The new plant would have filters to remove gases that pollute the air.

3. What is the main purpose the author wrote this letter?

a. to tell a story about the consequences of polluting the earth

b. to describe the unique features of the community of Elmton

c. to inform residents of Elmton about the features of a new incinerator

d. to persuade the residents of Elmton to ban the use of the new incinerator

4. Which statement would the author most likely agree with based on the information in the letter?

a. The town of Elmton is dirty, full of garbage, and needs help fast.

b. If an incinerator is used to burn garbage, further problems will occur.

c. Humans pollute the Earth without considering the consequences.

d. The garbage facility in Elmton costs to much money to continue running.

Practice #4—Writing Skills

Directions: Read a rough draft of Jaime’s persuasive essay. He needs help revising it before writing his final draft!

Women’s Work

The old ideas about “women’s work” and “men’s work” are no longer true. You often hear and read reports of people working at jobs that were once done only by women or only by men. Consider Julie Krone, a groundbreaking female jockey. She excelled in a sport that was once for men only. Consider also Bonnie Wilkens, a helicopter pilot. From her helicopter, she sprays crops and puts out fires.

1. Which of the following sentences contains the paragraph’s thesis statement?

a.The old ideas about “women’s work” and “men’s work” are no longer true.

b. She excelled in a sport that was once for men only.

c. Consider Julie Krone, a groundbreaking female jockey.

d. Consider also Bonnie Wilkens, a helicopter pilot.

2. The supporting details in this paragraph are —

a. opinions

b. statistics

c. examples

d. anecdotes

3. To tell more about Julie Krone, which supporting detail would be best?

a. Krone came in eleventh on Suave Prospect in the 1995 Kentucky Derby.

b. In 1992, Krone rode Ecstatic Ride in the Kentucky Derby.

c. Krone is the first woman to ride in more than one Kentucky Derby.

d. Krone was born in 1963.

4. How are the ideas in this paragraph organized or structured?

a. Cause and Effect order

b. Chronological order

c. Main Idea & Supporting Detail Order

d. Bulleted order

5. Which of the following sentences would provide a clear closing sentence for the paragraph?

a. Also, think about Bonie Lefton, a high court judge who must decide law.

b. Women have much more in common with each other than they think.

c. Now, so many women have professions that break stereotypes about gender and work.

d. Why can’t women do what men do?

-----------------------

[pic]

[pic]

[pic]

Pg.4

Pg.6

[pic]

Pg.3

Pronoun Agreement Rules:

Singular: everyone, everybody, anyone, anybody, each, one, someone, either, neither, no one, either/or

Plural: both, all, several, and

Verb Agreement Rules:

Subject and Verbs must agree with each other in number(amount) and gender (male/female).

Compound Verbs must agree and both be in the PAST or PRESENT tense.

[pic]

Pg.5

[pic]

[pic]

To Elmton Residents:

Elmton will soon fill its landfill site and have no place for its garbage. To solve that problem, some residents want to build a garbage incinerator along the river. It doesn’t make sense to solve one problem by creating others.

For one thing, the incinerator would create pollution. The new plant would have filters to remove gases that pollute the air. However, many poisons are left in the ash. Incinerator ash has very high levels of lead and toxic metals. Put in our landfill, this poison could work its way into our drinking water! Paying to have it hauled away would cost a fortune and cause problems elsewhere.

State law now requires us to recycle newspaper, glass, and plastic. After we do that, we may not have the 2000 tons of trash a week that the incinerator needs to run smoothly. Of course, Elmton could earn extra money by importing garbage from other cities. However, no one I know wants to do that. For that matter, no one that I know wants to build the incinerator!

Sincerely,

Dena Furtado

5. The fable is told from the---

a. first-person point of view

b. third-person limited point of view

c. omniscient point of view

d. explains why Jen was so afraid of Mrs. Warren

Explain your answer choice:

________________________________________________

1. King Bullfrog gets into trouble because he is —

a. small

b. foolish

c. mean

d. loud

Explain your answer choice: _________________

________________________________________

2. King Bullfrog tries to puff himself up because he-

a. wants to scare Mr. Ox away

b. hopes to make the other frogs laugh

c. needs to see over the treetops

d. wants to be the largest creature of all

3. The young frog can best be described as —

a. selfish

b. tricky

c. honest

d. funny

Explain your answer choice: _________________

________________________________________

4. The moral of this story is best stated as —

a. you can’t fool everybody

b. look before you leap

c. thinking too much of yourself can be dangerous

d. birds of a feather flock together

Explain your answer choice: _________________

__________________________________________

________________________________________

The Ox and the Bullfrog

One day, as a young frog was swimming in a stream, Mr. Ox came up for a drink. The young frog had never seen a creature so big and impressive. He hopped home and told the other frogs about what he had seen.

“I was enjoying the sun and the water,” he said. “Then a shadow fell across the land. I looked up and saw a beast like no other. It was as large as a mountain!”

King Bullfrog, the leader of all the frogs, hopped forward.

“Do you mean it was bigger than I am?” asked the king.

“Why, yes,” replied the young frog. “The creature was bigger than the tallest tree.”

King Bullfrog huffed and puffed. He grew larger with each new breath.

“Now who is larger?” asked the king. “Surely I am.”

“No, King,” answered the young frog. “Your size is great, indeed, but the beast was larger still.”

King Bullfrog huffed and puffed again, ballooning out with each new breath.

“Now look at me,” the king demanded angrily. “Surely the beast was not this large!”

“I’m afraid it was larger,” the young frog whispered.

Now King Bullfrog was furious. He was determined to show everyone that he was the biggest creature of all. He began taking bigger and bigger breaths. He puffed himself up to an amazing size. Then, suddenly, there was a loud BANG! The startled frogs looked around to see what had caused the terrible noise. Then they noticed that King Bullfrog was nowhere to be seen.

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download