11th Grade English CPW ACT Prep Round 4 - Conventions of Punctuation, Usage, and Word Choice

1. CPW ACT Prep Round 4 Subject: 11th Grade English • Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to practice College Readiness Standards: • Conventions of Punctuation 24-27 • Conventions of Punctuation 24-27 • Conventions of Usage 24-27 • Conventions of Usage 28-32 • Topic Development in Terms of Purpose and Focus 24-27 • Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 20-23 SQUADS • Success Criteria – I am successful if I can • Use an apostrophe for possessive noun • Only use a semi-colon to connect two complete thoughts • use appropriate pronoun • Use who and whom correctly • Choose the phrase that develops the focus • Delete redundant and wordy material

2. 11th Grade English Directions • You will have 1 minute and 30 seconds to work on each question individually. • There will be a stopwatch timer included on each slide for the teacher to set so you can keep track. • After you have completed each question individually, you will have 1 minute and 30 seconds to work as a group and decide on the best answer and rationale.

3. 11th Grade English • From Passage II “How Old Am I?” • 1. The practice of advancing a person’s age seems to me to reflect the value a society places on life experience and longevity. • NO CHANGE • persons’ age • persons age • person’s age,

4. 11th Grade English • From Passage III “Wearing Jeans in School” • 2. The United States District Court of New Hampshire; agreed to hear Kevin’s case. • NO CHANGE • Court, of New Hampshire • Court of New Hampshire • Court of New Hampshire,

5. 11th Grade English • From Passage IV “The Case of the Trick Photographs” • 3. Some sixty years later, an elderly Frances Griffiths publicly admitted that her and her cousin had staged the photographs as a practical joke. • NO CHANGE • her cousin and herself • she and her cousin • her cousin and her

6. 11th Grade English • From Passage V “Her Letters to the World” • 4. Other letters are solemn; speaking of relatives and friends whom had died. • NO CHANGE • who • who they • of whom

7. 11th Grade English • From Passage V “Her Letters to the World” • 5. At one point, Emily sent a draft of her poem “Safe in Their Alabaster Chambers” to Susan, who read the poem. As a result, Emily wrote two other versions of the second stanza. • *Given that all the choices are true, which one would most clearly describe an interaction between Susan and Emily during Emily’s writing process? • NO CHANGE • liked the poem tremendously. • considered and thought about the poem. • praised the poem but suggested revisions.

8. 11th Grade English • From Passage V “Her Letters to the World” • 6. Emily wrote two other versions of the second stanza. • NO CHANGE • Rewrote two other alternate • rewrote two additional alternate • wrote two alternate revised

9. CPW ACT Prep Round 4 Subject: 11th Grade English Now ‘Squad Up’ and replay this PPT. Use the Student Answer/Rationale Sheet. Then exchange your Squad’s answer sheet with that of another squad. Launch the ANSWERS video. SQUADS