Unit 1 Study Guide 7th Grade

(list 1) Skeletal representation of the main ideas in your essay

(list 2) Putting a definition into your own words, will be the most common way to use information in your research

I feel ambivalent about the movie: I loved it!

(list 2) Using words, ideas, images, sounds, or the creative expression of others as your own.

My cat jumped onto the table. Which are the subject and verb (choose 2)

(list 1) The subject that the selection is about. 

My cat jumped onto the table. Choose the incorrect answer

Hairspray is in an aerosol can which can spray the product into the air.

(list 1) Provide support to the topic and main idea

I love aquatic creatures like sharks!

(list 1) Main point the author is making about a topic. it sums up the author’s main message.

(6 traits) Improve the readability of a piece with complete thoughts and sentence variety.

(Writing Process) First time your write your paper, focus on getting your thoughts into paragraph form

(6 traits) Develop a single topic to convey a clear message

(list 2) Writing exactly what the author says. 

(writing process) Share your writing

(6 traits) Make writing more correct by following the rules of spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and grammar.

(writing process) Spelling, grammar, punctuation, and dead word removal

(list 2) Sources should fit smoothly into your own sentences. You must include the author’s name and a signal

My cat jumped onto the table. Sentence type?

I can right a resarch paper? Correct the sentence

(6 Traits) Increase reader engagement with intentional writer feeling, attitude, and emotion.

(Writing Process) Planning your paper

(list 1) Main idea is not clearly stated, but it is developed by the details provided.

(list 2) Combining information you find by doing research with your own ideas for the purpose of proving a thesis

(list 2) The way you tell your readers that certain material in your work came from another source.

(6 traits) Use the right word in the right place to convey just the right meaning.

(writing process) Change the order of information, add sentences or remove sentences

(list 1) Sentence that states the topic and the main idea of a paragraph.

(6 traits) Reveal ideas in a logical order, including a beginning, middle, and end.