1. Week 29

2. What is your reaction to this process? Does it change the way
Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:
What is your reaction to this process? Does it change the way
you feel about
eating a hotdog?
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3. furtive tactics while cheating on the test to avoid getting caught.
Read the following sentence and guess the meaning of the word furtive based on the context.
The students employed
furtive tactics while cheating
on the test to avoid getting caught.
Attempting to avoid attention or be secretive.
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4. INFERENCING
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5. Correct the punctuation, spelling, and grammar errors in this social media post.
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6. Paris: Names of cities should be capitalized.
bridge / padlocks / fence : Bridge, padlocks, and fence were misspelled.
Paris: Names of cities should be capitalized.
meant, he: Commas separate introductory elements from the rest of the sentence.
sweethearts: An apostrophe is not required as it does not indicate possession.
to: Too is a synonym for also. To should be used here as a preposition.
bridge, fence, or gate: Commas are used to separate items in a series.
symbolize / inscribe: Symbolize and inscribe were misspelled.
their x2: There refers to a place, their refers to possession/belonging.
names: The apostrophe is not required after the names as it does not indicate possession.
lock, and: A comma is used to separate two sentences with a conjunction (and).
thrown: The past participle form of to throw should be used in this sentence.
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7. home. Her gate welcomed her, and she finally felt that she was safe.
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Read the paragraph below and find examples of metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, personification, oxymoron and/or alliteration.
A dark light from the alleyway glanced around the corner as Samantha made her way home from class. This was the first time she had walked home alone, and with the hissing and creaking sounds of the neighborhood, she regretted it immediately. Like a race horse, Samantha quickened her pace as she walked on. The few stars in the tar black sky stared down at her menacingly as she approached the gloomy path leading to her front stoop. The snake-like trail sneered as Samantha as she strode in the direction of
home. Her gate welcomed her, and she finally
felt that she was safe.