1. Semester 1 Final Exam Review Study Guide Following the directions on each page. Answer the questions on a separate sheet of paper. Turn in your completed review for a grade the day of your final exam!

2. Summarizing  Watch the video below to get a good idea of what to look for in the summary of a non-fiction text:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGWO1ldEhtQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGWO1ldEhtQ 1. What is included in a summary of a non-fiction text? Answer on your sheet of paper 2. What is left out? Answer on your sheet of paper  Now it’s your turn. Click the link below to read the article. When you’re finished, try writing a summary using the what you learned in the video.  http://tweentribune.com/article/tween78/colombia-finds-what-may-be- worlds-largest-sunken-treasure/ http://tweentribune.com/article/tween78/colombia-finds-what-may-be- worlds-largest-sunken-treasure/ 3. Write the summary of this article on your sheet of paper.

3. Organizational Patterns  Study the different organizational patterns in the link below:  https://quizlet.com/32507831/text-organization-quiz-flash-cards/ https://quizlet.com/32507831/text-organization-quiz-flash-cards/  Now try this quiz about organizational patterns:  https://quizlet.com/32507831/test https://quizlet.com/32507831/test 4. Complete the answers to the Quizlet and PRINT it out. You will staple it to the back of your review.

4. Inference/Drawing Conclusions  Watch the video to review making inferences and drawing conclusions:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZzllpIYz4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acZzllpIYz4  Try this inference worksheet for practice. Write your answers on a sheet of paper.  http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-worksheets/inferences- worksheet-7.pdf http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/reading-worksheets/inferences- worksheet-7.pdf  You might need to press “Okay” to open the worksheet. 5. PRINT the worksheet, and complete it. Staple it to the back of your review.

5. Text Features  Review text features and their purposes by watching this short video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTT2VOR4SAA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTT2VOR4SAA 6. What is the purpose of including text features in an article? Answer on your sheet of paper 7. How can the reader use text features? Answer on your sheet of paper.

6. Poetry- Figurative Language  Watch the video to review figurative language in poetry:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z03pREr8epg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z03pREr8epg 8. What is the author’s purpose (the point) in including figurative language in poems and/or songs? Answer on your sheet of paper.  Now practice it yourself. Complete the poetry quiz below. You can writing your answers on a separate sheet of paper.  http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language- worksheets/figurative-language-poem-2-i-sing-the-battle-by-harry-kemp.pdf http://www.ereadingworksheets.com/figurative-language- worksheets/figurative-language-poem-2-i-sing-the-battle-by-harry-kemp.pdf  You might need to press “Okay” to open the worksheet. 9. PRINT the worksheet and complete it. Staple it on the back of the review.

7. Extended Metaphor  Go here to find out what an Extended Metaphor is: http://blog.flocabulary.com/extended-metaphor/ http://blog.flocabulary.com/extended-metaphor/  First, watch the Will Ferrell video.  Second, read the explanation of an extended metaphor. 10. In your own words, explain what an extended metaphor is. Answer on your sheet of paper 11. Why do authors use extended metaphors? Answer on your sheet of paper. 12. What extended metaphor is Will Ferrell using in his speech? Answer on your sheet of paper.  Third, Scroll down on the same page and read the poem “Hope” by Emily Dickinson. 13. What extended metaphor is being used? Answer on your sheet of paper. 14. How do you know or why do you think that? Answer on your sheet of paper.

8. Drama  Read the following excerpt from “The Borrowers”  http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE29.html http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE29.html 15. What can the reader conclude about Arrietty’s size based on the stage directions? Give text evidence to support your answer. Answer on your sheet of paper. 16. Find text evidence from the dialogue that shows Arrietty’s know-it-all attitude. Answer on your sheet of paper. Staple everything together and turn in on the day of you final exam!