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May 7, 2010 Word Choice Day 2

“So you’ve nothing to do this Saturday?” “Ready? Let’s do it.”. Upbeat, informative, informal. May 7, 2010 Word Choice Day 2. What is the author’s tone set in paragraph 1? What are some of the words and sentences in paragraph 1 that reflect that tone?

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May 7, 2010 Word Choice Day 2

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  1. “So you’ve nothing to do this Saturday?” “Ready? Let’s do it.” Upbeat, informative, informal May 7, 2010Word Choice Day 2 • What is the author’s tone set in paragraph 1? • What are some of the words and sentences in paragraph 1 that reflect that tone? • How well does the author sustain that tone in paragraph two? Give examples from the text to support Now, substitute words that would be more appropriate for the tone the author set in paragraph 1. Example: “After you’ve read the owner’s manual . . . have the right tools. The author uses more formal language like “perused” and “optimal.”

  2. Today we will: • Practice sentence combining. • Begin work on Act II project! • Read! • Divide work.

  3. Read the following sentences.Combine them! • I am really enjoying a novel called Cold Mountain. • Charles Frazier wrote Cold Mountain. • Cold Mountain is a Civil War novel.

  4. Now, pick the best way to combine the sentences. • I am really enjoying a Civil War novel which is by Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain. • I am really enjoying Cold Mountain, a Civil War novel by Charles Frazier. • A novel by Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain, that I am really enjoying, is a Civil War novel. • Cold Mountain, which is a Civil War novel, is by Charles Frazier, and I am really enjoying it.

  5. Try combining these sentences. • Jogging by yourself is enjoyable. • It is a healthy form of exercise. • You can become familiar with your neighborhood.

  6. Which is the best sentence? • You can become familiar with your neighborhood when jogging by yourself, which is an enjoyable and healthy form of exercise. • Jogging by yourself is an enjoyable, healthy exercise and a good way to become familiar with your neighborhood. • Jogging is an enjoyable and healthy form of exercise through which you can become familiar with your neighborhood and do by yourself. • An enjoyable and healthy form of exercise is jogging, which you can do by yourself, and you can become familiar with your neighborhood.

  7. Mini-Assessment Writing B • Review the questions you missed. • Choose up to three questions you missed. • On your score sheet document: • Record the question number and what that question required the student to do. • Explain why the correct answer is correct. • Explain why you think that question caused you difficulty. Remember to save in our class folder!

  8. Homework • Study for Act 1 quiz tomorrow.

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