SQUADS ACT Prep Subject: 9 th Grade English Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to practice College Readiness Standards in English: 1.Sentence Structure and Formation: Conventions of Punctuation: Conventions of Punctuation: Knowledge of Language: Success Criteria – I am successful if I can… 1.Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense 2.Use apostrophes to form possessive nouns 3.Recognize inappropriate uses of commas, colons, and semicolons 4.Delete obviously redundant and wordy material CPW

9 th Grade English You will have 1 minute and 30 seconds to work on each question individually. You will have 1 minute and 30 seconds to work as a group and write your rationales for each answer.

9 th Grade English 1. My most memorable experience involved teaching mathematics every day right before lunch. The students in my class having ranged in age from six to fourteen years old. A.NO CHANGE B.ranging C.ranged D.had ranges

9 th Grade English 2. The students measured the circumference of the school jeep’s wheel, the area of the cucumber patch, or the height of the flowering fig tree. Not surprisingly, geometry was everyones favorite subject. A.NO CHANGE B.was everyone’s C.is everyones’ D.is everyone’s

9 th Grade English 3.In addition to being fun and healthy, bicycling is virtually cost-free. All that is required is a one-time investment in a bicycle and a helmet. A. NO CHANGE B. cost-free all; C. cost-free: all, D. cost-free, all

9 th Grade English 4.Cyclists don’t have to pay for much more gasoline, car insurance, automobile repairs, or parking tickets. A.NO CHANGE B.no C.any amounts of D.OMIT the underlined portion

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.ANSWERS SQUADS ACT Prep Subject: 9 th Grade English CPW