English IV General Midterm Review

What is the POV: The average school day for kindergartners is getting longer,and it's paying off in improved reading

The author gives information with chronological events or a listof steps/instructions in an order.

What is a punishment Ishmael faces during one of his captures?

An article which provides a lot of sensory language and details to paint a picture for the reader.

Author, Walter Isaacson’s 2011 novel, "Steve Jobs", details the life of the Apple Cofounder.

The author gives several details to paint a mental picture for the reader.

A good summary has:

What are text features?

The author gives one or more issues and writes about how they are fixed or attempted to be fixed.

An article that shows the similarities and differences between the Iphone and the Android.

Writing a blog detailing how to train your cat with step-by-step instructions is an example of which purpose?

Which one IS NOT an example of a text feature?

In ALWG, the setting is:

In ALWG, what is a recurring image?

The SAAC statement format follows this order:

Learning about different breeds of cats is an example of which?

What is nonfiction?

Text structure is:

Where does Ishmael get lost?

What is autobiography?

A summary is:

An article detailing the events producing World War II, and then following with what happens after World War II ended.

The author describes an event and the event(s) that follow it.

Define: Author's Purpose- Inform

Define: Author's Purpose- Instruct

What is the POV: The trend toward full day kindergarten programs in schools is taking its toll on the children of today

Define: Author's Purpose- Persuade

“The Rights to the Streets of Memphis,” by Richard Wright details his childhood growing up in the south

Shows how two or more things are alike and/or how they are different.

What is a biography

Writing a blog detailing the day-to-day life of your cats wiht videos/pictures is an example of which purpose?

In ALWG, who is Ishmael's older brother?

Trying to convince a peson to get a Calico cat over a Simaese cat is an example of which purpose?

Which one IS an example of a text feature?

In ALWG, what is Ishmael's main hobby?

When authors write, they often reflect their own feelings or beliefs. This is called:

An article details the conflicts leading up to Chernobyl, and offers possible resolutions to avoid a similar incident.

The author tells a mini-story that draws the reader into the topic.

An American History textbook relays information about events in history starting from the earliest to the most recent.

Define: Author's Purpose- Entertain

Who is the first person that Ishmael really knows who dies?