2012 End of Year 8th Grade English Language Arts Study Guide 1.

Daily Grammar Practice (DGP) Final Quiz on Thursday, May 10 2. English Language Arts Final on Friday, May 18 1. How to prepare for the DGP Final Quiz (May 10) For the final quiz, you will need to be able to analyze a sentence according to the five day schema used for DGP: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Parts of Speech (Monday) Sentence Parts and Phrases (Tuesday) Clauses and Sentence Types (Wednesday) Capitalization and Punctuation (Thursday) Sentence Diagramming (Friday)

Some suggestions for familiarizing yourself with the DGP process: Review your DGP notes handouts in your binder. Look over your DGP weekly examples in your journal and pay attention to the notes we have added over the course of the year. Study the terms on the Quizlet study guides on the DGP page of the ELA website (located under the Student Resources tab). Go to the DGP page on the ELA website and revisit the How-to Steps to Sentence Diagramming. Alsohttp://sjs8la1011.weebly.com/uploads/2/7/9/4/2794616/on.demand.abcd. on the DGP page on the ELA website, there are some sample quizzes and answer keys to help you practice grammar analysis and proofreading skills.

2. How to Prepare for the English Language Arts Final (May 18) To prepare for the Literature Final, you will review Essay and Roots vocabulary we discussed and used in class as well as the ABCDs of On-demand writing. You should refer to online resources (see below) and your writing portfolios for examples. You will be expected to demonstrate general understanding of vocabulary comprehension and be able to apply To efficiently study, do the following: *Review Essay vocabulary (Quizlet) *Review Root Word/Key Word Vocabulary (Roots work book Lessons 7-14 and Quizlet) *Review Steps of the Writing Process (Youtube video) *Review ABCDs of On-demand writing (On-demand Writing page on ELA website) ABCDs of On-demand Writing (download the PowerPoint file):

Attack the prompt Brainstorm possible answers Choose the order of your response Detect possible errors

Vocabulary: Writing Process/Essay Vocabulary (18) Body Paragraph Commentary (CM) Concluding Sentence Conclusion Concrete Details (CD) Essay First Draft Hook In-text citation Introduction MLA Peer Response Prewriting Quote Sandwich Thesis Topic Sentence Transition Works Cited Roots Vocabulary (83) abhor abound abrasive abscond absolve abstemious ad hoc admonish advocate analyze ascertain assent assimilate assuage auspicious catalyst concise condole contiguous discern discreet dissent doleful evoke festoon fete herbicide improvise infraction infringe introspection irascible irate ire jeopardy jocular malevolent olfactory ostensible ostentatious precise presentiment procrastinate prodigal (adj) prodigal (n) prodigy profane profuse provocative redolent refute reiterate repartee repertoire repose resolute resolve resonate reticent retrospect sensuous sentinel sonic specimen specter spectrum speculate suave suffrage superfluous superlative surveillance tactile tangent (adj) tangent (n) tangible vigil vigilant visionary vociferous volition zeal zealot