Sunday, May 11, 2014

Review for ELA Quiz on May 12th for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th

Please see below your grade  for a guideline on what to study:

FOURTH
Be sure to review the DEFINITION of the following words covered in class and listed in your notebook:
atlas, titanic, martial, harp, chronological, narcissism, iridescent, panic, tantalize, labyrinth, siren, hydrate, cerebral, lunacy, echo, odyssey, morphine, chaos, hygiene.
Watch the video again  http://ed.ted.com/lessons/what-makes-a-hero-matthew-winkler    and review the characteristics and behavior associated with literary heroes. Also study notes in ELA notebook.

THIRD
Review all notes on Aesop's Fables in ELA notebook including the Venn diagram.
Review the title and moral of each of the fables we studied in class (see notes).
Know the definitions of the following terms: fable, character, setting, plot, moral, problem, solution.
Review how to retell  fables separating beginning, middle, and ending.

SECOND
Know the definitions of the following terms: character, setting,events, problem, solution,, fantasy.
Know the meaning and how to use reflexive pronouns in sentences (eg. myself, himself, herself,  yourself, yourselves, ourselves, themselves).
Know how to distinguish the beginning, middle, and ending of a story.
Review how to create an imagined story.
Review how to create a suitable ending to a story that shows the solution to a problem.
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