Seventh Grade Spring 2012 Final Review

Fiction

Know the following:

Myths:

·         Know the traits of myths

·         “Orpheus and Eurydice”

·         “Icarus and Deadalus”

·         “Phatheon, Son of Apollo”

Epic Tales:

·         Know traits of epic tales

·         “Beowulf”

Fiction:

·         What is fiction

·         “The Last Dog”

·         “The Three Century Woman”

·         “Charles”

·         Setting

·         Plot sequence

·         Conflicts

·         Character motivation

·         “The Monsters are Due on Maple Street”

·         Dialogue

·         Stage directions

·         Cast of characters

·         “Clara Barton: Battlefield Nurse”

Grammar and writing:

·         They’re, there, their

·         Adverbs

·         How to write an effective summary

·         How to eliminate “to be-verbs”

·         Correct use of apostrophes

·         Proper nouns and titles

·         Steps in the writing process

Persuasion

Know the following terms:

·         Logical fallacy

·         Bandwagon

·         Factual Claim

·         Common place assertion

·         Loaded language

·         Claim

·         Opinion

·         Support

·         Rhetorical fallacy

·         Ad hominem

·         stereotyping

·         Exaggeration

·         Categorical claim

·         Testimonial

·         argument

·         Counter arguments

·         According to Aristotle, what are three fundamental appeals to convince a person?

·         Emotional fallacy

·         Ethical fallacy

·         Policy Speech

·         Kennedy’s speech

Poetry and literary language

Know the definitions and be able to find examples of the following:

·         Idiom

·         Hyperbole

·         Repetition

·         Refrain

·         Personification

·         Simile

·         Metaphor

·         Literal language

·         Figurative language