SQUADS #2 Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to address these College Readiness Standards in English: 1.Topic Development in Terms of Purpose and Focus Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy Conventions of Usage Conventions of Usage Conventions of Punctuation Conventions of Usage Success Criteria – I will be successful if I can correctly identify the best use of punctuation, usage, sentence purpose and focus, and word choice. “11 th Grade English” CPW20

11 th Grade English #1. Almost overnight the land too turns greenish. One week, seeds are sown in bare patches behind the villagers’ houses. The next week, just seven long rainstorms later, those same patches are gardens overrun with weeds and new leaves. Gardens are frequently used as images in world literature. – A. NO CHANGE – B. Gardens are used as images in world literature quite frequently. – C. Frequently gardens are major images in world literature. – D. DELETE the underlined portion.

11 th Grade English #2. The majority of the plays written during the time period have completely disappeared and vanished, primarily because drama was considered popular entertainment, not serious literature. A. NO CHANGE B. left not a trace behind and vanished C. disappeared off the face of the earth and vanished; D. vanished,

11 th Grade English #3. Such haphazard publishing practices have necessitated careful study of early editions of Shakespearean plays in order to get it right this time, at least. A. NO CHANGE B. arrive at accurate texts for modern readers. C. come up with something better than a TV sitcom. D. give Shakespeare fans something to cheer about.

11 th Grade English #4. Every auction is a bit of careful orchestrated chaos. A. NO CHANGE B. carefully orchestration C. careful orchestrations of D. carefully orchestrated

11 th Grade English #5. The women who journeyed west to California in the gold rush of the 1840s have to be a brave and resourceful breed. A. NO CHANGE B. was being C. were D. was

11 th Grade English #6. The sidewalk café, goldfish pond, skylights, plants, and trees, create the psychologically appealing illusion of outdoor space. A. NO CHANGE B. trees, create, C. trees create D. trees create,

11 th Grade English #7. In fact, had members of his acting company not seen to it, Shakespeare’s lays might never of been printed. A. NO CHANGE B. not of ever C. of never D. never have

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