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FINAL EXAM
• Take down any notes you
feel would help you on the
final exam.
• You may use ONE SHEET
of paper to assist you.
Reading Strategies
Predict
•using what you
know to guess
what might
happen
Connect
•a reader’s process of
relating the content
of a literary work to
his or her own
knowledge and
experience
Visualize
•the process of
forming a mental
picture based on a
written description
Clarify
•the reader’s process
of pausing
occasionally while
reading to quickly
review what he or
she understands.
Evaluate
•the process of
judging the worth
of something or
someone.
Question
•the process of
raising questions
while reading.
Parts of Speech
Pronoun
•a word that takes the place of a
noun.
Noun
•a person, place, thing, or idea.
Verb
•an action or state of being.
Adjective
•A word that describes a noun or
pronoun.
Article ( a type of adjective)
•a, an, the
Adverb
•A word that describes a verb,
adjective, or adverb
Preposition
•a connective word used with a
noun or pronoun.
Conjunction
•a word that connects words or
groups of words.
Interjection
•a word used to express strong
feelings or emotions.
Poetry Terms
Unit 2
Form
•the way a poem
looks or its
arrangement on
the page.
Line
•what a poem is
written in – may
or may not be in
sentences
Stanza
•a grouping of
two or more lines
of poetry
Free Verse
•poetry without
regular patterns of
rhyme and rhythm
(conversational)
Rhyme
•a repetition of
sounds at the ends
of words such as
shell and well
Rhythm
•pattern or flow of
sound created by the
arrangement of
stressed and
unstressed syllables
in a line of poetry.
Alliteration
•repetition of
consonant sounds
at the beginning of
words
Onomatopoeia
•use of words whose
sounds suggest
their meanings,
like buzz, pop, and
click.
Simile
•a comparison that
uses the words
like or as.
Metaphor
•a comparison
that does not use
the words like or
as
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Unit 6
Types of Folklore
• Myths: a traditional story,
usually of unknown
authorship, that answers
basic questions about the
world.
Types of Folklore
•Folk Tales: a simple story that
has been passed from generation
to generation by word of mouth.
Types of Folklore
• Fables: a brief tale that
teaches a lesson about
human nature. Many
fables feature animals.
Types of Folklore
•Legends: a story handed down
from the past about a specific
person – usually someone of
heroic accomplishments.
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•Imagery: words and
phrases that appeal to
the reader’s senses.
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•Personification: giving human
qualities to animals, objects,
or ideas.
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•Foreshadowing: when a writer
provides hints that suggest future
events in a story.
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•Ballad: a poem that
tells a story and is
meant to be sung or
recited.
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• Simile: a comparison of two things
that have some quality in common.
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• Hyperbole: a figure of speech in
which the truth is exaggerated for
emphasis or for humorous effect.
5-Paragraph Essay
Introduction
• You need to start with an
introduction that ends with a
thesis statement.
»Attention-getter
»Connector
»Thesis statement
Body Paragraphs
• The body paragraphs need to include a
beginning CLAIM that defends your
position and has supporting details from
the book (3).
• Each of these paragraphs should also
have a CONCLUDING STATEMENT at
the end telling the reader that you did
your job. Transitions should include:
clearly, therefore, hence, or thus.
Conclusion
• The final paragraph in your formal
review is your conclusion. The first
sentence in the conclusion is
restating your thesis. Here is an
example:
Lois Lowry has written an
enjoyable novel by using an
inspiring, sometimes inconsistent,
and frightening plot to lure her
readers.