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7th Grade Language Arts
Assignments:
-Vocabulary Packet (F)
Agenda:
-Supplemental Vocab Words (F)
1. Independent Reading
-Spelling Test (F)
2. Spelling Pretest
-Literature Presentation (TH 2/6)
3. Elements of Literature
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Literary elements are what make stories & text interesting.
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Pull each book to reveal authors'
purposes.
Author's
Purpose
Author's
Purpose
Author's
Purpose
Author's
Purpose
Author's
Purpose
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to persuade ­ to convince
to entertain ­ to keep amused or interested
to inform ­ to share knowledge or facts
to explain ­ to give reasons or make clear
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Match.
Provide examples.
Pull
An author may write simply
to please his audience. The
story might be humorous,
silly, creative,unrealistic,
mysterious, or even
believable.
entertain
inform
Authors often like to share
information such as true life
stories, history, data,
and research results.
Sometimes an author
writes an explanation or
reason for something. Other
times he may write
directions like "how­ to"
make bread.
explain
persuade
When a writer wants to
convince his audience to agree
with him, he provides reasons
to support his position.
(Do you think homework
should be assigned?)
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Author's Background
• What do you know about the author?
• What other books did he/she write?
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Drag the phrase into the correct category.
Location
in galaxy far away
on a cruise ship
along an African river
at Disney World
in a kingdom
on a space ship
Time
once upon a time
long, long ago
before sunrise
a dark, stormy night
during a snow storm
in the summer
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Pt. of
View
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The point of view usually refers
to the one who is telling the story.
She rode her bike
as fast as she could.
I rode my bike
as fast as I could.
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Pt. of
View
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Pull each book to learn about each
point of view.
1st person ­ This is a character in the story
Pt. of
View
who uses "I" and "me".
2nd person ­ You are in the story.
Pt. of
View
Pt. of
View
3rd person ­ A narrator tells the story.
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I looked up from my
paper and saw the teacher
staring at me. My brother
said that she
was nice, but I
wasn't so sure.
At first, the batter hits
the ball. Then he runs to
first base. When
he makes it back
home, it is called
a home run.
3rd person
1st person
1st person
3rd person
She looked out the
window and saw the
dark clouds. It was then
that she decided to take
an umbrella with
her.
Finally, the guests
arrived. It seemed like I
had been waiting for such
a long time. I hope they
all have a good
time here.
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• The words that the characters speak are called
dialogue. Dialogue can move the plot along and
reveal a lot about the characters.
• Dialect is a form of language that is spoken in a
particular place or by a particular group of people.
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Characterization: the techniques an author uses to
develop the personality of a character in a literary work.
• physical appearance and personality
• speech, behavior, actions
• thoughts and feelings
• interactions with other characters
Static: characters that stay the same throughout the story
Dynamic: change from beginning to end. These characters often
learn something
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Characterization
Hightlight clues in
the text that help to
describe Chance's
character. Explain
how it helps to
understand why
he acts the way he
does.
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The protagonist
is usually the main
character.
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The antagonist is
the character who goes
against or opposes the
protagonist.
Can you complete the chart?
Protagonists
Antagonists
Three Pigs
Big Bad Wolf
Cinderella
Stepmother
Simba
Scar
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Protagonists
Antagonists
Peter Pan
Captain Hook
Mowgli
Shere Khan
Pongo/Perdita
Cruella de Ville
Belle/Beast
Gaston
Wiley Coyote
Road Runner
Bugs Bunny
Elmer Fudd
Jerry
Tom
Woody/Buzz Light Year
Lotso
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