7th Grade ELA

TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

100

Numbering paragraphs, reading all the way through, circle unfamiliar words are all the first steps of this reading strategy.

What are "close" reading strategies or annotating?

200

Words around another word that can help you figure out the meaning of the word.

What are context clues?

300

Used around textual evidence to show that it's the author's words and not yours.

What are quotation marks?

400

Using a mixture of the author's words and your own to prove an answer.

What is paraphrasing?

500

Making notes while reading to help with understanding and answering questions.

What is annotation?

THEME

100

A lesson the author wants the reader to learn. ie. Don't judge a book by it's cover

What is theme?

200

The theme of the story: The Crow and the Pitcher A CROW perishing with thirst saw a pitcher, and hoping to findwater, flew to it with delight. When he reached it, he discovered to his grief that it contained so little water that he could not possibly get at it. He tried everything he could think of to reach the water, but all his efforts were in vain. At last he collected as many stones as he could carry and dropped them one by one with his beak into the pitcher, until he brought the water within his reach and thus saved his life.

What is If at first you don't succeed, try and try again.

300

The theme of the story: The Mule in the Lion’s Skin An Mule once found a Lion’s skin which the hunters had left out in the sun to dry. He put it on and went towards his native village. All fled at his approach, both men and animals, and he was a proud Mule that day. In his delight he lifted up his voice and brayed, but then every one knew him, and his owner came up and gave him a sound cudgelling for the fright he had caused. And shortly afterwards a Fox came up to him and said: “Ah, I knew you by your voice.”

What is It is better to be called a fool quietly than to open your mouth and confirm suspicions.

VOCAB

100

To be excessively proud of oneself. To have too much pride.

What is conceited?

200

To cause a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one in someone.

What is provoking?

300

Entirely or completely.

What is wholly?

400

Being arrogant, assuming power or authority without justification

What is being imperious or imperiously?

500

Being rude or disrespectful.

What is impertinence?

FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE

100

The technique being used is: Drip—hiss—drip—hiss fall the raindrops / on the oaken log which burns, and steams, and smokes the ceiling beams. / Drip—hiss—the rain never stops.

What is a hyperbole?

200

The lake waves were flakes of red gold.

What is a metaphor?

300

A watery light Touched bleak the granite bridge, and white Without the slightest tinge of gold, The city shivered in the cold.

What is personification?

400

The technique being used is: I do not care to talk to you although / Your speech evokes a thousand sympathies,

What is a hyperbole

500

Your lips, light as the wings of the dragon-flies...

What is a simile?