1. Writing Midterm Friday, January 29, 2016 Study Guide ST. WILLIAM OF YORK ENGLISH DEPARTMENT Academic Excellence ♦ Personalized Attention ♦ Authentic Catholic Culture

2. Key Word Outline Name I._____________________ 1._______________ 2._______________ 3._______________ 4._______________ 5._______________

3. Story Sequence Chart I. Characters & Settings: Who is in the story? What are they like? When does it happen? Where do they live? II. Plot & Conflict What do they need or want? What do they think? What do they say or do? III. Climax, Resolution, Message How is the need resolved? What happens after? What is the message/lesson? Final clincher repeats title!

4. Topic/Clincher Outline Topic 1. 2. Repeat 3. 2/3 Words4. 5. 6. Clincher

5. What We Know: Who/Which: (adjective clause) “ly” word: (adverb) Because: (adverb clause) Strong Verb: (banned words list) Quality Adjective: (banned words list) When, While, Where, As, Since, If, Although: (adverb clause)

6. Examples: Who/Which: The yellow bellied sapsucker, which is native to Canada and the Norther United States, destroys young trees by sucking from the branches. Who/Which: Many people are not aware of Tiki Tom, who lived alone for years on a deserted island. “ly” Word: The fox casually mentioned how pleased he would be to hear the crow sing. Because: The hare was delighted because he knew it would be an easy race.

7. Examples (continued): Strong Verb: Mr. Lima announced to the class that adding dress-ups to their sentences will enhance their writing. Quality Adjective: The crowd became steaming mad when the concert did not begin on time. W.W.W.A.S.I.A: The hare dozed peacefully while the tortoise plodded persistently.

8. Sentence Openers 1. Subject Opener: What is a subject? The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. You can find the subject of a sentence if you can find the verb. Ask the question, "Who or what 'verbs' or 'verbed'?" and the answer to that question is the subject. The tortoise felt confident and challenged the hare race. One cloudy morning, a powerful lion meandered through the woods. However, he was a quaint little man with a green suit.

9. Sentence Openers (continued) 2. Prepositional What is a preposition? a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause, as in “the man on the platform,” “she arrived after dinner,” “what did you do it for ? In a flurry, the shocked hare dashed towards the finish line. Up above the village, Peter sat and wondered how to relieve his boredom. Since last year, the killer bees have been found as far north as Arizona.

10. Sentence Openers (continued) 3. “ly”: What is an adverb? a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. (e.g., gently, quite, then, there ) Calmly the triumphant tortoise placed his foot over the finish line.