Editing
(2) It just comes with the territory, especially when you have an older brother, who is the epitome of “cool.”
What change should be made in sentence 2?
F Change comes to come’s
G Change especially to specially
H Delete the comma after brother
J No change should be made.
H- Delete the comma after brother.
What is the best conjunction to combine these sentences?
I love the cold weather. I forgot my jacket.
A. , and
B. , for
C. , but
C. , but
Comparing two unlike things using like or as
SIMILE
How would you restate this question?
What is the tone of this excerpt?
The tone of this excerpt is ____________.
I am your/ you're friend.
your
(12) I had always been fascinated with chemistry, biology, and math, but since those interests hadn’t fit Tyson’s definition of cool, I had never pursued it.
How should sentence 12 be changed?
F Change fascinated to fasinated
G Delete the comma after cool
H Change had never pursued to hadn’t never pursued
J Change it to them
J- Change it to them
What is the correct way to write sentence 24?
F Yes, I’m Tyson’s little brother, that’s only part of my identity, though, I’m a cool guy in my own way, too.
G Yes, I’m Tyson’s little brother, but that’s only part of my identity. Because I’m a cool guy in my own way, too.
H Yes, I’m Tyson’s little brother, but that’s only part of my identity. I’m a cool guy in my own way, too.
J Sentence 24 is written correctly in the paper.
H- Yes, I’m Tyson’s little brother, but that’s only part of my identity. I’m a cool guy in my own way, too.
Comparing two unlike things without using like or as
What other part of RACE is also included in the sentence that includes the Restate?
The Answer.
Buzz
wham
boom
pitter patter
swoosh
onomatopoeia
(16) As we organized teams, prepared resourses, practiced answering questions, and trained for the annual tournament, I felt more connected than I ever had to any sports team.
What change should be made in sentence 16?
A Change resourses to resources
B Change the comma after tournament to a period
C Change than to then
D No change should be made.
A- Change resourses to resources
Best subordinate conjunction to use:
__________ I am tired, I will take a nap.
A. Although
B. Before
C. Since
C. Since
The leaves dance their way through the lawn.
PERSONIFICATION
Give an example of how the "C" part of RACE may start.
Any example would work.
The universal idea, concept, or lesson of a text.
Theme
What does 's mean?
Ownership of a single subject
“If you’re always trying to be normal ____ you will never know how amazing you can be.”
What punctuation mark goes here?
A comma (,)
The sequence of events in a story are called...
The plot
What is the E in RACE?
Explain your evidence.
A person, place, thing, or idea...
a noun
(5) I probably would have continued trying to keep up with “Big T” for the rest of my high school career, but when my family moved in the middle of my Freshman year, everything changed.
What change should be made to sentence 5?
Change Freshman to freshman.
Combine these sentences with an AWUBIS word
(As, Although, After, While, When, Until, Unless, Because, Before, If, Since).
My mom made the best brownies ever. I only ate four of them.
Although my mom made the best brownies ever, I only ate four of them.
first person
second person
third person
perspective
The part of RACE that's bolded.
Based on his actions, the wolf can be characterized as a menacing predator. According to the text, the wolf “huffed and puffed and blew the house down.” He also “showed his teeth,” and “he opened his mouth very wide and bit down as hard as he could.” This example proves that the wicked wolf saw the pigs as prey, as he was desperate in his attempt to pursue and devour them.
The C
All sentences must have these two things (not talking about a capital letter and punctuation mark):
Subject and verb