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Second 9 weeksTest Review
Reading and Writing Skills Grammar and Usage Literature Vocabulary
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Comparing Consumer Materials Summarizing text Text Structures Supporting Propositions and Thesis Stateme
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Reading and Writing Skills
If I asked you to write a biography of your favorite author, which text structure would you use?a. cause/effectb. Chronological orderc. Spatial orderd. Compare contrast
Purposes and Structures
If you were writing a short summary of Fever 1793, which of the following would you leave out?a. Maddie’s mother gets sick with the fever.b. Maddie’s grandfather passes away.c. Maddie puts potatoes in her soup.d. Maddie rescues Nell.
Summary
What are two ways you can support a proposition statement?
Proposition and Support
Verb tenses Pronoun/antecedent agreement Subject/verb agreement Capitalization Punctuation Prepositions Conjunctions Parallel Structure Active/Passive voice
Grammar and Usage
Rewrite the underlined word so that it is in past perfect tense:
◦ I wonder whether or not my mom will allow me to go.
Verb Tenses
Re-write the following sentence with correct pronoun/antecedent agreement:
◦ Each of the men brought their lunch to work.
Pronoun/Antecedent Agreement
Correct the problem with subject-verb agreement:◦ There was many people who were excited about
the election.
Subject-Verb Agreement
Correct the errors in capitalization:
i wanted to read “the road not taken” by robert frost.
Capitalization
Rewrite the following sentence using correct punctuation:
Everyone should bring his or her notes to class said Mrs. Msall
Punctuation
Write 3 prepositional phrases that communicate location answering the question, “Where is the box?”
Prepositional Phrases
Correct the following sentence:◦ Neither Fred or I can attend the assembly.
Conjunctions
Rewrite the following so that the structures are parallel.
◦ We can study in the morning, or it can be an afternoon study session.
Parallel Structure
Rewrite the following so that it uses active voice:
That is the watch that was given to me by my grandmother.
Active/Passive Voice
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Literature
Name two parts of the plot diagram
Plot
Setting is the ____________ and the __________ in which a story takes place.
Setting
Name three things that writers can do to evoke a mood in the reader.
Example: word choice
Mood
Give two other terms that are examples of figurative language:
◦ Example: metaphor
Figurative Language
If the setting of a story is a championship football game, what do you think the mood would be?
Mood
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Vocabulary
The root word –lum- means light.
◦ List two words that use the root word –lum-
-Lum-
The root word –val- means “to be strong”
◦ List 2 words that use the root word –val-
-Val-
The prefix mis- means opposite; badly or wrongly.
Based on the meaning of the prefix, what do you think the word misguided means?
Mis-
The prefix de- means away from or down.
What do you think the word detour means based on the definition of the prefix?
De-
List three words with –ee at the end.
-ee
Does the word species use the root word, -spec-? Why/why not?
-Spec-
P.766-77 Question 1 Question 2 Question 3
Comparing Consumer Materials
Read the Reading Skill on p. 766What is the first step you should take when following technical directions?
Comparing Consumer MaterialsQuestion 1
What is the purpose of “Using Your Answering Machine” p.767?
Comparing Consumer MaterialsQuestion 2
What is the purpose of “Limited Warranty for Answer Machine”? (p.769)
Comparing Consumer MaterialsQuestion 3