From the editors of BRAIN QUEST: America’s #1 educational bestseller!
 
This BIG FAT NOTEBOOK makes all the stuff you learn in school “SINK IN” with
key concepts
mnemonic devices
definitions
timelines
and doodles
to help you get BETTER GRADES!
 
Including:
Grammar
Defining from Context
Greek and Latin Roots
Figurative Language
Fiction and Non-fiction Genres
Textual Analysis and Evidence
Authorship
Setting
Plot
Characters
Theme
Central Ideas and Arguments
Researching
Writing Arguments, Informative/Explanatory Texts, and Narratives

CONTENTS

UNIT 1: GRAMMAR 1
1. Phrases and Clauses 2
2. Subjective, Objective, and Possessive Pronouns 17
3. Intensive Pronouns 31
4. Verbals 39
5. Active and Passive Voice and Verbs 49
6. Verbs and Mood 57
7. Defining from Context 67
8. Latin and Greek Affixes and Roots 75
9. Reference Materials 85
UNIT 2: LANGUAGE 95
10. Figurative Language 96
11. Word Relationships 107
12. Nuances in Word Meanings 119
UNIT 3: READING FICTION 129
13. Types of Fiction 130
14. Objective Summary 145
15. Textual Analysis and Evidence 155
16. Authorship and Narration 167
17. Setting 175
18. Character 187
19. Plot 209
20. Theme 225
21. Tone 241
22. Poetry 255
Fiction Reading List 273
UNIT 4: READING NONFICTION 281
23. Types of Nonfiction 282
24. Textual Analysis and Evidence 303
25. Authorship 315
26. Central Ideas and Arguments 335
27. Structure 353
Nonfiction Reading List 371
UNIT 5: WRITING 379
28. Researching for Writing 380
29. Writing Practices 402
30. Writing Arguments 432
31. Expository Writing: Informative and Explanatory Texts 454
32. Writing Narratives
 

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