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The first issue of Wolverine, published by Marvel in 1982
Jake is Cassie's older brother. One day they are walking home from school when a cold front rolls in and the temperature drops 20 degrees. Jake is dressed more appropriately for the weather than Cassie. He takes off his hooded sweatshirt and offers it to her. She gratefully accepts. Jake is now colder, but he is happier.
Kind, considerate, loving
Dignity: Even when the police officers put the handcuffs on my mother, she maintained her dignity, holding her head up high as she was marched off the protest site.
The history of ballet began in Italy during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
fact - This can be proven with historical documents.
The shadows of the ships
Rock on the crest
In the low blue lustre
Of the tardy and the soft inrolling tide.
A long brown bar at the dip of the sky
Puts an arm of sand in the span of salt.
The lucid and endless wrinkles
Draw in, lapse and withdraw.
Wavelets crumble and white spent bubbles
Wash on the floor of the beach.
Rocking on the crest
In the low blue lustre
Are the shadows of the ships.
Identify an example of personification: explain what is being personified how.
The tide is described as being "tardy"
The sand is described as haing an "arm"
A pamphlet explaining how an unborn child may be affected when a pregnant mother smokes
Craig is a football player training over the summer for next season. The coach demands that all players come in at 6:00 AM and lift weights until 8:00 AM, when practice begins. Craig gets there at 5:00 AM to begin his training.
What character trait does Craig demonstrate?
Dedicated, hardworking, overachiever
Splendid: The rays from the rising sun shined splendidly through our kitchen window.
Dancing is a safe and healthy activity.
opinion - some people might believe that dancing is dangerous.
Identify an example of hyperbole: explain how it is exaggerated.
The waves, implicitly compared to "wrinkles," are described as endless. This is an exaggeration.
A novel about a young girl who learns a lesson about bullying other students on the internet
Anna volunteered to help Kylie clean her house. When Anna washed the mirrors, Kylie asked her if she used paper towels instead of newspapers. When Anna admitted that she had, Kylie asked her to redo them. Then, while Anna was sweeping, Kylie corrected her on her technique. "Don't just push the dirt around, Anna. SWEEP it," Kylie told Anna. What character trait does Kylie demonstrate?
Bossy, unappreciative, perfectionist
Particle: John was so hungry that he didn't leave a single particle of the muffin on the plate.
Hip hop dancing has been featured in movies such as Step Up and Stomp the Yard.
Identify an example of metaphor: explain which two things are being compared.
The terms of use for Facebook, a social networking site
Corey came back from the bathroom and noticed that her rainbow pencil was missing. She looked around the room and saw that Beth was using a rainbow pencil. Corey started crying uncontrollably and ran out of the room.
What character trait does Corey demonstrate?
Emotional, crybaby, sensitive
Injustice: Kevin thought that it was a great injustice that girls could wear earrings in the school while the boys could not.
People have been dancing for thousands of years.
fact - This can be proven with historical records.
Find two separate examples of alliteration. List the alliterative words.
Shadows, ships
Low, lustre
Brown, bar
Sand, span, salt
Wrinkles, withdraw, wavelets, white, wash
A speech written by Isiah Thomas urging young people to stay in school
Kelvin found a wallet on the ground. He opened up the wallet and saw an old woman's ID card. Kelvin took the ID out of the wallet, walked to the woman's house, and returned the wallet to her.
What character trait does Kelvin demonstrate?
Honest, compassionate, honorable
Decline: After Gears of Pain 6 came out, the amount of people playing Gears of Pain 5 declined.
Ballet dancing requires more training than hip hop dancing.
opinion - Some people might believe that hip hop dancing requires more training.
What action is described in the third stanza of the poem?
This stanza describes the tide rolling in and out.