1. SQUADS CPW “9th Grade English”
Learning Intentions - Today, I am going to address these College Readiness Standards in English:
Conventions of Punctuation 24-27
Topic Development in Terms of Purpose and Focus 16-19
Word Choice in Terms of Style, Tone, Clarity, and Economy 20-23
Organization, Unity, and Coherence 24-27
SQUADS
Success Criteria – I will know I am successful if I can:
use commas to set off a word or phrase that renames or provides further detail
identify the basic purpose of a phrase
use the phrase most consistent with the style and tone of an academic essay
determine the most appropriate transitional phrase to create logical connections

2. 1. In some cases, a pattern of stars may represent a simple object that has meaning in day-to-day life. In other cases, the pattern, or constellation, may be a figure with a different kind of meaning.
A. NO CHANGE
B. pattern, or constellation
C. pattern or constellation,
D. pattern or constellation:

3. 2. Three bright stars that I’ve read about have acquired significance for many viewers around the globe.
Given that all the choices are true, which one offers visual information about the stars as they appear in modern times?
A. NO CHANGE
B. have different names in different cultures
C. formed long before any of us were born
D. together roughly form a straight line

4. 3. It’s awesome that in other parts of Japan, the same three stars appear in a constellation representing the floor-length sleeve of a woman’s kimono.
A. NO CHANGE
B. You’ll be amazed to learn that in
C. Consider, if you will, the notion that in
D. In

5. 4. In still other parts of Japan, this shining trio appears in the center of an hourglass-shaped drum, a tsuzumi.
A. NO CHANGE
B. In Japan’s imagination, this
C. In Japan, this
D. This

6. CPW 9th Grade English
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