7th Grade ELA 1
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What is CONNOTATION?
The feeling associated with a word
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what tools can you use to find a synonym or antonym and definition of a word?
Dictionary and Thesaurus
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What is the difference between a base work and a root word.
A base word is the smallest part of a word that can stand alone and has meaning, while a root word is the core part of a word that may not be able to stand alone but carries basic meaning
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What is the opening paragraph to your writing called? And what 2 things must you include?
Introduction (Hook & Claim)
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Which is a suffix?
An affix occurring at the end of a word, base, or phrase
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A device in literature where an object represents an idea.
Symbolism
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The message or lesson of the story
Theme
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What is a protagonist? Give me an example
Main character in a book- usually routing for them
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She is busy as a bee.
What type of figurative language is this?
simile
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What is text evidence?
Evidence you can pull directly from the passage to back you up
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What does it mean to compare and contrast?
To tell how things are the same or different
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When the narrator uses "She, He, they" it is written in this perspective
Third Person
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Explain the difference between fiction and nonfiction.
Fiction = a made up story
Nonfiction = text based on factual information
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Explain the symbolism of the rock in Touching Spirit Bear.
The rock symbolizes Cole's ancestors, his anger, and the burden of his past
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Which 2 sentences are examples of metaphors.
The sun was a bright ball of fire.
The bunny was as soft as velvet.
The shoes were a smelly skunk.
That test was as easy as pie.
1. The sun was a bright ball of fire.
3. The shoes were a smelly skunk.
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What is inference?
An educational guess
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What type of genre creatively depicts science and tech as part of its plot, setting, or theme
Science Fiction
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A narrative device that hints at coming events; often builds suspense or anxiety in the reader.
Foreshadowing
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What type of figurative language is used in the following sentence:
"I’ve told you a million times to clean your room!"
hyperbole - This is an exaggeration because the speaker hasn’t literally said it a million times, but it emphasizes how often the request has been made.
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This type of word describes a noun
A. Noun
B. Adjective
C. Verb
D. Adverb
adjective
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What is a prefix?
An affix attached to the beginning of a word, base, or phrase
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What is at the top of the plot diagram? (Hint: the most exciting part of the story)
Climax
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How many nouns are in this sentence:
Carl and Shayna drove past the store and quickly parked by Chipotle.
4
Carl
Shayna
Store
Chipotle
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What is onomonopeia? Give an example
SOUND
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The wind whispered secrets through the trees,
Dancing softly in the evening breeze.
The moon wore a silver crown so bright,
Watching over the world at night.
Question: What is the figurative language used in this poem, and what does it mean?
Personification—The wind is given the human trait of whispering, which creates an image of gentle movement and sound.