1. Click on the link below to watch a video clip
Click on the link below to watch a video clip. Respond in writing by providing your thoughts on the following question:
Have you ever been attached to an animal like Charlie was with Nita? Explain
If not, what kind of animal would you like to have that type of bond with?
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2. The newspaper article was mendacious and hurtful.
Read the following sentence and guess the meaning of the word mendacious based on the context.
The newspaper article was mendacious and hurtful.
Not telling the truth; lying.
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3. What if animals could speak?
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4. Correct the spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors in the following social media post.
What’s on your mind?
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5. upcoming: Upcoming was misspelled.
season, we’re hiring: Commas are used to separate introductory elements from the rest of the sentence. We’re is a contraction for we are. Were is the past tense of the verb to be. Hiring was also misspelled.
you’re - You’re is a contraction of you are. Your is the possessive form.
our team, visit: Are is a form of the verb to be. Our indicates possession.
to: Too is a synonym for also or means an excess of something. To should be used here as a preposition.
your friends who: You’re is a contraction of you are. Your is the possessive form. Friends indicates more than one friend. Who is used to refer to the subject of the sentence (friends) . Whom refers only to the object of the sentence.
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6. quickly time had flown by. She also mentioned
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Read the paragraph below and find examples of metaphor, simile, onomatopoeia, personification, oxymoron and/or alliteration.
Holly put on the beautiful charcoal gown and placed the cap on her head like a crown. Her four years of school had reached the final chapter, and she would be walking across the stage to receive her diploma today. This was a bittersweet moment. While she would be celebrating her success as a star student, she would also be saying so long to her friends.
She was honored to be selected as valedictorian. When she reached the podium, the words leapt off the paper. Her voice cracked with emotion as she talked about how
quickly time had flown by. She also mentioned
many of the marvelous memories they made as a class.