1. Sevie Grade English
Room 20

2. 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.

3. 6 Main Parts of Our Language
(Parts of Speech)
Nouns – name a person, place, thing, or idea
brother

4. 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

5. 6 Main Parts of Our Language
(Parts of Speech)
Adjectives – describe nouns and pronouns
My wonderful brother

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

7. 6 Main Parts of Our Language
(Parts of Speech)
Adverb – describes adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs
My wonderful brother sat happily

8. 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

9. 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.

10. Approaching Academic Text

13. 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)

14. 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)

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

16. 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.

17. 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

18. 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

19. Characterization

20. 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,

21. What are the EXACT WORDS?
Quotation
What are the EXACT WORDS?

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

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

24. 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…