unit 1
what is the word that means extremely difficult to achieve
what is arduous
what is the word that means to strive to imitate or approach equality with
What is emulate
What is the word that means state of currently occupying an office
what is incumbency
what is the word that means in an intense or deeply felt manne
what is fervently
what is the word that means accomplishment or realization of a goal
what is fruition
What is the central idea of the article “Household Robots Are Here, but Where Are They Going?”
what is household robots are evolving
How does the author's word choice in “Primates, Empathy, and Making Connections.” create a emotional tone
What is using vivid language to create empathy
What is that the chart can give numbers that help explain the texts ideas
Big idea in a story showing " Friendship matter more than winning"
what is the theme
Jasmine is writing a letter to the editor in support of her town’s plans to build a new public theater in the park.
what would make the most effective call to action in Jasmine’s letter?
If you would like to see the arts thrive, please make a donation to the public theater fund.
use a sentence that uses the word canvass correctly?
My neighbor is going to canvass the neighborhood to determine if residents favor lower speed limits.
Before you start writing an essay this step helps you organize your thoughts
What is prewriting
A author uses bold headings, bullet points, and charts these are an example of what
what is formatting features
Before writing an essay you wrote one strong sentence this is called what?
What is a thesis statement
Read the sentence.
Karen was disappointed and frustrated.
revises the syntax by using descriptive prepositional phrases?
what is Karen was disappointed with her friends and frustrated by their unfriendly behavior.
Find a supporting detail that helps support the main idea
what is "that a smart home will soon understand where a person is in the home and know what they want without being asked"
How does the story about monkeys sharing treats help us understand the authors message
what is that it shows how animals can feel what others feel, which supports the author's empathy idea
How does using more than once source or format help you better understand a topic
What is that it lets you compare ideas and get more information
Author writes an article including facts and personal experiences trying to warn people about the negative impacts of social media. what is the author trying to do
What is to persuade
Read the excerpt from “The Damned Human Race” by Mark Twain.
what most effectively explains why Twain uses an anticipated counterclaim to strengthen his argument?
Rebutting the idea that man is the only rational animal helps Twain preemptively defend against those who argue man is superior.
Read the paragraph.
[1] We should probably paint the kitchen with some shade of gray. [2] Or we can do something completely different and use yellow instead. [3] Unfortunately, we don’t have any tape to put up the plastic sheeting with.
List the occurrences of contested usage that you see in this paragraph.
Sentence 2 starts with a coordinating conjunction. Sentence 3 ends with a preposition.
Before writing a personal narrative one might
What is brainstorming
after writing a draft you realize it could be better so you rewrite it this is called?
what is revising
In a research paper you include quotes supporting your argument this is what
what is using evidence
While editing a story you add commas and a period you are applying what skill
What is using correct punctuation