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2 I found nine errors. Journal: Write the words or phrases, correcting the errors.

3 Journal: KEY

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5 1. Copy the word 2. Fill in “My Definition” including the part of speech

6 Noun. the process or a period of changing from one state or condition to another Example: students in transition from one class to another Verb. To undergo or cause to undergo a process or period of change Example: the network ought to be built by the federal government and then transitioned into private industry Synonyms: change, passage, move, transformation, conversion, metamorphosis, changeover

7 Read each sentence below and choose the correct transition word. 1._______ I met my former boyfriend, I never really understood the meaning of the word unreliable. a. Where Before First of all b. The transition indicates: time addition contrast 2. One reason people have dogs is for companionship; _______ is for protection. a. once frequently another b. The transition indicates: illustration addition conclusion 3. _________ Angry Birds is a new game, it has quickly become very popular. a. Although When In the same way b. The transition indicates: contrast cause and effect time

8 KEY 1._______ I met my former boyfriend, I never really understood the meaning of the word unreliable. a. Where Before First of all b. The transition indicates: time addition contrast 2. One reason people have dogs is for companionship; _______ is for protection. a. once frequently another b. The transition indicates: illustration addition conclusion 3. _________ Angry Birds is a new game, it has quickly become very popular. a. Although When In the same way b. The transition indicates: contrast cause and effect time

9 1.Copy the word 2.Fill in “My Definition” including the part of speech #12 emphasize

10 #12 emphasize v. To give special importance or prominence to (something) in speaking or writing. Example: He jabbed a finger into the air to emphasize his point. Syn. Stress, highlight, spotlight

11 #13 support

12 #13 support Synonyms: confirm, prove Other forms: supporter supportive supported, supporting V. to show that an idea, claim, statement, theory, etc., is true or correct

13 #14 relevant

14 #14 relevant adjective closely connected or appropriate to the matter at hand. The candidate's experience is relevant to the job. synonyms:pertinent, applicable, apropos, to the point, germane

15 #14 relevant Which details are irrelevant? Lucy likes to pack her own school lunch. Her favorite sandwich is peanut butter and jelly, so she packs that. She also likes to eat green grapes. Lucy enjoys playing kickball. Lucy thinks juices make great drinks for lunch. She makes this same lunch at least twice each week.

16 Journal: Write the phrases, correcting the errors. Robert Frost was a well loved poet. He was born on March He spent his first ten years in San Francisco California. His father William Frost died when Frost was ten. After his father's death, Frost moved East to Massachusetts with his mother. At the age of twenty one, Frost attended Harvard. After several years as a teacher, Frost moved to England he wrote many poems there and lived on a farm. He published his first book of poems at the age of fourty. Readers loved his poems He won the Pulitzer Prize four times; furthermore twenty- eight universities gave him honorary degrees. Frost once talked to a frend about poetry. He said "It begins as a lump in the throat." These are some of Frost's poems "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," "the Telephone," and "To Earthward."

17 Journal: Corrections. Robert Frost was a well-loved poet. He was born on March 26, He spent his first ten years in San Francisco, California. His father, William Frost, died when Frost was ten. After his father's death, Frost moved east to Massachusetts with his mother. At the age of twenty-one, Frost attended Harvard. After several years as a teacher, Frost moved to England; he wrote many poems there and lived on a farm. He published his first book of poems at the age of forty. Readers loved his poems. He won the Pulitzer Prize four times; furthermore, twenty-eight universities gave him honorary degrees. Frost once talked to a friend about poetry. He said, "It begins as a lump in the throat." These are some of Frost's poems: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," "The Telephone," and "To Earthward."

18 #15 establish

19 #15 establish Verb: to create a foundation; to start; to initiate or bring about Other forms: establishment, established Synonyms: found, institute, set up, form, organize

20 #16 cross- reference

21 #16 cross- reference noun: a reference at one place in a work to locate information at another place in the same work verb: to find material in another source noun: a reference at one place in a work to locate information at another place in the same work verb: to find material in another source

22 #17 perspective

23 N. a way of thinking about something; a viewpoint #17 perspective Write a sentence using the word in context.

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27 Noun: a broad statement or idea that applies to a group of people or things Applies to many people or things, in many times and /or places Expressed as a complete sentence Written in 3rd person (no “I,” “we,” “our”) Themes are expressed as generalizations. Other forms: generalize, generalizing along,

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29 n.: a disagreement, typically when prolonged, public and heated Example: The class debated positions related to the controversy of whether or not students should wear uniforms to school. Synonyms: discord, incompatibility, dispute, debate, dissension, quarrel