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Special Activity

1.      Remember this activity needs to be printed, and you need to hand it in the day of the exam




I got in a fight with my best friend; I’ve been feeling real bad about it all weekend. This sentence is an example of a:

a.       Central Conflict

b.      Internal Conflict

c.       External Conflict

2.       “Lou introduced me to Jack Dempsey, the great boxer. Jack shook his fist at me.” The previous excerpt is an example of…

a.       Essay

b.      Autobiography

c.       Biography

3.       “I asked him about his family, where they were. He told me he had no idea, that they were long gone.” The previous excerpt is an example of…

a.       Essay

b.      Autobiography

c.       Biography

4.       If I want to find the direct object in a sentence which question should I ask?

a.       Who

b.      Where

c.       What

5.       If I want to find the indirect object in a sentence which question should I ask?

a.       To who

b.      Where to

c.       What for

6.       A verb is the  ______________ of a sentence

a.       Action

b.      Person

c.       Place

7.       The following vocabulary words mean the next

a.       Consolation

·         Hit                     Make someone feel better                       Make someone cry

b.      Cower

·         Be brave                             Stand up                               Feel intimidated

c.       Cunningly

·         Deceive                              Slowly                                     Happily

d.      Revive

·         To regain consciousness             To die and come back to life      Living life

e.      Scuttle

·         Hurried                            Slowly                                                Huge

  

8.       Write the main idea from the next stories

a.       After Twenty Years

b.      Eleanor Roosevelt

c.       Rikki Tikki Tavi

d.      The War of the wall

9.       Draw the plot triangle

10.   Personification is:

11.   Why was the reading “After Twenty” years surprising for you?

12.   First Person POV uses the next pronouns:

13.   Third Person POV uses the next pronouns:

14.   Third Person Omniscient POV uses the next pronouns

15.   “The saddest character of all was a guy named Billy the Butcher. He looked like he came out of a nightmare alley. He only played one song - <High-Heel Sneakers> and he was addicted to it like a drug.”  The previous excerpt is using which POV?

a.       First Person POV

b.      Third Person POV

c.       Third Omniscient Person POV

Study Guide for the 2nd period

1. Conflicts ( Types of conlflicts)
2. Essays ( Types of essays)
3. Surprise Ending
4. Literary terms 
* Biography
* Autobiography
* Plot Triangle
5. Direct and Indirect Objects
6. Suffixes (turning verbs into nouns)
7. Synonyms
8. Readings
* The war of the wall
* Rikki tikki tavi
* After twenty years
* Eleanor Roosevelt
 9. Points of View
10. Personification




The exam is really easy!
Don't worry, just trust yourselves

Glossary for the 2nd period

Hi guys!

I'm excited to start this class with you, and I'm sure we will all learn from each other something new.

I expect from all of you to give your best at all times since I will always do the same for you.

Let's all ask God to fill us with his knowledge so we can spread it out.

For our first assignment, I'll ask you to copy this glossary in your notebooks, you can copy it by hand, or print it and paste it in your notebook. 

If you're going to write it down, I'll have to ask to make a great job, make it look good, remember presentation is everything.

NONFICTION

1. Eleanor Roosevelt
- Biography
- Autobiography
2. Homeless
- Personal Essays
- Anecdotes
- First Person Point of View
- Direct Objects
3. The War of the Wall
-Personal Narrative
- Meaning Clues
4. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi
- Short Story
- Personification
- Points of View
- Radio Script
- Surprise Ending
- Foreshadowing
- Plot Twist


Blessings, 
Ms. Rox

Start getting ready for your bimestrial examss!!

Don't let everything at the last minute.
We don't want you
I'll leave you the schedules
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Anv9R1FLb6i6dEZDdXNzcHBQRkFKb0dOb29ZeGFyaUE&hl=es#gid=0

hello!
Guys if you have any questions whatsoever, remember that you can leave them here and I'll try to respond immediately.
On the meanwhile here's a link where you can practice the words to know for the second unit.
It is much better that wasting paper, it's like using electronic index cards.
Take care.


Love, 
Ms. Rox


http://www.classzone.com/books/language_of_lit_gr07/page_build.cfm?id=words_to_know&u=2&sfd=yes

Games

Guys:
here's a link where you can find some interesting games about Literautre, we haven't read all of those books obviously, but we could just know certaing things and we could be predicting the story this way too.
So have fun and enjoy.
God Bless


http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Literature_Games/




Miss Rox

Readings

Hi guys!
Here's the link to the summaries of the stories.
Study and don't stress because I'm very sure you know it all you just have to trust yourselves.
This is our LAST exam together! 
Love,
Ms. Rox

Study Guide

Study Guide

1. Science Fiction and Fantasy

2. Teleplay

3. What is theme and how do you make one?

4. What is an event?

5. Adverbs

6. Analogies

7. Vocabulary Words

8. PoV

9. Predictions

10. Reading Comprehension (The Monsters are due.. The Serial Garden, The Eternal Frontier, Key Item, Dark They Were and Golden-Eyed, The Golden Kite, the Silver Wind.

11. Essential and Nonessential Modifiers.

12. Participles

Study Guide 4th period

Hi!
Here's the guide again, since Andrea told me that she couln't see it.
I hope you can see this one.
I wish you the best in all of your exams!

GUYS STUDY FROM PAGE 300-380

1.      How could you make a humorous story? Write a paragraph describing its characteristics (Odd names, absurd actions, amusing descriptions, surprise,  and what you think it should have)

2.      Write 3 examples of the next figures of speech: Idiom, Imagery and Hyperboles (each has to have 3 examples)

3.      With the next vocabulary words write a sentence (Choose 5)

a.      Pensively       

b.      Perpetual

c.       Game

d.      Improvise

e.      Evading

f.        Feint

g.      Enable

h.      Inefficient

i.        Endurance

j.        Sentimental

k.       Insatiable

l.        Ambiguous

m.    Genial

n.      Repress

o.      Impertinent

4.      Why is it important to add precise adjectives in a sentence?

5.      Write 3 sentences in which you use vivid and precise adjectives

6.      Choose one of the readings and make a plot triangle about it.

7.      Punctuate the next sentences correctly:

a.      Antonio was big strong and a great fighter.

b.      Mr. Munro was like a beautiful big tree.

c.       Her big shiny gorgeous eyes shine.

8.      Describe the next sound devices:

a.      Repetition

b.      Rhyme

c.       Rhythm

9.      Foreshadowing is…

10.  One an event causes another event is a…

Ms. Rox

4th period grades

7th B we are going to miss our Literature class, so I'm going to give you your results in the 2nd recess, I will NOT look for you, if you care to know you come find me.
Have a great weekend!

-  Ms. Rox

Study Guide 3rd period

Ok guys here it is:

• Key elements of drama
• Key elements of poetry
• Static and Dynamic Characters
• Choosing the right verb
• Types of sources
• Abstract and concrete nouns
• Connotation and denotation
• Vocabulary words (from all of the readings)
• Reading comprehension                              

Don't over study because it is reall simple 

See you tomorrow

Ms. Rox

Flashbacks

Hey guys
I'm leaving you here a link  of  an example about the term flashback, remember it is really simple
Flashbacks occur when there is a break in sequence of events, and then it is shown a scene from the past.
Enjoy!

Your teacher,
Ms. Rox


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j_IvMGDtXg