1. SQUADS Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to address these College Readiness Standards in English: 1. Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 24-27 2. Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 24-27 3.Organization, Unity, and Coherence 24-27 4. Conventions of Usage 20-23 Success Criteria – I will know I am successful if I can: 1.revise a phrase that is redundant 2.use the phrase most appropriate for the tone of the sentence 3.determine the correct transitional word to create logical connections 4.ensure that a verb agrees with its subject when there is some text between the two “10 th Grade English” CPW

2. 1. Smith realized the extent of her gift when her friend, who had gathered essential material critical to writing his best-selling novel Roots from a griot in Gambia, began to refer to her as “my American griot.” A. NO CHANGE B. for C. important to D. that was essential to

3. 2. After sliding the shaft of the replacement feather over the sturdy, light bamboo stick, glue – just a touch – is applied. A. NO CHANGE B. a touch of glue is applied by the rehabilitator. C. the application of a touch of glue follows. D. the rehabilitator applies a touch of glue.

4. 3. In preliminary tests under simulated combat conditions, the Navajo encoded, transmitted, and decoded a three-line message in twenty seconds, whereas the machines required thirty minutes to perform the same job. Nevertheless, these tests convinced the officials of the value of using the Navajo language in a code. A. NO CHANGE B. Similarly, these C. Still, these D. These

5. 4. The Navajo language is complex, with a structure and sounds that makes them unintelligible to anyone without extensive exposure to it. A. NO CHANGE B. makes it C. make it D. make them

6. CPW 10 th Grade English Exchange your answer sheet with that of another squad… Launch the PDF.