Reading 7th Grade
When a narrator uses "I, Me," "My", or "We."
What is First Person Point of View?
This part of an essay tells what the topic will be and can be found in this paragraph.
What is Thesis Statement/Claim/Controlling Idea & Introduction?
"The car ride seemed to drag on forever. Jennifer was starting to wonder if they would reach their destination before she turned fifty." is an example of this kind of Figurative Language.
What is Hyperbole?
This is the term for a group of lines in poem like the "paragraph" of a poem.
What is Stanza?
This is what we call the main character of a story.
What is Protagonist?
When the narrator uses "She," "He," or "They."
What is Third Person Point of View?
You should have this many main ideas/reasons for your thesis or claim developed in the body paragraphs of your essay.
What is 2-3?
"The bright orange walls screamed at her as she walked into the room." is an example of this Figurative Language.
What is Personification?
Poems are not written in sentences and paragraphs, they are written in _______ and ________.
What is Lines and Stanzas?
When you make an inference, you are doing what?
Pairing what you read with what you know to make an educated guess.
The universal message or lesson that can apply to the reader or they should learn at the end of the story.
What is Theme?
This part of an argumentative text acknowledges the opposite opinion and attempts to disprove it.
What is Counterclaim/Rebuttal?
"Quit beating around the bush and tell me if this dress looks good on me or not!" is an example of this kind of Figurative Language.
What is an Idiom?
Poetry often uses this kind of creative rhetorical device to be more descriptive and show rather than tell the reader things.
What is Figurative Language?
The "bad guy," "villain," or obstacle that opposes the protagonist.
What is Antagonist?
This type of nonfiction texts give you the similarities and differences between two topics.
What is Compare and Contrast?
This is the part of a text that captures the readers' attention and presents the topic in an interesting way.
What is Hook/Lead?
"Harry hurried home to watch hockey with his homies." is an example of this type of Figurative Language.
What is Alliteration?
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall,
Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
Couldn’t put Humpty together again.
The rhyme scheme of this stanza.
What is AABB?
This is what you need to use in order to support your reasons or main ideas in an essay.
What is Evidence/Cite Evidence?
How the story or passage is organized is known as its _____ __________.
What is Text Structure?
(Ex. Description, Cause and Effect, Problem and Solution, Chronological Order, Compare and Contrast)
This is the last part of an essay that wraps everything up. It restates the thesis. It is best to end this with an impactful statement.
What is Conclusion?
If love is blind, then how do we see?
It is not a cage, but it is a key.
It can unlock our heart and set us free,
Because it is the wind beneath our wings.
Love is a garden, love is a rose
Once its planted, it sprouts and grows.
This poem is using this type of Figurative Language throughout it.
What is Metaphor/Extended Metaphor?
The overall feeling of a poem is called this.
What is the Mood?
List the types of perspectives/PsOV in order:
1. "If you are looking to make the best banana pudding ever, then you've come to the right place. Here are the ingredients you will need to get started."
2. "Harry had lived a fairly horrible life. His aunt and uncle were horrible people, and his cousin was a spoiled brat and an even bigger bully. If he'd had any say in the matter, Harry would have much rather preferred growing up in an orphanage."
3. "Teresa and I reconnected years later, and it turns out we had a lot more in common now. She was currently in college going for her degree in Agriculture so she could take over her family business. Me? Well, I wasn't going to go pro in soccer, so I settled for going to school for a Psych degree."
1. What is Second Person?
2. What is Third Person?
3. What is First Person?