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Unit 3 Study Guide
reiterate (verb)- to say something again or repeatedly for emphasis or clarity
sturdy (adjective)- strongly built
wary (adjective)- being on one's guard against danger; alert
dwell (verb)- to live or stay in as permanent resident
clench (verb)- to close tightly (teeth, hands,etc.); grip
redeem (verb) - to exchange for money or goods
region (noun) - a group of places that have something in common
merry (adjective) - full of joy and cheerfulness
feature (noun) - something offered as a special attraction
rotund (adjective) - plump; round in shape
vague (adjective) - of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning
fierce (adjective) - eager or intense
furious (adjective) - angry or filled with rage
gingerly (adverb) - cautious, careful or wary
rummage (verb) - to search thoroughly
eerie (adjective) - strange and frightening
gradually (adjective) - slowly, little by little
frequent (adjective) - to occur often
linger (verb) - to stay in one place longer than usual
collaborate (verb) - to work together
complacent (adjective) - a feeling of being satisfied with how things are, not wanting to make them better
tedious (adjective) - tiresome because of length or boring
banish (verb) - to send away
optimistic (noun) - a feeling or belief that good things will happen in the future
project (verb) - to put forth, present
rapport (noun) - a friendly relationship
menial (adjective) - boring or unpleasant work
pessimistic (adjective) - a feeling or belief that bad things will happen in the future
lurk (verb) - to be in a hidden place
discreet (adjective) - not likely to be seen or noticed by many people
daunting (adjective) - tending to make people afraid or less confident
cunning (adjective) - getting what is wanted in a clever and often mischievous way
antonym (noun) - a word with a meaning that is opposite to the meaning of another word
varied (adjective) - having many forms or types, variety
scrawny (adjective) - very thin in a way that is not attractive or healthy
ridicule (noun) - the act of making fun of someone or something in a cruel or harsh way
mythology (noun) - ideas that are believed by many people but that are not true
brute (noun/adjective) - cruel and animal-like
quotient (noun)- the answer to a division problem
ornery (adjective) - stubborn, obstinate
particular (adjective) - single or specific person, place or thing
plausible (adjective) - believable
Spelling
● Compound Words -- understand, sometimes, thunderstorm, anyway, laptop, and cliffhanger
● contractions -- don’t, wouldn’t, you’re, I’ve, wasn’t, aren’t, and it’ll
● final le, al, en -- national, natural, single, animal, frighten, and strengthen
● words with final er and ar -- together, calendar, similar, regular, theater, and never
● consonants /j/, /ks/, and /kw/ -- except, quick, knowledge, excellent, expect, and question
● possessives -- family’s, families’, man’s, men’s, brother’s, brothers’, and teather’s
● un- , dis- , in- -- uncertain, discontinue, indirect, disobey, incomplete and unsolved
Grammar
● changing verbs to past, present and future tense
● irregular verbs
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Singular - I, me, he, she, him, her, and it and Plural pronouns - we, us, they and them
Subject - I, you, he, she, and it and Object Pronouns - we, you and they
pronouns and antecedents
possessive pronouns -- my, mine, your, yours, her, hers, his, its, our, ours, their, and theirs
contractions and negatives
I can identify, compare, contrast, and explain the elements of drama, poetry, and prose.
I can write a drama into a prose format, and write a prose into a drama format.
Elements of drama:
written as a script
contains mostly dialogue
includes a list of characters
description that describes the setting
contains stage directions.
Elements of poetry:
written in lines and stanzas
always has rhythm and meter
sometimes has rhyme
uses figurative language to create imagery
theme is usually an image
Elements of prose:
written as complete paragraphs and sentences
purpose is to inform, entertain, persuade, or describe
contains main idea and details to support
may contain some dialogue
does not have rhythm and meter
I can identify, use, and understand figurative language in text.
Types of figurative language:
onomatopoeia: sound words
simile: compares two things using the words like or as
metaphor: comparing two things without using like or as, by calling one thing the other
hyperbole: an exaggeration
personification: giving human traits to nonhuman things
idiom: when you say one thing to mean something else
alliteration: repeated beginning sounds of words
assonance: repeated vowel sounds
adage: old and well known saying that expresses a general truth