Midterm Study Guide – 7th ELA

Hightower Trail – 2013-14

What do I need to study? How should I prepare?

Complete your Skillstutor assignment.

Review your notes and assignments.

Review the 7th grade ELA teacher blogs for previous PowerPoint presentations & links to practice websites.

Topics covered:

Persuasive Appeals – Ethos, Logos, Pathos, Call to Action

Identifying claim – the main argument

Counterargument – opposing viewpoint

Sensory detail – show don’t tell

Figurative Language – Idiom

Theme

Point of View – 1st person, 2nd person, 3rd person

Comma Usage

Capitalization

Parts of Speech – noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, conjunctions (FANBOYS (coordinating conjunctions) & (AAAWWUBBIS (subordinating conjunctions/dependent clause starters), and interjections

Phrase vs Clause

Prepositional phrases

Sentence Structure – simple, compound, complex

Homophones - There, They’re, Their

Practice:

Make sure you can identify the eight parts of speech.Identify the part of speech for each underlined word.

  1. My friends ran the Boston Marathon with me last year.
  2. We complain to the neighbors when their dog barks too much.
  3. The church provided dinner to the homeless shelter last week.
  4. Lightning suddenly flashed overhead, so we ran to the car.
  5. Swimming makes Joseph feel healthy.
  6. Wow! I made the honor roll this semester.
  7. Swimming and fishing are not allowed in the lake.
  8. A cat scampered under our porch during the storm.

Types 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.

  1. Each year fires destroy thousands of acres of forest and take animal lives as well.
  2. People who are careless cause most fires.
  3. Even if people never caused forest fires, they would still occur.
  4. Forest fires are part of a natural process, and they renew the forest.
  5. When an old forest has much decayed material on its floor, lightning can easily ignite it, and a forest fire will begin.

Know how to combine sentences using coordinating conjunctions ( FANBOYS).

  1. We were frightened. The ride went so fast.

______

  1. Arthur promised to ride the monster roller coaster. It was closed.

______

  1. When we go to the amusement park, we arrive early. We also stay late.

______

  1. Amusement parks have permanent rides. Traveling carnivals have rides that can be disassembled and moved.

______

  1. 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).

  1. Although she followed the directions, she missed the exit on the highway and had pull over.
  2. After we ate dinner, Mom surprised us with dessert.
  3. Before we ran the race, we ate a small breakfast.
  4. Jane bought new boots, although she had several pairs, because they were on sale.
  5. After school, we planned to hike in the forest behind our house.

Commas - Mark where a comma should be used in the following sentences:

  1. Mail the letter to Meg Foster 10 Landview Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15318.
  2. I moved from Detroit Michigan to Milan Ohio two years ago.
  3. Lee rake the yard for your father today.
  4. Laughing loudly the students entered the classroom.
  5. On the first day of spring break my mother took me to the zoo.
  6. Sparkling in the light of the sun the ocean looked beautiful.
  7. According to the weather forecast it’s going to rain today.
  8. Scared by the thunder and lightning the children ran for cover.
  9. They formed a study group and John volunteered to create flashcards.
  10. Our family visited Orlando Florida on Spring Break.
  11. 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.

  1. After reading the novel To kill a mocking bird, I am a fan of the author harper lee.
  2. San Francisco and Portland are cities on the west coast.
  3. We invited aunt Mae and my cousins to go with us to the midwest.
  4. This semester I have english, american history, spanish, and algebra I.
  5. The main purpose of the mission was to spread christianity among the Native people.
  6. My Father fought in the Korean war and world war II.
  7. Many people have left Northern states and moved to the south and west.
  8. In Chicago, the sear’s tower and the museum of science and industry attract many tourists.
  9. Have you seen the Golden Gate bridge located in san francisco, california?
  10. President and Mrs. Bush travel on Air force one.
  11. The teacher whispered, “can you hear me?”
  12. Hannah asked, “will you hold a study session before the test?”

Sensory detail: Read the line of poetry or narrative and choose the sense it appeals to with its description: touch, taste, sound, sight, smell

  1. And dangers that the fog horns tell
  2. …. and ravines…turning shadows blacker than black,
  3. …..tree limbs tapping and scratching on my window during the storm
  4. My mother’s perfume settled over me when she tucked me into bed
  5. chenille bedspread, which had a nubble like Braille under my hands…

Persuasive Appeals: Ethos, Logos, Pathos

  1. ______The appeal that is emotional. It tries to appeal to the audience’s feelings or emotions. (Love, hate, fear, excitement, joy).
  1. ______The appeal that is based on a person’s sense of right or wrong. It

appeals to the audience’s morals and values; it can also use credible

or trustworthy people.

  1. ______The appeal that is straightforward. It is based on statistics, facts and sometimes an “anecdote”(a short personal experience used to make a point).