Here is a copy of the Summertime Study Sheet we will be testing on the first week of school.
WORKING TOGETHER: TEACHERS, PARENTS,
AND COMMUNITY
Dear Parents,
As ninth grade teachers we are very
excited to have your children next year and are looking forward to working with
you to ensure that your child has a successful year. To help students, we have developed a Summertime Study Sheet for them to
study throughout the summer months.
Students will be tested on this study sheet the first week of the
2014/2015 school year. A celebration is
planned if 80% of the students pass the test, although we are hoping that 100%
pass!
We also ask that your student read a book (250-300 pages) and be able
to write a summary using the plot line below.
It is important that your student stay in the learning mode and come
prepared. As teachers we pledge to
you and your child that this will benefit your child immensely.
Mrs. Nielsen, Mrs.
Fife, Mrs. Udy, and Ms. K
SUMMERTIME STUDY SHEET
*Plot
line & Terms – Know the following terms and be able to draw a plot
line to summarize the book you have been reading for summer.
Exposition: Description of the setting (time and place), main
characters and an explanation of what is
happening at the beginning of the story.
Rising
action: A series of related events build
toward the point of greatest interest.
The
Exciting Incident: The Inciting Incident) is the event
or decision that begins a story’s problem. Suddenly there is a problem to be
solved.
Climax:
The climax is the turning point,
which marks a change, for the better or the worse, in the protagonist’s
affairs.
Falling
action: A moment of final suspense, in which the final outcome of the
conflict is in doubt.
Resolution:
The resolution comprises events from
the end of the falling action to the actual ending scene of the drama or
narrative. Conflicts are resolved.
*Know
the following pieces of figurative language
Simile: Compares
two or more unlike things using "like" or "as". He is as fast as a cheetah.
Metaphor: Compares
two or more unlike things using "is" or "was". That teacher was a real ringmaster.
Hyperbole: a
extreme exaggeration. These books weigh
a ton.
Personification: Giving
inanimate objects human characteristics. The bells screamed that it was time for lunch.
Onomatopoeia: Words
created to imitate sounds. Like “moo”,
“bang”, or “swoosh”.
*Memorize Parts of Speech
Poem
A
noun is a name word Adjectives
describe nouns,
Like
girl, street, or swing. They’re-words
like big, strong, and tall.
A
noun names a person, place, or thing. If
we didn’t use adjectives
We’d
know nothing at all.
Pronouns
are used in place of a noun
I,
you, its, us, them are some to be found. Conjunctions
are connectors like
Neither
so either, not only, and, nor
A
verb shows an action But,
also, whether, both, for, yet, or.
Like
walk, run, eat, swim;
Verbs
can be helpers Interjections
show strong feelings
Like
am, was, has been Like
Hoorah1 And hooray!
The
eight parts of speech I know all the way!
Adverbs
can modify
Adjectives,
other adverbs, or verbs. Author
unknown
Most
Adverbs end in l-y,
Like
one who loudly disturbs
Prepositions
are not found alone,
But
with nouns or pronouns
Like
to town or with Joan
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