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1 st Semester Final Review

1 st Semester Final Review. Facts or Opinion. Facts are statements that can be proven. Facts may be true or false. But facts can be proven . Opinions are statements that cannot be proven. Opinions can be argued. Opinions may be supported with facts. Opinions cannot be proven.

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1 st Semester Final Review

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  1. 1st Semester Final Review

  2. Facts or Opinion Facts are statements that can be proven. Facts may be true or false. But facts can be proven. Opinions are statements that cannot be proven. Opinions can be argued. Opinions may be supported with facts. Opinions cannot be proven.

  3. Opinion or Fact Examples • Golf is boring. • Statistically, women live longer than men. • Most buses weigh more than most cars. • Pizza is delicious. • There are ten inches in a foot (false). • Math is the hardest subject.

  4. Antonyms or Synonyms • Anti – means against or opposite • Syn – means same • Onym – means name or word • Antonym means a word with the opposite meaning • Synonym means a word with the same meaning

  5. What are the following pairs of words: • Under ~ Over • Exit ~ Leave • Produce ~ Make • Fiction ~ Made up or Fake • Sequence ~ steps • Love ~ Hate

  6. Plot Structure Components Climax: The turning point. The most intense moment (either mentally or in action.) Rising Action: the series of conflicts and crisis in the story that lead to the climax. Falling Action: all of the action which follows the Climax. Resolution: The conclusion, the tying together of all of the threads. Exposition: the main character & setting [time and place] are given. Also, the background information that is needed to understand the story and the conflict may be introduced.

  7. Expositions • Exposition: The mood and conditions existing at the beginning of the story. The setting is identified. The main characters with their positions, circumstances and relationships to one another are established. The exciting force or initial conflict is introduced. Sometimes called the “Narrative HOOK” this begins the conflict that continues throughout the story.

  8. Rising Action: The series of events, conflicts, and crises in the story that lead up to the climax, providing the progressive intensity, and complicate the conflict. • Climax: The turning point of the story. A crucial event takes place and from this point forward, the protagonist moves toward his inevitable end. The event may be either an action or a mental decision that the protagonist makes.

  9. Falling Action/Denouement: The events occurring from the time of the climax to the end of the story. The main character may encounter more conflicts in this part of the story, but the end is inevitable. • Resolution: The tying up of loose ends and all of the threads in the story. The conclusion. The hero character either emerges triumphant or is defeated at this point.

  10. Chronological In order of time Chrono = time Stories are told chronologically Moved Away Met Girl Fell in Love Born in 1882 Married in 1906 Died in 1948

  11. Sequence / Order of Importance Steps described in the order they occur. Get bread Tighten Laces Open jars Tie Loops Together Spread peanut butter Make Two Loops Spread jelly Combine slices Put on Shoe Enjoy. Does not take place at any specific point in time.

  12. Cause and Effect Explains reasons why something happened. Or explains the effects of something. Text is not telling the story of a dog. Not feeding it. Many Karate Schools Opened. Not petting it. Why Dog Ran Away Lots of Karate Movies in 60’s Nun chuck sales Increased 400% Not loving it. Hospital cases went up.

  13. Problem and Solution Author states a problem and solution(s). Similar to cause and effect. Missing Books Eagles were endangered. Make laws to protect them. Putting in the Closet Basically Cause & Effect With an Opinion.And an answer. Getting Lockers

  14. Compare and Contrast Compare = find similarities Contrast = find differences Shows what’s in common and what’s different. Apples & Oranges Fruits Have Seeds Healthy Colors Tastes Locations

  15. Spatial or Descriptive Describes a place or thing or other noun usually utilizing prepositional phrases Around the perimeter is a wooden fence In the center of the Field is a water trough for the horses In the far corner is a red metal gate

  16. Fiction Nonfiction Folklore Drama Poetry Fairy Tale Comedy Informational Writing Historical Fiction Tragedy Fable Science Fiction Persuasive Writing Myth Fantasy Autobiography Legend Realistic Fiction Biography Tall Tale

  17. 5 Main Genres • Fiction: imaginative or made up writing, Fake • Nonfiction: writing that is true, NOT FAKE • Folklore: stories once passed down orally from generation to generation. Usually has an “unknown” author or will be “retold” or “adapted” by the author. • Drama: a play or script • Poetry: writing concerned with the beauty of language

  18. Fiction Genre FICTION SUBGENRES • Historical Fiction: a STORY based on or around a person or event from history. -HISTORY BASED, BUT IT NEVER REALLY TOOK PLACE • Science Fiction: has aliens, robots, futuristic technology and/or space ships • Fantasy: a story that has monsters, magic, or characters with superpowers… ex: Shrek (in years to come it could become a Fiction-fantasy story and a TRUE folklore- fairytale • Realistic Fiction: a story that sounds real but it never really took place.

  19. Nonfiction Genre Nonfiction Subgenres • Informational Writing:explains something, cook book, pamphlet, instructions, newspaper article • Persuasive Writing:tries to influence the reader, SPEECH, advertisement • Autobiography:the life story written and told by oneself. • Biography: the life story of someone told by someone else Latin Roots Auto = Self Bio = Life Graphy = Writing

  20. Folklore/Folktales genres Folklore Genre Fairytale: has magic and/or talking animals. • Often begins with “Once upon a time…” ends with “They lived happily ever after…” • Often has a human main character • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • Cinderella THINK DISNEY!

  21. Fable:short story with personified (TALKING) animals and a moral (LESSON LEARNED) ex: Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy Who Cried Wolf Goldilocks and the Three Bears- Disney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atipwymJk5I The Three Little Pigs -Disney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Olo923T2HQ4 Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs -Disney http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c78fBl41OLc The Three Little Pigs- The Muppets http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osBpB2lUL2w

  22. Myth: has gods/goddesses and usually accounts for the creation of something, ex:Native American literature, Greek Mythology ex: Greek and Roman: Perseus, Medusa, Pandora’s Box Pandora’s Box-http://greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/pandora.html http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9P3EYx6Bp8 ex: Native American: Crow Brings the Daylight, The Trickster Tricked, Kuekuatsu Kuekuatsu- FROM WOLVERINE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBCB73yo240

  23. Folklore Subgenres (continued) Tall Tale • Set in the Wild West, the American frontier • Main characters skills/size/strength is greatly exaggerated • Exaggeration is humorous Paul Bunyan • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CNtcDjywBA

  24. Legend Based on a real person or place The Legend Of Robin Hood (archtype???) Robin Hood is one of the most famous legendary characters of all time. Though his existence is not clearly verified, he is believed to be an English man from the medieval times. He was a thief who fought against the injustice and tyranny by stealing from the rich and giving the money to the poor. It is believed that he had a group of men working for him whom he called his “merry men”. Robin Hood IS AN ARCHETYPE

  25. John Henry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MuCLvu0CkU Johnny Appleseed http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=484AJlOnOnc Legends http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAh0LbaqutU

  26. BigFoot Lochness Monster

  27. Drama Genre Drama subgenre Comedy: has a happy ending. Tragedy: ends in death and sadness.

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