Grade 8 Language Arts – Study Guide: January Exams [Jan. 20-23] Section 1 – Grammar (10%) Quotation Marks – Students must demonstrate that they can use quotation marks and punctuation correctly when citing evidence. Ex: In chapter 10 of The Hunger Games‚ Katniss reflects on the audience when she says‚ “I know they must be tracking me now though. The minute I hit the ground‚ I’m guaranteed a close-up” (163). Common Editing Mistakes – Students will be given a small passage that contains several
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To Kill a Mockingbird Discussion Questions for Paideia/Socratic Seminar 1. Reminders a. Listen to others‚ give everyone a chance to speak‚ and provide specific feedback to your peers (Speak 4 times= A‚ 3 times = B‚ 2 times = C‚ 1 time= D). b. Use People’s Names c. Respect the Conversation d. You Don’t Need To Raise Your Hands e. Refer to the Text f. I’ll Keep Track of Comments / Rubric g. Be prepared. This means reading the "text" closely‚ taking notes‚ and forming questions. h. Be courteous
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To whom this letter may concern‚ I believe that the novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee should be nominated for the ‘Premier’s Book of the Year Award’. The novel has helped me shape an understanding of myself‚ others‚ and the world around me. Through various themes‚ that Lee has portrayed throughout the novel I have gained a greater knowledge about the various themes and techniques‚ such as: The loss of innocence‚ Racism‚ and the symbol of the Mockingbird. As I will explain in detail below
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Sparrows are some of the most familiar and most common birds in the world. Sparrows are 5 to 6 inches in length. The male has a gray crown‚ whitish check‚ and black throat. The bill and breast are black in summer and in winter the bill is yellow and the breast is gray. The female has a brown crown and a plain breast with a broad buff line over the eye. Be careful when identifying female House Sparrows because they may look similar to female House Finches. The female House Finch will have a stripped
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THE WHITE BIRD John Berger From time to time I have been invited by institutions--mostly American--to speak about aesthetics. On one occasion I considered accepting and I thought of taking with me a bird made of white wood. But I didn’t go. The problem is that you can’t talk about aesthetics without talking about the principle of hope and the existence of evil. During the long winters the peasants in certain parts of the Haute Savoie used to make wooden birds to hang in their kitchens and perhaps
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“Caged Bird” written by Maya Angelou published in 1983‚ was a poem stating that people of her ethnicity were referred to be the caged bird and the other bird to represent the white supremacy. During the time when Maya Angelou was born‚African Americans faced discrimination and a range of circumstances. The only logical way to stand up for themselves was using their voice. Maya Angelou uses repetition to strengthen the concept of how African Americans wanted freedom even when their dictators did not
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AP English Language and Composition Sample Responses to Questions on Ralph Ellison’s “On Bird‚ Bird-Watching‚ and Jazz” 1. Why do the first two sentences contain qualifiers (“oddly enough‚” “however”)? Ellison is floating some theories here‚ an activity he has invited the reader to join. Those qualifiers leave room for doubt and alternative interpretations. He may also be acknowledging that his quest for a definitive explanation of Parker’s nickname might be a little odd and run into more than
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determining the type of seeds the birds feed on an average rainfall in the island of Galapagos. The birds in this experiment live on the island and survival is not easy and it is baking hot during the day‚ freezing cold at night and there isn’t much food available. Because of this‚ the birds have very specialized feeding behaviors. An example of evolution resulting from natural selection was discovered among birds living in the Galapagos Island. These birds have varieties that vary in what
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The Birds: Alternate Ending *Nat has just finished preparing the house for another night of the birds attacking. He has begun smoking his last cigarette and has thrown the pack in the fire* *Also in his POV* I watched as the paper crinkled under the fires heat. Outside‚ I could hear the bird’s consistent tapping against the wood planks on the windows and doors. “Nat‚ do you think that the wood planks will hold? The tapping is harder and much stronger.” Questioned my wife whilst biting her lip
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Student 1234 Dr. Bill Ketchersid Civil War 3 December 2013 A Rose Amongst Thorns: Faulkner ’s "A Rose for Emily" and Southern Reconstruction Reconstruction after the Civil War lasted from 1865-1877. The Era of Reconstruction was a time of conflict for the Southern United States.1 Abraham Lincoln actually started making plans for reconstruction as early as December of 1863.2 On December 18‚ 1865‚ Congress formally abolished slavery. When Andrew Johnson became President after Lincoln was
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