English 8 Midterm Reviewer - Term 1 PDF

**English 8 Midterm Reviewer \| TERM 1** (by: Railey Jacob of 8E) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Note:** This reviewer is not to serve as your main sour...

**English 8 Midterm Reviewer \| TERM 1** (by: Railey Jacob of 8E) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Note:** This reviewer is not to serve as your main source for reviewing. Errors may occur so it is highly recommended to use Quipper Lesson Packages and Books as well. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **POINTERS TO REVIEW:** 1. - - - 2. - 3. - - - - - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ***NOTE:*** By using recycled paper, printing on both sides of the paper, and using black and white ink, you can conserve paper and ink. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** ***Chapter 1: African History and Literature, Slang, and Context Clues*** **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** - **Africa** - - - a. - - - - - - **NOTABLE LITERARY GENRES:** - - - **AFRICAN EMPIRES:** - - - - - - - - - **NOTABLE LITERARY GENRES:** - - **AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE AND EUROPEAN IMPERIALISM** - - - - - - - **ANTI-COLONIALISM AND RECONSTRUCTION** - - - - - - - - - **EXAMPLES OF NOTABLE LITERARY GENRES** - - - **POST-INDEPENDENT AFRICA** - - - - - - **EXAMPLES OF NOTABLE LITERARY GENRES** - - **NOTABLE LITERARY GENRES CONTRIBUTED BY AFRICAN WRITERS:** - - - - - - **Context Clues** - **Example 1:** The African said to the athletes, "Waka-waka, you can make it for our country." ***NEW WORD:*** ***CONTEXT CLUE:*** ***NEW MEANING:*** ----------------- --------------------- -------------------- **waka-waka** You can make it. Do it, do it! **Example 2:** The song reflects the unity and spirit that engulfed the world during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. It is a call to the world to tsamina together in unity and celebrate Africa\'s culture, diversity, and passion for soccer. ***NEW WORD:*** ***CONTEXT CLUE:*** ***NEW MEANING:*** ----------------- --------------------- -------------------- **tsamina** Together in unity. Come **Example 3:** The San people live in the middle of the Kalahari Desert Southern Africa originally lived purely as hunters and gatherers. They zonk animals and strike them hard, so they can bring meat for their family ***NEW WORD:*** ***CONTEXT CLUE:*** ***NEW MEANING:*** ----------------- --------------------- -------------------- **zonk** Strikes them hard. Hit *(More examples in Ms. Leony's lesson package, look in references to see)* **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** ***Chapter 2: Features of an African Folktale*** **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** - ***What is a folktale and what is a short story?*** +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ | ***FOLKTALE:*** | ***SHORT STORY:*** | +===================================+===================================+ | - - - | - - - | +-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+ **Prose** - - - - - **Point of View (POV)** - a. - - b. - - **Setting** - - - - - - - **Character** - a. b. c. d. **Mood** - - - **Tone** - - **Theme** - - **Moral** - - - - **Conflict** - a. - b. - c. - d. - **Plot** - - a. - b. - c. - d. - e. - **Folklore** - - - **Features:** 1. 2. 3. **Literature as a Mirror** - **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** ***Chapter 3: Functions of Nouns*** **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** ***Subchapter 1: Introduction and Functions of Nouns*** **Noun** - **Functions of Nouns:** 1. - - - 2. - - 3. - - 4. - - 5. - - - **NUMBERS OF NOUNS** a. - - b. - - - **GENDERS OF NOUNS** c. - - d. - - e. - - f. - - - 1. - - - 2. - - - 3. - - - 4. - - - 5. - - 6. - - 7. - - **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** ***Chapter 4: Types, Tenses, and Aspects of Verbs*** **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** - **Verbs** - **Types of Verbs:** 1. - - 2. - - 3. - - 4. - - - **Modal Verbs** - **Degrees of Certainty:** a. **Example:** You must turn off lights, electronics, and appliances when not in use to reduce energy waste. b. **Example:** You should turn off lights, electronics, and appliances in case you won\'t use them to reduce energy waste. c. **Example:** You might want to save energy, and turn off lights, electronics, and appliances before you leave the house. - 1. **Example:** We must take care of the planet, or we will face severe consequences. 2. **Example:** You must not cut trees unless you plant more to replace them. 3. **Example:** We can protect our environment by disposing of trash properly in the bins. 4. **Example:** When we were in elementary school, we could plant trees in our schoolyard. 5. **Example:** We may participate in community clean-ups next week. 6. **Example:** The environmentalist might attend the workshop about how to help save the planet. 7. **Example:** I need not throw away empty plastic bottles because I can recycle them. 8. **Example:** I should/ought to bring reusable bags for shopping to reduce plastic waste and single-use bags. - 1. - - 2. - - 3. - - - 1. a. - - b. - - c. - - 2. a. - - - b. - - - c. - - - 3. a. - - - b. - - - c. - - - 4. - a. - - - b. - - - c. - - - **Formula:** **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** ***Chapter 5: Degree of Adjectives*** **------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------** - **Adjectives** - - - - **Degree of Adjectives:** 1. - - a. - - b. - - c. - - **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_** **References:** [**[African History, Literature and Slang \| English 8 Quipper Lesson Package]**](https://learn.quipper.com/en/assignments/66c2c091203b010001f6c949/topics/6309eab4dec5fc0012e718d1/lessons/1/chapters/1) [**[Features of an African Folktale \| English 8 Quipper Lesson Package]**](https://learn.quipper.com/en/assignments/66d7d55515a4d40001979cc6/topics/632438b3287d79001070da6c/lessons/1/chapters/1) [**[Aspects, Functions, and Types of Verbs \| English 8 Quipper Lesson Package]**](https://learn.quipper.com/en/assignments/66d919fa40282d0001b60e57/topics/64587f5675cd9d0016045a39/lessons/1/chapters/1) [**[Functions of Nouns \| English 8 Quipper Lesson Package]**](https://learn.quipper.com/en/assignments/66c2c0c3ed5b4400019ee219/topics/6509b20a48492d2713f0ea7d) **NOTE:** For degree of adjectives, I simply used my notes as there was no given lesson package!