Revising
(18) Figure out what is enjoyable for you. (19) Some people like to run or walk briskly, while some like to play sports, such as basketball or soccer. (20) If none of these get to you, try something different like jump rope.
The word 'get' is not the right word to use in sentence 20. Which word should replace 'get' in this sentence?
A. engage
B. bore
C. appeal
D. like
What is 'C. appeal?'
(1) Karate is a sport for people of all ages, from children to adults?
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 1?
A. Change 'people' to 'People'
B. Change the question mark after 'adults' to a period
C. Delete the comma after 'ages'
D. Make no change
What is "B. Change the question mark after 'adults' to a period?"
What does 'RAPS' stand for?
What is restate the prompt, address/answer the prompt, prove your answer, and sum it up?
What is the subject and predicate in the following sentence?
The dogs escaped and ran down the street.
What is dogs (subject), escaped (predicate), and ran (predicate)?
Which definition best defines what the word 'claim' means when we are referring to an argumentative text?
Definition:
1. to ask for as rightfully belonging to oneself
2. to call for
3. to state as a fact
4. a right or title to something
What is to "3. state as a fact?"
(5) The Rangers formed in 1823. (6) Stephen Austin was the leader of a growing colony at that time. (7) Austin posted a help-wanted ad. (8) He knew it was important to protect the land. (9) People needed to feel safe in the colony, too. (10) There wasn’t any police force or other security. (11) It called for ten men to provide protection wherever it was needed.
Where should sentence 7 move to make more sense in the report?
A. After sentence 8
B. After sentence 9
C. After sentence 10
D. No revision is needed
What is "C. After sentence 10?"
(3) When you yell, "Hello," a little explosion of air fly out of your mouth.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 3?
A. Remove the comma after 'Hello'
B. Change 'a' to 'an'
C. Change 'fly' to 'flies'
D. Change 'of' to 'off'
What is "C. change 'fly' to 'flies'?"
Restate the following question:
Why did the author include the image next to paragraph 2?
What is "The author included the image next to paragraph 2 because...?"
What is the subject, predicate, AND prepositional phrase in the following sentence?
My teacher demolished her Chipotle for lunch.
What is my teacher (subject), demolished (predicate), and for lunch (prepositional phrase)?
Name at least 5 conventions that you learned this school year.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY BONUS:
Write a sentence using those 5 conventions, label the conventions, and complete this task in 5 minutes!
What is "subject-verb agreement, proper nouns, possessive nouns, reflexive pronouns, comparative adjectives, superlative adjectives, prepositional phrases, compound sentences/conjunctions, adverbs that convey frequency, quotation marks, etc."?
Teacher's discretion on the sentences :)
(5) Many people like to go to the library to have a quiet place to work where they have information at their fingertips. (6) Let’s say you want to learn all about birds in the Amazon Rainforest. (7) Who better to help you than a librarian? (8) Seriously, it would be a crime not to continue to provide this valuable service for the public.
Riya would like to add the following sentence to the second paragraph (sentences 5-8).
Librarians are very knowledgeable and helpful to anyone conducting research or just looking for a new book to read.
Where is the BEST place to insert this sentence?
A. At the beginning of the paragraph, B. After sentence 5, C. After sentence 6, D. After sentence 7
What is after sentence 7?
(6) When it bounced back to your side of the canyon, it will bounce back again to the other side.
How should sentence 6 be changed?
A. Change 'bounced' to 'bounces'
B. Delete the comma after 'said'
C. Change the period to a question mark
D. Make no change
What is change "A. 'bounced' to 'bounces'?"
What is the first step when ANALYZING an ECR prompt?
What is "highlight the verbs to make a to-do list?"
What does FANBOYS stand for?
What is for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so?
This word means to give a synonym for the word.
Look at the sample question below:
Which word would best ______ the word 'good' in sentence 12?
What is the word "REPLACE?"
(16) Niagara Falls is just not useful. (17) Many people think Niagara Falls is a beautiful sight. (18) In fact, millions of tourists have traveled long distances to see the waterfalls. (19) Some people choose to view the waterfalls from a boat. (20) Others who want a close up look go to the Cave of Winds, located near the bottom of the falls. (21) People go to the cave and stand behind the waterfalls. (22) People look out through a sheet of falling water.
Jenny has included an extraneous sentence in the fourth paragraph (sentences 16-22). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph?
A. Sentence 16, B. Sentence 17, C. Sentence 18, D. Sentence 19
What is sentence 16?
(4) There is many stories about how and where karate started.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4?
A. Change 'is' to 'are'
B. Change 'stories' to 'storys'
C. Insert a comma after 'how'
D. Change 'where' to 'wear'
What is "A. change 'is' to 'are'?"
What is the following ECR prompt asking you to do?
How is the theme of Gigi and the Wishing Ring similar to the theme of The Two Bear Cubs?
What is identify the themes in each text and compare them?
Combine the following sentences in a clear and effective way.
Jemma ate McDonald's for lunch. Jemma ate Canes for dinner.
What is "Jemma ate McDonald's for lunch and Canes for dinner?"
What does the prefix sub- mean?
What is "below?"
(1) Exercise is important for everyone, no matter their age. (2) Everyone might want to exercise at least twenty minutes a day to stay healthy. (3) People who exercise at least twenty minutes per day have several health benefits when compared to people who do not exercise. (4) Exercising twenty minutes per day increases heart health, memory storage and energy levels.
Sebastian needs to make his claim stronger. How can he revise sentence 2 to create a stronger claim?
A. Everyone might want to consider exercise at least twenty minutes a day to stay healthy
B. Everyone should exercise at least twenty minutes a day to stay healthy.
C. Everyone should want to exercise at least twenty minutes a day to stay healthy
D. Everyone could exercise at least twenty minutes a day to stay healthy.
What is "B. everyone should exercise at least twenty minutes a day to stay healthy?"
(7) He would not his men use weapons.
What change, if any, should be made in sentence 7?
A. Change 'He' to 'King'
B. Insert 'let' after 'not'
C. Change 'use' to 'used'
D. No change should be made in sentence 7.
What is insert "B. 'let' after 'not'?"
What is the following ECR prompt asking you to do?
Explain how the speaker’s feelings about dragons changes from the beginning of the poem to the end of the poem.
What is the find a difference between how the dragons felt in the beginning and the end of the poem?
Combine the following sentences in a clear and effective way.
Sarah loves reading books. She does not like writing stories.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY: Short Constructed Response (SCR)
(4) The water comes from several of the Great Lakes that flows over the waterfalls. (5) The Great Lakes and Niagara Falls were formed thousands of years ago. (6) Giant sheets of ice covered the land. (7) When the climate began getting warmer the ice shrank. (8) Two steep cliffs were left behind. (9) The cliff on the Canadian side of the border is known as Horseshoe Falls. (10) The cliff on the United States side is called the American Falls.
Sentence 4 needs to be revised. In the space provided, rewrite sentence 4 in a clear and effective way.
Write your answer on the whiteboard. You have 3 minutes!
Teacher's discretion :)
Possible answers:
The water that flows over the waterfalls comes from several of the Great Lakes.
Water from several of the Great Lakes flows over the waterfalls.