VIT'S-
Very Important Terms
<>What follows is
a running list
of the
important grammar and literary terms that we
will cover over the course of the year. Once
we have covered these, YOU WILL BE REQUIRED
TO KNOW THEM FOR ANYTHING (be it a game, a
quiz, an assignment, or a classroom
discussion) THAT I MIGHT ASK OF YOU! So
really know 'em! I have also included
the page # in either the grammar handbook (HB) or
Literature book (LB) where you can review the
information. These should all be written in either your Literary
or Grammar pages.
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GRAMMAR TERMS
(should be written in your Grammar Pages)
noun HB 25,
action verb HB 45,
linking verb HB 46,
subject of a sentence HB 5,
adjective HB 117,
introductory
participial phrase-
a phrase that
begins w/ an "ing" verb + a few more words and describes
something in the sentence. The phrase
begins the sentence.
Remember to use a comma after
the “ing” phrase
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1. Having a rash, he
scratched.
2.
Stretching slowly,
the cat jumped.
3. Smiling evilly, Sarah
dropped the cake into the lake.
adverb HB 54
preposition HB 58
prepositional phrase HB 59
INTRODUCTORY
PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE- using a phrase at the beginning of the
sentence Example: Into the fire trudged the fireman. Through the
window Jill glowered.
introductions LB 690
topic sentences LB 683
conclusions LB 690
transitions LB 987 (handout)
compound sentences HB 131
coordinating conjunctions HB 131
transitions Literature Book 687 + handout
Introductions-the first sentence in an essay that "hooks" your reader,
making them want to read more (handout) & in LB (not HB) 690
thesaurus- a
book that gives you synonymes and antonyms to replace boring and ho-hum
words.
Zinger-the
last sentence of an essay that makes an interesting,
universal, philisophical and/or beautiful statement or question.
It could sound like the moral of the story.
Example #1: Let's say you were writing an essay on
the change of heart Scrooge had in the story,
A Christmas
Carol. Your zinger might be
the following sentence: So
Ebenezer Scrooge found
salvation before it was too late!
Example #2
If your essay was about a girl who tries to help slaves find freedom
along the
Underground Railroad, it
might be: Always fight for what you believe in!
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LITERARY
TERMS (should be written in your Literary Terms pages)
alliteration LB 737, setting LB 746, suspense LB
48, foreshadowing LB 48, bias/stereotype LB 463, compex
major & minor characters LB 544, dialogue LB 545, specific
narrative action ( movements, gestures, facial expressions) LB 545,
setting LB 546, mood LB 546, conflict LB 546, point-of-view LB 547,
plot LB 548-549, personification LB 743, hyperbole- exaggeration,
characterization LB 738, onomatopoeia LB 743, theme 747,summary,
resolution 5,smile 746, metaphor,first person, third person, POV 744,
recurring
theme- a theme that occurs throughout literature many times
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