EXTENDED Literature Final Exam Study Guide 7th Grade

VOCABULARY. If you can’t apply the word in a sentence then you don’t understand its true definition. Practice words in context!

TUCK words:

1.  hysterical 

2.   frantic 

3.   graceful

4.   cottage

5.   precisely

6.   disheartened

7.   timidly

8.   coward  

9.   astonishing

10. fidgeted

11. dismay 

12. homely

13. disarray

14. hastily

15. spotless

16. dreadful

17. resentfully

18. entranced

19. envious

20. gallows

ESPERANZA words:

1.      methodically

2.      maintain

3.      proposal

4.      devious

5.      pungent

6.      smother

7.      charity

8.      discreet

9.      mesmerized

10.  complexion

11.  perspiration

12.  decent

13.  specialty

14.  strike

15.  determined

16.  debris

17.  occasionally

18.  contagious

19.  susceptible

20.  frail

21.  anguish

22.  recline

23.  wilderness

NOVELS: Tuck Everlasting & Esperanza Rising

Tuck test: (take over and over again until you get 100%)  http://www.quia.com/quiz/4619049.html
Esperanza test: Printed (you have it).

Character charts: For both stories list the 5 most important characters and describe them. . .

Character name:
Role in story:
Physical description:
Personality:
Connected to:
How they changed throughout the story:

Setting: List the three main settings in each book and describe their importance towards the novel as well as their physical description.

Plot: Fill out a plot chart for both stories. . .

Introduction:
Rising Action:
Problem:
Solution:
Conclusion: 

READING COMPREHENSION:

1.      You Can Never Go Home Again: http://dearbabyblog.com/post/37193303878/you-can-never-go-home-again

2.      The Giving Tree:  The children's book (we read it to compare texts growing up in relation to Tuck Everlasting) http://mrsllu.blogspot.com/2014/01/growing-up.html

3.      A Migrant Harvester's Letters Home: https://www.pbs.org/itvs/fightfields/book2.html

4.      Be Careful What you Say: http://www.inspire21.com/stories/lifestories/ThePowerofWords

5.      Authentic Mexican proverbs: http://www.spanish-learning-corner.com/mexican-proverbs.html (you don’t have to know all these, but you need to be able to interpret deeper meanings behind proverbs).

6.      Epilogues/ prologues: Both were very important in Tuck Everlasting and Esperanza (especially epilogues) so review those in both books.

WRITING. Edit your writing and eliminate errors!

 

GRAMMAR

1.      Commonly confused words: http://mrsllu.blogspot.com/2014/03/where-were-will-would-lose-loose.html , noredink.com (class codes: 7a: d4cwd9x9 ,  7b: x4w3ddk8)

2.    Apostrophe Rules:

·         You’re/ Your
you’re = you + are
your = ownership

·         Singular Possessive Proper noun ending in s = add ‘s

·         That is Mrs. Lluberes’s pen.

·         Plural possessives ending in s or z
The Llubereses’ are so amazing.
I am going to the Cruzes’ later.

·         Who’s/ Whose
who’s = who is
whose = ownership

·         Adjectives ending in s = no apostrophe
That is the arts building.

·         Abbreviation plurals = no apostrophe
TVs, DVDs

·         Letters = apostrophe
I got all A’s!

·         Possesive singular nouns = add ‘s
That dress’s bow is pink.

·         Plural common nouns that end in y  = ies
candy = candies, story = stories

·         General contractions = ‘d
he did = he’d, she did = she’d, we did = we’d, I did – I’d

·         Numbers = no apostrophe
1970s|

·         It’s / its
it’s = it is
its = ownership

·         Plural proper noun not ending in s or z = no apostrophe
The Smiths house is huge.

·         Unshared noun possession = 2 or more apostrophes
2+ nouns = 2+ apostrophes
Those are Jim’s and Tom’s tools.

Apostrophe activity links:
 http://mrsllu.blogspot.com/search?q=noredink+codes ,  http://mrsllu.blogspot.com/2014/03/apostrophe-homework.html

3.      Clauses/ run-on sentences: Be able to identify full clauses, run-on sentences and fragments and add or remove punctuation when necessary.
Links:
https://www.noredink.com/teach/quiz/10002431/directions
http://www.brainpop.com/english/writing/clauses/
brainpop username: eduintegral
password: mccchs2012

4.      The nyms: synonyms, antonyms & homonyms
Synonym = Same! Words that have the same meaning. (close, shut)
Antonym = Opposite! Words that have the opposite meaning. (close, open)
Homonym = Words that sound or are spelled the same. (close, close, clothes)

Categorize some nyms here: http://mrsllu.blogspot.com/2014/04/nyms.html

5.      Punctuation:
Links: http://mrsllu.blogspot.com/2014/04/punctuation-period-question-mark.html
brainpop: http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/punctuation/

6.      Contractions: Fill out the following contraction chart.

are not = cannot = could not = did not = do not = does not = had not = have not = he is  = he has = he will = he would = here is = I am = I have = I will = I would =

is not = it is = it has = it will = she is = she has = she will = she would = should not = that is = there is = they are = they have = they will = they would = was not =

we are = we have = we will = we would  = were not = what is = where is = who is = who will = *will not = would not = you are = you have = you will = you would = you had =