1. Correct the errors in the following paragraph.
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Correct the errors in the following paragraph.
When St. Patrick’s day roles around, people traditionally adorn green, but did you know that green has absolutly nothing to do with St. Patrick. St. Patrick actually often wore blue, a color that was tide to ireland during Henry vii’s rain. The tradition of associating green with Ireland came around later in the 1800’s. During this time, the Irish wanted independance from the British and chose green as a symbolic color for there country.
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2. Impertinent means not showing proper respect; rude.
Guess what these words mean based on how they are used in context. Once you have made your guess, look the word up to see if you are correct!
1. Kevin has an aptitude for learning languages; he fluently speaks French, English, and Spanish.
2. The teacher was not pleased with Sam’s comments, so she sent him to the principal’s office for being impertinent.
If someone has an aptitude, they have a natural ability
to do something.
Impertinent means not showing proper respect; rude.
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3. American actress whose career lasted more than 60 years.
What is the meaning of the following quote? Do you agree? How does it relate to your life or the world?
You can tell more about a person by what he says about others than you can by what others say about him.
- Audrey Hepburn
American actress whose career lasted more than 60 years.
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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 believe that mediums have the ability to speak to those who have passed on? Explain.
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5. 2. Joan had a photographic memory, but she never developed it.
Read the two examples below and determine what type(s) of figurative language is/are being used from the list provided.
1. The icy, bitter night seemed to disappear as Sally curled up next to the warm, crackling fire.
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Onomatopoeia
Oxymoron
Idiom
Hyperbole
Allusion
Alliteration
Pun
Assonance
Synecdoche
Irony
ONOMATOPOEIA
2. Joan had a photographic memory, but she never developed it.
PUN
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