1. Study Guide—Grade 7 Quarter 2 Assessment Assessment on: Friday, 1/15/16

2. EASY AS P-I-E

3. Persuade

4. Inform

5. Entertain

6. Mrs. Collar’s Author’s Purpose

7. Text Structure How text is organized. ALL stories are chronological. Nonfiction has lots of text structures. Each paragraph may be different. We’ll learn 5 types.

8. Chronological In order of time Chrono = time Logical = in order Stories are told chronologically Chronological video clip click hereclick here Moved Away Met Girl Fell in Love Born in 1882 Married in 1906 Died in 1948

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

10. Practice using your 5 finger How To:

11. Compare and Contrast Click link: https://youtu.be/rMmbzZqlgdQhttps://youtu.be/rMmbzZqlgdQ Compare = find similarities Contrast = find differences Shows what’s in common and what’s different. Apples & Oranges Fruits Have Seeds Healthy Colors Tastes Locations

12. Cause and Effect

14. Explains reasons why something happened. Or explains the effects of something. Not feeding it. Not petting it. Not loving it. Why Dog Ran Away Lots of Karate Movies in 60’s Many Karate Schools Opened. Nunchuck sales Increased 400% Hospital cases went up.

16. Problem and Solution Author states a problem and solution(s). Similar to cause and effect. Watch video clip: https://youtu.be/P-PnCBQ60PAhttps://youtu.be/P-PnCBQ60PA 2 nd clip (“Glued”): https://youtu.be/rW2g5cwxrqQhttps://youtu.be/rW2g5cwxrqQ Missing Books Putting in the Closet Getting Lockers Eagles were endangered. Make laws to protect them. Basically Cause & Effect With an Opinion. And an answer.

17. Also, students will be given comprehension and application questions from the following pieces of literature: Park’s Quest “I Am A Native of North America” “Life Without Gravity” “Titanic”