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ENGLISH 1A.2 WEEK 7 READING SKILL: SCANNING, GRAMMAR FOCUS WEEK 7: USING…
ENGLISH 1A.2 WEEK 7 READING SKILL: SCANNING
Names
Capital letters
Dates
Numbers + capital letters
Statistics
Numbers + symbols
Lists
A set of words separated by commas
Specific words
Capital letters + letter combinations + words in italic/bold
GRAMMAR FOCUS WEEK 7: USING MODIFIERS CORRECTLY
THREE DEGREES OF COMPARISON
The comparative form: shows 2 things being compared
The superlative: show >= 3 things being compared
Most 1 + 2 syllable modifiers add -er to form the comparative and -est to form the superlative
Use more and most/less and least to forms the comparative + superlative if a modifier has >= 3 syllables/ an adverb ends in -ly/ -er or -est sounds awkward
IRREGULAR COMPARISONS
good
well
bad
badly
far
little
many
much
DOUBLE + INCOMPLETE COMPARISONS
Do not make a double comparison by using -er/-est with the words more/ most/ less/ least
Do not make an incomplete comparison by omitting other/else when you compare 1 member of a group with another
MISPLACED + DANGLING MODIFIERS
Place modifiers as close as possible to the words they modify
A misplaced modifier modifies the wrong word/ seems to modify >= 1 word in a sentence
Correct: move the modifier as close as possible to the word that it modifies
A dangling modifier: does not logically modify any word in the sentence
Correct: Supply a word that the dangling modifier can logically modify
WRITING WEEK 7: WRITING A POEM
Did you know? A poem doesn't have to rhyme, but most poem do have rhymth
ELEMENTS OF POETRY
A. Rhyme scheme: a set pattern
B. Meter: The number of syllables a line has. Each stanza may be the same
C. Alliteration (a literary device): Some of the words that are placed near each other have similar beginning sounds
D. Simile: a type of comparison
E. Metaphor: a figure of speech that makes a symbolic comparison
TYPES OF POEMS
A. Acrostic
How to write
Choose 1 noun
Write your word vertically down the page (use capital letters)
Use each letter to begin a word/ phrase that describes the noun
Add an illustration if you want to
-ing clauses
In acrostic poem: do not have to write complete sentences
Some lines can begin with an -ing clause
B. Diamonte (a diamond-shaped poem)
Choose 2 antonyms
Write the 1st word at the top of the page in the center. Use a capital
Line 7: Write your opposite noun
Write line 2: 2 adjs that describe your 1st noun
Line 3: 3 -ing verbs related to your first noun
Line 4: The 1st 2 nouns are related to the 1st word, the rest is related to the last one
Do the same things like the 1st noun
C. Limerick
The 1st line: usually begins with " There once was a..."
The 2nd line: Usually begins with who/ that, should contain the same number of syllables as the 1st line, the last word must rhyme with the last word in the 1st line
The 3rd line: 2 shorter lines that continue the story in a funny way, must rhyme with each other, contain 5/6 syllables
The 4th line: Rhyme with the last word in the 1st 2 lines, end in a funny way, have the same number of syllables as the 1st 2 lines
D. Haiku
Find a subject
Follow the set structure: the 1st and last line have 5 syllables, the 2nd has 7.
Note: A haiku does not have a title + rhyme + metaphors + similes