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CPW. Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to address these College Readiness Standards in English: Sentence Structure and Formation 33-36 Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 13-15 Organization, Unity, and Coherence 24-27 Conventions of Punctuation 20-23

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  1. CPW Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to address these College Readiness Standards in English: Sentence Structure and Formation 33-36 Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 13-15 Organization, Unity, and Coherence 24-27 Conventions of Punctuation 20-23 Conventions of Usage 20-23 Conventions of Usage 28-32 Sentence Structure and Formation 33-36 SQUADS “11th Grade English” Success Criteria – I will know I am successful if I can create parallel structure, select the clearest, most concise word, select the most effective introductory sentence, recognize and make changes to unnecessary punctuation, and use appropriate possessive pronouns.

  2. “A Microscope in the Kitchen” • I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table charts covering the refrigerator door; and a microscope was sitting on the kitchen table. F.NO CHANGE G.would sit H. sitting J. sat

  3. “A Microscope in the Kitchen” 2. Having studied, my mother is a marine biologist. A. NO CHANGE B. As my mother’s interest is science, she is C. My mother’s occupation is that of D. My mother is

  4. “A Microscope in the Kitchen” • Our household might have been described as uncooperative. Our meals weren’t always served in the expected order of breakfast, lunch, and supper. When the tide was low, Mom could be found down on the mudflats. When the tide was high, she would be standing on the inlet bridge with her plankton net. • Which choice would most effectively introduce the rest of this passage? F. NO CHANGE G. There seemed to be no explanation for why Mom ran our household the way she did. H. Our household didn’t run according to a typical schedule. J. Mom ran our household in a most spectacular manner.

  5. “A Microscope in the Kitchen” 4. I have great respect for my mother. I learned early that the moon affected the tides. Mom was always waiting for a full moon, when low tide would be much lower than usual and high tide much higher. I knew that it took about eight hours for the tides to change from high to low, sixteen hours for a complete cycle of tides. I didn’t have to wait to learn these things in school. In our house they were everyday knowledge. • Which choice most effectively signals the shift from the preceding paragraph to this paragraph? F. NO CHANGE G. Our lives were likewise affected by the phases of the moon. H. A relationship exists between the moon and the tides. J. The moon is a mysterious orb afloat in the sky.

  6. “A Microscope in the Kitchen” 5. Often, my brother and I, joined our mother on her adventures into tidal lands. F. NO CHANGE G. brother, and I, H. brother, and I J. brother and I

  7. “A Microscope in the Kitchen” 6. The moon is closer to the earth when full, so its gravitational pull is stronger. F. NO CHANGE G. one’s H. it’s J. its’

  8. CPW 11th Grade English • Exchange your answer sheet with that of another squad… • Launch the ANSWERS video.

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