Friday, October 31, 2014

Topics for the first quarter test

8th Grade 

Vocabulary words from September 15 through October 14 
Nouns: subject, direct obj., O of P, SC, direct address, appositive
Verbs: transitive, intransitive\
Agreement: subject & predicate
Gerund phrases
compound sentences
complex sentences

compound complex sentences
Identifying Theme with supporting details 
The structure of a plot. 
Argument writing 
Comparative essay writing


7th Grade 

Vocabulary words from September 15 through October 14 
Pronouns: personal, relative
Verbs: action/linking, principal parts, regular, irregular
coordinate, correlative
Verbs: transitive, intransitive
Adverbs: manner, place, time, cause
Recognize and use phrases: preposition, appositive, infinitive, participles
Verbs: transitive, intransitive
simple sentences
compound sentences
complex sentences
Adjectives: comparative/superlative
Argument writing 
Comparative essay writing

6th Grade

 Vocabulary words from September 15 through October 14 
Nouns: subject, direct object, 
object of preposition, subjective complement, direct address
Adjectives:  linking verb
Adverbs: manner, place, time
Prepositions: introduce phrases
simple sentences
compound sentences
Pronouns: subject, direct object, object of preposition
linking verb complement
The elements of a myth and ledges 
Comparative essay writing

5th Grade 

Vocabulary words from September 15 through October 14 
Nouns: definition, common, proper, collective, plural, collective, possessive, abstract
Pronouns: personal, reflective, relative
Verbs: action/being, regular/irregular / principal parts – present, past, present participle, past participle,
Conjunctions
Prepositions
simple and compound sentences
Adverbs: manner, place, time
Agreement: subject & predicate
Simile and Metaphor 
Understanding poems 
Comparative essay writing