Binh's+Review

Concept Review: Seventh Grade  Concept Definition Example Analogy-Comparing two things. i.e Finish seventh grade is like climbing a mountain. Metaphor- Compare one thing to anther without using "as"or "like." i.e An ant is a lion. Simile- Compare one thing to another using "as" or "like." i.e An ant is strong as a lion. Idiom- Personification-An action of a human done by other thing. i.e Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city. Hyperbole-A figurative language. Root words- Affixes-A word that fixed to the front of a root word. i.e Smart est Word meanings-A definition of a word. • Definition- Explaining what is a word meaning. • Example- What they show how to do a problem. • Restate- • Contrast- Textbooks- A book that you can write note in. i.e A math note book Newspapers-A paper that tell you all the event in the world. i.e World news Signs- Instruction manuals- Atlas- Almanac- Encyclopedia- Cause and effect- Author’s argument- Point of view- Perspective- Technical directions- Consumer and workplace documents- Author’s evidence- Bias- Not being fair. Stereotyping- Short story- Novella- Novel- Essay- Plot- Foreshadowing- Characterization- Theme-An idea that the author try to teach you. First Person- Third Person omniscient-A point of view of more than one person the author know everything. Third Person Limited- Subjective Point of View- Point of view being bias to one team. Objective Point of view- Transitions- Anecdotes- Descriptions- Facts- A Statistics- Examples- Note-taking- Outlining- Summarizing- Paraphrasing/rephrasing- Bibliography- In-text citation- Revise for organization- Revise for word choice- Beginning/middle/end- Conflict/resolution- Rising action- Climax-The highest point of the story. Denouement- Major and minor characters- Setting- Dialogue- Suspense- Narrative action- Organize around clear ideas and images- Card catalog- Magazine- Newspaper- Dictionary- Footnotes- Support and proposition- Reader’s concern- Counter argument- Main idea- Significant details- Modifiers- Active voice- Infinitives- Participles- Pronouns and antecedents- Parts of speech- Structure and types of sentences- Pronoun reference- Quotation marks- Commas- Dependent and independent clauses- Hyphens- Dashes- Brackets- Semicolons- capitalization-