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Click the link below to

see Barrack Obama's

speech. Explain the

analogy he makes. What

is he comparing? ://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKv-dXHhtMs

An analogy is a comparison between two things for the purpose

of explanation or clarification.

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Obama is using an analogy of driving a car into a ditch

to explain the method in which the opposing party

managed the economy. Contrastingly, he compares his own party’s efforts to try

to fix the economy to someone trying to pull the

car out of the ditch.

I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the

back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table

charts covering the refrigerator door; and a microscope was

sitting on the kitchen table.

Choose the best answer:

A. No change

B. waiting, by the back door,

C. waiting by the back door,

D. waiting by the back door

The best answer is A. It provides the

best punctuation for the underlined

portion. The phrase "waiting by the

back door" describes the

noun nets and is essential because it

tells which nets the narrator "grew up

with." Therefore, no comma should be

placed after nets. The semicolon after

the word door is appropriate because

semicolons are used between items

in a series when one or more of these

items include commas.

Tuesday GRAMMAR

I grew up with buckets, shovels, and nets waiting by the

back door; hip-waders hanging in the closet; tide table

charts covering the refrigerator door; and a

microscope was sitting on the kitchen table.

Choose the best answer:

E. No change

F. would sit

G. sitting

H. sat

The best answer is G. The verb

form sitting is best here because it

creates a parallel structure for all

three items in the series:

"nets waiting," "hip-

waders hanging," "a

microscope sitting."

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What is the

meaning of

this quote?

Do you agree?

How does

it relate to

your life or

the world?

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Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in

writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:

Do you think these

babies are really

communicating with

each other? What

do you think they are

they saying? Why?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_JmA2ClUvUY

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The antagonist is a character, group of

characters, or institution that opposes the

protagonist or main character.

In the novel and movie

Harry Potter, who is the

main antagonist?

If you don’t know this

movie/book, describe an

antagonist from another text you

read or film you watched.

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There are a few antagonists in

this series, but Voldemort is the

main antagonist. He opposes the

main character, Harry.

Click the link below to see

the protagonist (Harry),

and antagonist (Voldemort)

in opposition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haZEcPbF1T0

The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or

new, so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity to create

an even stronger gravitational pull.

Choose the best answer:

A. NO CHANGE

B. Since the moon is

C. The moon is

D. The moon,

The best answer is C. This

choice creates a structurally

sound compound sentence with

two complete independent

clauses connected by the

coordinating conjunction so.

Tuesday GRAMMAR

The moon is aligned with Earth and the sun when full

or new, so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity

to create an even stronger gravitational pull.

Choose the best answer:

E. NO CHANGE

F. one’s

G. it’s

H. its’

The best answer is

E. The possessive

pronoun its is

appropriate here

because it refers back to

the moon: "[the moon's]

gravitational pull."

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What is the

meaning of

this quote?

Do you agree?

How does

it relate to

your life or

the world?

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Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in

writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:

Do you think making

something more fun

can change behavior?

Why or why not?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SByymar3bds

Examples of antithesis

can be found in Katy

Perry’s song Hot

n’ Cold. Find the

examples of antithesis

in these lyrics!

You’re hot then you’re cold.You’re yes then you’re no.You’re in then you’re out. You’re up then your down.You’re wrong when it’s right.It’s black and it’s white. We fight; we break up We kiss; we make up.

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Antithesis is used when the writer puts two sentences of contrasting

meanings close to one another.

Having studied, my mother is a marine biologist. Our

household might have been described as uncooperative.

Choose the best answer:

A. NO CHANGE

B. As my mother’s interest is science, she is

C. My mother’s occupation is

D. My mother is

The best answer is D. It offers

the clearest, most concise

wording for this sentence. "My

mother is a marine biologist," is

a clear statement that avoids

unnecessary or confusing

words.

Tuesday GRAMMAR

My mother is a marine biologist. Our household might have been

described as uncooperative.

Which choice would most effectively introduce

the rest of the paragraph:

E. NO CHANGE

F. There seems to be no explanation for why

Mom ran our household the way she did

G. Our household didn’t run according to a

typical schedule.

H. Mom ran our household in a most spectacular manner.

The best answer is G. This is a

good introductory sentence

because the rest of the

paragraph explains how the

narrator's household "didn't run

according to a typical

schedule." The paragraph goes

on to say that "meals weren't

always served in the expected

order" and that the mother

operated according to the tides,

which were not on a typical

household schedule.

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What is the

meaning of

this quote?

Do you agree?

How does

it relate to

your life or

the world?

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Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in

writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:

What do you think “if

you never failed, you

never lived” means?

Do you think it is true?

Why or why not?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6hz_s2XIAU

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A figure of speech in which the speaker

addresses an object, concept, or person

(often absent) that is unable to respond.

Watch the clip from I Am

Legend by clicking the link

below and explain how

apostrophe is used.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yEs1gi9Dmqc

Everything was subservient to the disposal of the tides. When the

tide was low, Mom could be found down on the mudflats. When the

tide was high, she would be standing on the inlet bridge with her

plankton net.

Choose the best answer:

A. NO CHANGE

B. was defenseless in the face of

C. depended on

D. trusted in

The best answer is C. It offers

the clearest, most concise

wording for this sentence.

"Everything depended on the

tides," is a precise, clear

statement that avoids

unnecessary or confusing

words.

Tuesday GRAMMAR

I have great respect for my mother. I learned early that the moon affected the tides. Mom was

always waiting for a full or new moon, when low tide would be lower than average and high

tide higher than average.The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or new,

so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity to create an even stronger gravitational pull. I

knew that it took about eight hours for the tides to change from high to low, sixteen hours for

a complete cycle of tides. I didn’t have to wait to learn these things in school. In our house

they were everyday knowledge.

Which sentence most effectively provides the best introduction to this paragraph?

E. NO CHANGE

F. Our lives were likewise affected

by the phases of the moon.

G. A relationship exists between the moon

and the tides.

H. The moon is a mysterious orb afloat in the sky.

The best answer is F. This is the

best introductory sentence

because the rest of this new

paragraph explains how "the

phases of the moon" affected a

"complete cycle of tides." The

other choices do not logically

lead into this explanation of

what causes high and low tides.

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What is the

meaning of

this quote?

Do you agree?

How does

it relate to

your life or

the world?

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Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in

writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:

Discuss the role

that social media

plays in your life.

Is it a positive or

a negative?

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Catharsis is the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions. It is usually felt by the audience/reader while exposed to a story that brings

about great sorrow, pity, laughter etc.

The novel and film The Notebook

by Nicholas Sparks uses

catharsis. Click below to watch a

movie clip. How do you think

this clip uses catharsis? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EemLsTG5fX8

Often, my brother and I, joined our mother on her

adventures into tidal lands.

Choose the best answer:

A. NO CHANGE

B. brother, and I,

C. brother, and I

D. brother and I

The best answer is H

because no punctuation is

needed to separate the

subject of the sentence (my

brother and I) from the verb

(joined).

Tuesday GRAMMAR

I have great respect for my mother. I learned early that the moon affected the tides. Mom

was always waiting for a full or new moon, when low tide would be lower than average and

high tide higher than average. The moon being aligned with Earth and the sun when full or

new, so its gravity combines with the sun’s gravity to create an even stronger gravitational

pull. I knew that it took about eight hours for the tides to change from high to low, sixteen

hours for a complete cycle of tides. I didn’t have to wait to learn these things in school. In

our house they were everyday knowledge.

If the writer were to delete the phrase “sixteen hours for a complete cycle of tides” from

the preceding sentence (ending the sentence with a period), the essay would primarily

lose a detail that:

A. shows how the narrator’s interests are different from the mother’s interests.

B. contradicts a point made earlier in the paragraph.

C. helps establish the setting for the essay.

D. displays the narrator’s knowledge of tides.

The best answer is D because

the detailed information about

how long it takes to complete a

cycle of tides clearly shows that

the narrator has specific

knowledge of tides.

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What is the

meaning of

this quote?

Do you agree?

How does

it relate to

your life or

the world?

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Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in

writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:

What is your biggest

dream? How

would you react

if someone told you

that your dream

was impossible?

Why or why not? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEGSiX0JA-s