Attached are the study guides for both my 6th and 7th grade classes. Prepare for a test before we go on break. In case you are absent, the study guides will be attached here.<\/p>\n
6th Grade: Your test will be based on what we’ve learned so far about narrative writing.<\/p>\n
7th Grade: Yours will be a comprehension-baased test on “Dirk the Protector”, with an emphasis on the cause and effect relationships in the text. Be prepared to provide examples from the source!<\/p>\n
Dirk the Protector: Narrative Writing (7th grade)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) What is \u201cfirst-person\u201d narration, and how can you identify it in a story?<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n *2)\u00a0 Be able to identify cause and effect in the story. What was the effect<\/u> of our narrator needing to buy food and clothes for himself?<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 3) Why does Dirk rescue the author\/narrator?<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 4) What effect did Dirk have on Happy and the gang?<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 5) How old was the author when the story took place?<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 6)\u00a0 Define the following:<\/p>\n conventional: _____________________________________________<\/p>\n hustle:_________________________________________________<\/p>\n Puny: _________________________________________________<\/p>\n decoy:_________________________________________________<\/p>\n cohort: ________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Written Response: short answer in complete sentences!<\/strong><\/p>\n 7) What does the story\u2019s title mean? Cite the text to provide an example of what the title refers to.<\/p>\n _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8) Identify the cause and effect in the following example: the narrator lived on the street because of problems at home. What were two effects that resulted from his living on the street?<\/p>\n _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Extended Response: one or more paragraphs in complete sentences<\/strong><\/p>\n 9)\u00a0 What are two challenges that Paulsen faced, and how he deal with each of those two challenges?<\/p>\n __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Study Guide: Narrative Writing\u00a0 (6th Grade)<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n 1) Be able to tell the difference between narrative and descriptive writing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 2) What is \u201cnarrative writing\u201d? What must all narrative writing do? (Not the same as author\u2019s purpose).<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 3)\u00a0 What is a \u201cnarrator\u201d? What is the narrator\u2019s role in a story?<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 4) What is persuasive writing?<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 5) What does \u201cauthor\u2019s purpose\u201d mean? What are the three possible purposes for writing?<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 6) Must all paragraphs be indented in narrative writing, yes or no?<\/p>\n ___________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n 7) Make sure you know how to spell \u201cnarrative\u201d correctly!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 8) What is a narrative poem? Be able to identify a narrative poem from a stanza given to you.<\/p>\n ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Attached are the study guides for both my 6th and 7th grade classes. Prepare for a test before we go on break. 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