Dead Giveaways

Which word is an example of a transition word?

• People
• For instance
• Cars
• Exciting

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which should you not use in your Expository Essay?

• Quotes
• Dialogue
• Figurative language
• I am going to tell you...

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CCSS.W.4.3B

Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:

"For my paper I would like to tell you that you should definitely get a hedgehog"

• Throwaway Writing

• Repetition

• Words in weird order

• Vagueness

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:

"Everyone likes to try different things, so don't do the same thing again and get a hedgehog."

• Throwaway writing

• Repetition

• Words in weird order

• Vagueness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:

"One day he decided to carve into the tip of a pencil, he would carve a miniature sculpture."

• Throwaway writing

• Repetition

• Words in weird order

• Vagueness

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:

"She found that while people were holding their body in a position of power, the hormones associated with dominance and stress were increased and decreased."

• Throwaway writing

• Repetition

• Words in weird order

• Vagueness

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:

"This is true, so I would suggest that bike fees be significantly lower than automobile fees."

• Throwaway writing

• Repeptition

• Words in weird order

• Vagueness

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:

"Bicyclists just want a place to be certain that they can ride on the roads safely."

• Throwaway writing

• Repetition

• Words in weird order

• Vagueness

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A

Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:

"With more than 500 miles of coastline, there is ample opportunity for people to surf right here in their home state and in Texas."

• Throwaway writing

• Repetition

• Words in weird order

• Vagueness

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CCSS.L.4.1F

Which dead giveaway is the following sentence:

"Surfing certainly requires specific materials, identified waves, and various personality traits."

• Throwaway writing

• Repetition

• Words in weird order

• Vagueness

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CCSS.L.1.1D

CCSS.L.3.1A