Q1 Study Guide

Reading and LA Q1 Study Guide

          Stories:

1.   The Pretty Pennies Picket

2.   Gandhi

3.   My Brother Martin/I Have a Dream

4.   Harvesting Hope

5.   Passage to Freedom

6.   The Island of Bulls

7.   Escape from Pompeii

Vocabulary

1.    Strategies

a.   Word Structure

b.   Context Clues

c.    Apposition

2.   Strategy Chart

Word	Strategy	Guess

3.   Words from stories:

a.   Workbook

b.   Textbook

Comprehension Strategies

1.   Summarize

2.   Predict

3.   Visualize

4.   Monitor and Clarify

5.   Making Connections

6.   Asking Questions

7.   Monitor & Adjust Reading Speed

Comprehension Skills

1.   Author’s Purpose

2.   Author’s Point of View

3.   Drawing Conclusions

4.   Main Idea and Supporting Details

LANGUAGE ARTS

Spelling

1.   140 words

2.   Patterns

a.   Inflectional ending –ing, shades of meaning, suffix –al

b.   Base word families, Greek root photo, suffixes –ance, -or

c.    Inflectional ending –ed, Antonynms, prefix ex-, Latin root liber

d.   Compound words, foreign phrases

e.   Homophones

f.      Content words, prefixes con-, col-, com-, Number prefixes

g.    Negative prefixes, suffixes –ful, -less

Grammar

1.   Subjects and predicates

a.   Complete

b.   Simple

2.   Types of sentences

a.   Simple

b.   Compound

c.    Complex

d.   Compound-complex

3.   Adjectives

4.   Capitalization

5.   Apostrophes

6.   Subject-verb agreement

Writing

1.   Steps of the writing process (and definitions)

a.   Prewriting

b.   Drafting

c.    Revising

d.   Proofreading

e.   Publishing

2.   5-Paragraph Essay Components

a.   Leads

b.   Thesis Statements

c.    Outlining

d.   Introduction/body/conclusion

Argument Essay Online Graphic Organizer

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Q4 Exam Review

The READING exam will include content from stories, as well as comprehension strategies and skills.  The stories covered on the exams include What is an Orchestra, Aida, The Nightingale, The Sound of Flutes, Ray and Mr. Pit, Beethoven Lives Upstairs, The Man who wrote Messiah, Protecting Wildlife, The Most Beautiful Roof in the World, Alejandro’s Gift.

1. Apply various reading strategies to read a selection and answer comprehension questions.  Monitoring and adjusting reading speed is especially important in order to ensure you finish.
2. Know the main ideas and supporting details of all stories listed above.
3. Be able to determine if a statement about a story is true or false.
4. Know the definitions of all vocabulary words.  Be able to use each word in the correct context.
5. Know all comprehension strategies.  These include Monitoring and Clarifying, Predicting, Summarizing, Asking Questions, Visualizing, and Monitoring and Adjusting Reading Speed.  Be able to apply strategies to examples in stories.
6. Know all comprehension skills.  These include Author’s Purpose, Cause and Effect, Sequencing, Main Idea and Supporting Details, Compare and Contrast, Making Inferences, and Drawing Conclusions.  Be able to apply skills to examples in stories.
7.  Explain the statement, “Science is the machinery that runs the earth.”  Use examples from The Most Beautiful Roof in the World.
8. How can we protect wildlife?  Why is it important to do so?
9. Why does the flute-whittling practice catch on?  How is this similar to courting rituals “catching on” in a given era?
10. Compare your biggest influence to the influence Mr. Pit had on Ray Charles.

The LANGUAGE ARTS exam will include the following:

1.      Be able to proofread and correct sentences for grammar, spelling, punctuation, sentence combination.  Know the correct proofreading marks.

2.      Be able to sequence sentences in the correct order.

3.      Be able to identify correct topic sentences for a paragraph.

4.      Be able to identify and distinguish between gerunds, participles, and verbs.

5.      Be able to identify direct objects and indirect objects.

6.      Be able to identify pronouns and their antecedents.

7.      Know all spelling words from quarter 4, beginning with Unit 4, and ending with Unit 5, “Alejandro’s Gift.”

a.      Identify misspelled words

b.      Identify correctly spelled words

c.      Oral spelling test

8.      Be able to correctly punctuate sentences that contain parentheses, hyphens, dashes, and colons.

9.      Be able to write sentences that fulfill specific directions.

a.      With a direct object

b.      With an indirect object

c.      With a participle

d.      With a gerund

e.      With either…or showing correct subject-verb agreement

10. Be able to write a persuasive letter that garners interest, presents your idea creatively, and persuades readers to support a specific cause (the cause will be given to you!).

11. Know the meanings of the prefixes and suffixes studied this quarter.  Be able to write a word using that suffix. 

a.      Number prefixes

b.      Adverb suffixes

c.      Adjective suffixes

d.      –ology

e.      Roots

Source and Citation Information, due Monday, May 13

Types of acceptable sources/websites:

Newspapers
Encyclopedias
Scholarly journals
Some magazines
Government agencies
Accredited organizations

Citation information

For a website:

·       Organization name

·       Author’s first and last name (If listed)

·       Article name (If listed)

·       Date of creation/publication

·       Website URL

·       Date last edited

·       Date accessed

Look at the end of articles to see if there is a link for “citation.”  This will give you the information you need.  Copy and paste it into a word document and print it, or write it down.

Poetry Questions - Due Monday, April 30

Answer the following for each poem, on looseleaf, in complete sentences.

Questions:

Label each poem by title and author.

1.  Who is the speaker in the poem? What do we know about the speaker?

2.  What is the subject of the poem? What is the theme of the poem?

3.  What is the tone of the poem?

4.  What are the setting and situation of the poem?

5.  Locate any figurative language in the poem and explain.

6.  What is/are the main symbol(s) in the poem? What do they mean?

Short Story, Due Thursday, April 26

Objective:  To work cooperatively to write a narrative story.  To synthesize all elements of a story into a final piece.

You and your partner are responsible for writing a SHORT story. 60 points total:

·       It should be 3-5 pages, typed, following the correct PSM format (see handbook) (10 pts).

·       Include all of the elements of a fiction story discussed in class, as follows:

o   Characters, clearly explained within the story. (10 pts)

o   Plot, with a problem and a solution.  Include an introduction, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.  Include properly punctuated dialogue. (20 pts)

o   Setting, appropriately described, including where and when.  This should be woven into your story, not separate from story. (10 pts)

·       Sophisticated and appropriate use of language and style.  Correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.  (10 pts)

·       DUE THURSDAY, APRIL 26  

LRC Independent Reading Assignment, Due Wednesday, April 18

LRC Independent Reading Book Assignment

Project grade: 75 points

Objective: By applying our reading strategies, you will read and report on your independent reading book to create a book binder for Mrs. Sullivan’s classroom.

Task: You will keep notes as you read your book. Once your book is completed, you will write a three paragraph analysis.

Requirements

1. Select your independent reading book.
2. You will keep notes on each chapter of your book in your Reading notebook. You many do this in the form of a strategy chart, character squares, timelines, or you may create your own style of note taking. Your notes will be checked for a grade. (15 points)
3. You will type a report of your book. It will be three paragraphs long, with each paragraph between 6-7 complete sentences. Here are the requirements for each paragraph:

1^st paragraph: This is your summary of the book. Describe the setting, characters, basic plot points, etc. You will also need to identify the genre of the book and the author.

2^nd paragraph: This is your analysis section. In this paragraph, you must include one quote analysis from the book in which you write the quote, paraphrase it, and then explain why this quote is important to the book- what does it reveal? You will identify conflicts within the book, both internal and external, and how these conflicts affect characters or the plot. You will identify the theme of the book, and evaluate why this theme is important. If your book is a biography or a collection of poetry, select your favorite part of the book or poem and analyze it. What inferences can you make?

3^rd paragraph: Evaluate the text. What do you like and dislike about this book? What recommendations could you make for someone who is considering reading this book? What connections can you personally make to this story?

4. This assignment must be typed and formatted according to PSM requirements.

5. Your paragraphs will be graded according to the following rubric, which you will turn in along with your paper, stapled to the back of it. Each paragraph is worth a possible 20 points.

Grading: ____/ 15 notes

____/ 60 paper- 20 pts per paragraph: 15 pts content, 5 pts language mechanics

Notes: - your notes do not have to be in complete sentences, but they should be NEAT

Author’s name

Title

Genre – fiction: sci-fi, fantasy, realistic fiction, romance, humor, historical fiction

non-fiction: biography, autobiography, informative (how-to, historical)

Characters – include main characters only in summary, but you can take notes on any characters as they pop up in the book

Setting – where and when the book takes place

Main plot ideas – this is what happens in the book.

Quotes – write down any quotes that really stand out to you. Quotes are DIRECT SENTENCES FROM THE BOOK. They do not necessarily have to be dialogue between people.

Conflicts – write down any internal or external conflicts

Theme – identify the theme and any details, situations, conversations that reflect the theme