1. 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 16-19 2.Conventions of Usage 13-15 3.Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 13- 15 4.Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 16- 19 5.Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 20- 23 6.Sentence Structure and Formation 13-15 7.Conventions of Punctuation 16-19 Success Criteria – I will know I am successful if I can identify the best use of punctuation, usage, sentence structure, topic purpose, and word choice. “9 th Grade English” CPW20

2. 9 th Grade English #1.She trained for several years to prepare her body for temperatures that would kill a normal person within eight minutes. In 2002, she swam over a mile along the coast of Antarctica, wearing only a swimsuit. – The author is considering deleting the underlined words. If so, the sentence would primarily lose: A. unnecessary detail B. helpful biographical background C. vague specifics D. helpful details that bolster the facts within the sentence

3. 9 th Grade English #2.She has swam the Gulf of Aqaba, the Nile, and the Cook Strait. A. NO CHANGE B. swim C. swum D. swimming

4. 9 th Grade English #3.He eventually opened his own studio in Milan, where he continued painting portraits. He later was hired to be a theater designer, an architect, and worked as a sculptor. A. NO CHANGE. B. did some sculpting. C. sculpted occasionally. D. a sculptor.

5. 9 th Grade English #4.When Mt. St. Helens erupted, my training as a private pilot paid off. My editor asked me to write a feature story on the volcano. Only scientists and reporters were allowed within a ten-mile radius of the mountain. A. NO CHANGE B. radius, consisting of ten miles, C. measurement of a ten mile radius D. radius, measuring ten miles

6. 9 th Grade English #5.Eager to see Mt. St. Helens for himself, my brother Jeff volunteered to accompany me as an assistant on the flight. He had never flown with me before, and I look forward at the opportunity to show off my skills. – A. NO CHANGE – B. but I looked forward to the opportunity of showing off my skills. – C. and I looked forward to the opportunity of showing off my skills. – D. nevertheless I anticipated being able to show off my skills.

7. 9 th Grade English #6.Only small electrical or clean hydrogen- powered vehicles will be permitted in cities, and the energy to run them will come from solar power plants. A. NO CHANGE B. which the energy C. that the energy D. the energy

8. 9 th Grade English #7.We gasped as the hero, confronted ogres. A. NO CHANGE B. hero confronted C. hero confronted, D. hero – confronted

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