STUDENT NAME:
ENGLISH I REVIEW PACKET
FINAL REVIEW:READING STRATEGIES
UNRAAVEL your reading!
U / Underline the titleN / Now predict the topic & main ideas
R / Run through and number the paragraphs
A / Are you reading the question?
A / Are the important words circled?
• circle words that tell you to do something
• circle words that you’re not sure about
V / Venture through the passage
E / Eliminate incorrect answers
• separate treasures from trash
L / Let the questions be answered & write the paragraph number where you found the answers. Use specific ideas from the reading in your answer.
EOC FINAL REVIEW: READING STRATEGIES
Power Verbs
What are POWER VERBS? They are words that are frequently used in “prompts” that tell you “things to do” (tasks to perform). Understanding of what each verb means is crucial to accurately responding to the prompt!
Trace / create a time line of events; show what happened, from beginning to endAnalyze / Break into pieces and then examine/explain each piece
Infer / Make an educated guess, based on clues; come to a conclusion, based on facts you have been given
Evaluate / Judge the worth or value of the statement, item or subject matter; decide how good or bad a thing is
Formulate / Put together a theory, idea, or hypothesis (educated guess)
Describe / Tell about; use specific details; paint a picture using words
Support / Prove; give reasons for; give evidence
Explain / Tell the details related to the subject matter; examine and give evidence
Summarize / Re-tell, in fewer words, the event
Compare / Show similarities; point out how things are alike
Contrast / Show differences; point out how things are not alike
Predict / Tell what will happen; make a guess about what the future holds - based on the information given
ENGLISH I GRAMMAR PRACTICE:
SENTENCE CLARITY
Directions: Rewrite each sentence below so that each sentence demonstrates clarity and proper grammar.1. Aaron is a fisher. Aaron is a great fisher. Aaron has been fishing ever since he was five-years-old.
2. Jacob walked into the book store and found a book, which was a funny book, and he read the funny book, which was so funny that Jacob fell on the floor of the store laughing out loud.
3. Sabrey enjoys to read, listening to music, and watching television.
4. Jordan challenged Brandon to a game. The game that Jordan challenged Brandon to was basketball. Brandon accepted Jordan’s challenge to play basketball. Jordan played against Brandon in a game of basketball. The game was cancelled when Brandon hurt his leg.
5. Harrison has a hat, which is black, and this hat is his favorite hat, and he wears this hat all the time, but Harrison lost his favorite hat at the park, which made Harrison very angry.
6. Eating a dead rat, Erin saw her cat out in the backyard.
ENGLISH I E.O.C. GRAMMAR FOCUS:
· PUNCTUATIONS MARKS
· SENTENCE CLARITY
· SPELLING
1. Jumping over the fence and barking at a cat, Dylan chased his dog.
2. Wey-Wey, one of the brightest students at laney high, make high grades in all of his classes.
3. Dominique was very excited about the weekend, she and her friends was all going to Florida.
4. Amber intercepted the pass and dashed down the court with only two seconds left on the clock, she made a three-point shot.
5. Neither Maddie nor Elizabeth enjoy eating green eggs, and ham.
6. Carter, spitting rhymes with the skills of a master.
7. Ashleys favorite activities include the following hanging out with her friends going shopping at the mall and listening to music.
8. Hurry up, Karisse Abby said. The show starts at 9 30.
9. Either Hannah Summer Daniel or Johnny are going to the lady gaga show
10. Brenden enjoy hunting and fishing.
11. Anna is talented at basketball and playing football.
12. Addie and Kailey likes to skate and swimming.
13. Danielles favorite holiday is christmas.
14. its to cold too go outside Ashley said to Travis.
15. Both ashley and daniel eats at burger king every saturday night.
16. Hannah dont got no homework this weekend.