Sevie Grade English Room 20

6 Main Parts of Our Language (Parts of Speech) Nouns – name a person, place, thing, or idea Pronouns—replace nouns or other pronouns Adjectives – describe nouns and pronouns Verbs – show action or a state of being Adverb – describes adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs Preposition – shows the relationship between nouns/pronouns and another word in the sentence.

6 Main Parts of Our Language (Parts of Speech) Nouns – name a person, place, thing, or idea brother

My brother Pronouns—replace nouns or other pronouns 6 Main Parts of Our Language (Parts of Speech) Pronouns—replace nouns or other pronouns My brother Personal Pronouns Refexive/Intensive Pronouns Interrogative Pronouns Demonstrative Pronouns Indefinite Pronouns

6 Main Parts of Our Language (Parts of Speech) Adjectives – describe nouns and pronouns My wonderful brother

6 Main Parts of Our Language (Parts of Speech) Verbs – show action or a state of being My wonderful brother sat

6 Main Parts of Our Language (Parts of Speech) Adverb – describes adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs My wonderful brother sat happily

6 Main Parts of Our Language (Parts of Speech) Preposition – shows the relationship between nouns/pronouns and another word in the sentence. My wonderful brother sat happily on someone. Pronoun Adjective noun verb adverb preposition pronoun

6 Main Parts of Our Language (Parts of Speech) Nouns – name a person, place, thing, or idea Pronouns—replace nouns or other pronouns Adjectives – describe nouns and pronouns Verbs – show action or a state of being Adverb – describes adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs Preposition – shows the relationship between nouns/pronouns and another word in the sentence.

Approaching Academic Text

Nonfiction What Causes the Seasons (informational) writing dealing with facts and events rather than imaginative narration What Causes the Seasons (informational) The Science of the Seasons (informational) Mongoose Facts (informational) Hawaii Invasive Species Council (Public Announcement) Sea Girt Lighthouse Citizens Committee (Informational) The Looking Glass Self (Informational) How girls use social media to build up, break down self-image (Online news article) Greedy Halloween kids empty an unattended candy bowl and divide a D.C. neighborhood (News article) Our Classical Heritage (Informational) Mythology (Informational)

something invented, or imagined; a made-up story Fiction something invented, or imagined; a made-up story The Ants and the Grasshopper (fable) The Three Little Pigs (fable) Polly Sits Tight (short story) Brer Possum and Brer Snake (fable) Rikki-Tikki-Tavi (short story) 3 Skeleton Key (short story) The Origin of the Seasons (myth) King Midas and the Golden Touch (myth) Echo and Narcissus (myth) The Story of Prometheus (myth)

Plot – a chain of related events in a story Climax Resolution Rising Action Exposition Conflict

Plot Elements Exposition Conflict Rising Action Climax Resolution Who/What/When/Where/Why leading up to our story. Conflict The primary struggle/problem/challenge for the main character. Rising Action All the events taking place from the discovery of the conflict to the climax. Climax The emotional scene at the end of the story where the conflict is going to be resolved. Resolution The happy or unhappy solution of the conflict.

Non-Fiction Text Structure Problem/Solution Signal Words Problem, Issue, Cause, As a result, Because of, Leads to Due to, Solve, So, Consequently, Since OR

Non-Fiction Text Structure Effect Cause and Effect CAUSE Effect Signal Words Since, Because, If, Due to, As a result of, So, Then, Leads to, Consequently, Cause, Reason, Long-term, Effect Cause EFFECT Cause Cause

Characterization

Attribute the Quote The nymph says, Zeus responds, She replies, Whom are you quoting? The nymph says, Zeus responds, She replies, Persiphone yells, Narcissus adds, Hera jokes, The narrator explains, Her mother says,

What are the EXACT WORDS? Quotation What are the EXACT WORDS?

Citation ( Author’s last name and page number) Where did you find the quote? ( Author’s last name and page number)

The narrator says, “So Narcissus died, and the earth covered his bones” (Green 3).

Dear Mr. Reckling What I remember that we’ve done My favorite reading selections/why What I don’t understand What I think is easy/difficult about your class Where I need help What I like/don’t like Other thoughts…