Grade 10 English Summary PDF

**Grade 10 English Summary** **Sentence** -- group of words that has a complete thought/idea Parts of Sentence **Subject** -- topic in a sentence **Predicate** -- tells something about the subject Different Sources of Information -- media, blogs, personal experiences, books, journal and magazin...

**Grade 10 English Summary** **Sentence** -- group of words that has a complete thought/idea Parts of Sentence **Subject** -- topic in a sentence **Predicate** -- tells something about the subject Different Sources of Information -- media, blogs, personal experiences, books, journal and magazine articles, expert opinions, encyclopedias and web pages Parts of Speech 1. **Noun** -- represents a person, thing, concept or place (by names) Example: Mark Benedict 2. **Pronoun** -- use as a substitute instead of a noun or a phrase Example: He/She/It 3. **Verb** -- indicates a physical action, mental action or a state of being Example: walk 4. **Adverb** -- modifies a verb, an adjective or another adverb Example: extremely, slowly, gracefully, truthfully 5. **Adjective** -- modifies or describes a noun or a pronoun Example: beautiful, easy 6. **Preposition** -- use to show direction, time, place or relationship Example: below, under, above, behind 7. **Conjunction** -- connects words, phrases or clauses Example: and, or, but, yet, if 8. **Determiner** -- modifies or introduces the noun in a sentence Example: There 9. **Interjection** -- used to express a feeling/to request/demand something Example: Hoorah! Ouch! Wow! Elements of a Story 1. **Characters** -- persons involved in the story, with two types a. **Protagonist** -- the hero of the story b. **Antagonist** -- the enemy of the hero in a story 2. **Setting** -- the time and the place where the story took place 3. **Theme** -- the message or the lesson of the story 4. **Plot** -- the flow or the sequence of events of the story Parts of the Plot a. **Exposition (Introduction)** b. **Rising Action** c. **Climax** d. **Falling Action** e. **Resolution (Denouement)** 5. **Conflict** -- the problem of the story 6. **Point of View** -- who is telling or narrating the story 3 Types a. **1^st^ Person POV** -- The story is **told from the perspective of a character** within the story b. **2^nd^ Person POV** -- The story **is told directly to the reader**, as if the reader is the character of the story c. **3^rd^ Person POV** -- The story is **told by an outside narrator** that can see and know everything **Graphic Organizers** -- visual displays of key content information design to benefit learners in organizing information **Flow Diagram** (Sequence Chart) -- a chart that shows series of steps/events in the order **Cause and Effect Diagram** -- highlights the direct relationship between different events/concepts **Plot Diagram** -- used to show the series of events happened in the story **Author's purpose** -- reason/intent in writing **Narrative writing** -- relate a story or recount events **Descriptive writing** -- tell what something looks like, sound like or feels like **Persuasive writing** -- convince the reader to believe an idea **Expository writing** -- inform or teach the reader **Daedalus and Icarus** -- Nick Pontikis is the author **Daedalus** -- "skilled worker" **Icarus** -- the son of Daedalus