Take Out
Binder with Paper
 Remember to use the Cornell Notetaking method.
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Objectives
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You will be able to:
 Match these terms to their definitions
 Understand the words sufficiently to use them in
context to answer questions on multiple choice
unit exam.
1 - Autobiography
Autobiography

the story of part or all of a person's life,
written by that person
Autobiography
7th –
 8th – “Baseball” & from “One Writer’s
Beginning”
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2 - Biography
Biography

an author tells the story of someone
else's life
Biography
7th – “Nolan Ryan”
 8th – “Hokusai” & “Not to Go With the
Others”
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3 - Descriptive essays
Descriptive essays
7th – Which was most descriptive?
 8th – ‘Forest Fire”
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4 - Essay
4 - Essay

a brief prose work about a particular
subject
5 - Exposition
Exposition

something written to present and
explain, like a report
Exposition
7th – “How to Enjoy Poetry”
 8th – “Why is the Sea Blue?” – cause &
effect
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6 - Informational Text
Informational Text
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Guides, ranging from directions and
warranties to maps and contracts
Informational Text
7th – Bill of Rights & Dream Star & John
Goddard Life List
 8th – Fire Extinguisher Warranty &
Dream Star & John Goddard Life List
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7 - Loaded words
7 - Loaded words
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words that evoke or draw out strong
positive or negative attitudes toward a
person, group or idea
7 - Loaded words
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In Persuasive Text –
 7th – “Nolan Ryan”
 8th - In “The American Dream” King cites the
Declaration of Independence.
8 Narrative essays
8 - Narrative essays
• tell the story of
actual events
8 - Narrative essays
• 7th – “Rattlesnake Hunt”
• 8th – “Debbie”
9 - Persuasive essays
Persuasive essays

try to convince readers to think or act in a
certain way
Persuasive essays
7th – “All Together Now”
 8th – “The American Dream”
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10 - Reflective essays
10 - Reflective essays
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explore an author's thoughts about ideas
or experiences
10 - Reflective essays
7th – “I Am a Native of North America”
 8th – “Animal Craftsmen”
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11 - Personal essays
11 - Personal essays
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An informal account of an episode from a
person’s own life.
11 - Personal essays
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7th – from “Barrio Boy”
12 - bias
12 - bias

An inclination or preference that
influences judgment from being
balanced or fair.
13 - fact
13 - fact

something that has actually happened
and can be proven true.
14 - generalizations
14 - generalizations

broad statements based on only a few
instances or examples.
15 - one-sided arguments
15 - one-sided arguments

An inclination or preference that
influences judgment from being
balanced or fair.
16 - opinion
16 - opinion

a person's belief or judgment
16 - stereotypes
16 - stereotypes

general belief or image about someone
or something that does not consider
individual differences