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2014 FALL PRE AP EXAM REVIEW Non-Fiction: Know the different text features (32) and be able to identify them. bold font italics photograph statistics highlighted text map timeline diagram(with steps) cross section title illustration white space opinion editorial bullet points text box table of contents glossary bar graph line graph flow chart caption layout pronunciation citations diagram(with labeled parts) QR code fact subtitle index side bar definition Narrative and Expository Writing: Answer the following: What is a personal narrative? A story about a personal experience the writer has had. What is an expository essay supposed to do? Explain something What is a thesis? A statement letting the reader know what the paper is going to be about. Where should it be found in your writing? The thesis should be stated in the introduction and then restated again in the conclusion. What type of structure/organization is typical for personal narrative writing? Chronological Why should transitions be used in your writing? To help the paper flow smoothly from thought to thought. What are the four types of examples you can use to back up your thesis in expository writing? 1. a news story or current event 2. something the writer has seen or read 3. a personal experience of the writer’s or someone else 4. historical event What do you need to do in the conclusion of a personal narrative? Tell what you have learned from the experience. What about the conclusion of an expository piece? Restate the thesis and make a broad/universal connection. What is proofreading and why is it important? It is reading back over a paper to catch any mistakes the writer might have made. Parts of a sentence Define or give examples of the following: Noun: A person place or thing. -proper noun: A specific person, place, or thing. Example: Memorial Middle School -common noun: A non specific person, place, or thing. Example: school Pronoun: Replaces a noun. 2014 FALL PRE AP EXAM REVIEW Example: she, he, them, us, we, etc. Subject: Who or what a sentence is about, it’s always a noun or pronoun. -compound subject: When you have two or more subjects doing the same thing. Verb: What the subject is doing. -action verb: When the subject is performing an action (physical or mental). Example: The man ran to the store. -linking verb: Links the subject to a word or words that rename or describe it, usually be verbs. Example: The lady was happy. -“be” verbs: Commonly used as linking verbs or helping verbs. Example: is, are, was, were, am, be, been, being -helping verb: The first verb in a verb phrase, helps show when the action is taking place, usually be verbs. Example: The boy was helping his friend with homework. -verb phrase: When the verb is made up of more than one word, has a helping verb and a main verb. Example: He is running. -compound verb: When you have two or more separate verbs. Example: The man went to the grocery store and bought a cake. Preposition: Shows the relationship between words in sentences (to, from, around, beyond, above, etc.). Example: The dog went to the door. Prepositional Phrase: Begins with a preposition and ends with the object of a preposition (a noun or pronoun). Example: The astronaut walked through the opening. Direct Objects: A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. It always comes after an action verb. Example: The boy hit the baseball. Indirect Objects: A noun or pronoun that comes after an action verb and before the direct object. It tells for whom or to whom the direct object is directed. Example: He gave us the money. Predicate Nominatives: A noun or pronoun that comes after a linking verb and renames or could replace the subject. Example: The girl was a student. Predicate Adjectives: An adjective that comes after a linking verb and describes the subject. Example: The dog was furry. Genres Define the following: Biography: A nonfiction book written about someone. Autobiography: A nonfiction book written about someone, written by the person it is about. Drama Elements Define the following: Playwright: the author of the play 2014 FALL PRE AP EXAM REVIEW Script: written form of the play Set: onstage scenery that suggests time and place Props: small moveable items that make the set look realistic Cast of Characters: actors/actresses in the play Monologue: long speech by a single character Dialogue: conversation between several characters Scene: one segment of a play Act: the units of action in a play, several scenes make up an act Stage Directions: instructions about sound effects, sets, props, and characters’ actions, gestures, and movements across the stage