7th Grade Semester 1 Exam Review

supported by facts and not influenced by personal opinions

in film, when the camera takes a neutral point of view

unity or logical connection between paragraphs with effective transitions

the methods a writer uses to develop characters; ie through description, actions, and dialogue

unity or logical connection within paragraphs

writing that makes an assertion & explains it w details, reasons, evidence, and commentary

a logical guess or conclusion based on observation, prior experience or textual experience

believable or truthful

a change that results from a specific action

in film, when the camera seems to show the events through a character's eyes

an original document containing firsthand information about a subject

reasoning or facts given in opposition to an argument

the use of symbols

the elements of a text designed to help locate, understand, and organize info

a traditional story that explains the actions of gods or heroes or the origins nature

a category or type of literature, such as short story, folktale, poem, novel, play

a position statement or thesis that asserts an idea or makes an argument

the quality of being trusted or believed

influenced by personal opinions or ideas

a nonfiction film intended to document some aspect of real life for the purpose to instruct

the  clear and orderly presentation of ideas in a paragraph or essay

the sequence of related events that make up a story or novel

a group of lines, usually similar i lnght, an pattern, that form a unit in a poem

something that logically or naturally follows from an action or condition

a type of writing that tells a story or describes a sequence of events in an incident

a comparison between two unlike things in which one thing becomes another

an object, a person, or a place that stands for something else

a single word or short phrase used in a database search

discussion about or commentary on a primary source

something that is usual or expected such as social behavior in a group

words or information that appeal to the five senses

the exact, literal meaning of  a word

propose an explanation for something or make an assumption or guess 

producing a desired or intended result

an agreement that satisfies everyone in a group

imaginative language that is not meant to be interpreted literally

the art of using words to persuade to write or speak

the central idea, message, or purpose of literary work

the suggested or implied meaning or emotion associated with a word-beyond its literal definion