STAAR Revising - Adding Details

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• People Everywhere enjoy wearing the shirt, and it looks cool, too.

• The shirt covers the body and blocks the dangerous UV rays that cause skin cancers to form.

• This was a recent invention that just happened.

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• I also absolutely love swinging on the swings with my friends, Miguel and Ryan.

• My second reason is I like sliding on the slide and playing on the seesaw.

• When I see my friends waiting for me near the jungle gym, a huge smile crosses my face.

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• These villains would rob passing ships of their gold, money, and valuables, but sometimes, they even took the entire ship and sailed off to sea.

• Black Beard was one of the most famous pirates.

• The skull and crossbones symbol was designed as a sign of death during the Late Middle Ages.

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• I really enjoy eating tasty candy canes while I fish with my dad.

• Sometimes, I use worms or tiny minnow to bait the hooks.

• Last time we went fishing, I almost jumped out of my skin when a ten-pound catfish crooked that pole over so far that it almost broke.

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• On the candy aisle, there are tasty treats like chocolate bars, suckers, and gummy bears.

• There is hard candy, too.

• Just a few aisles over, there are even tastier treats.

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• It was made of crushed rock salt, mint, dried iris flowers, and pepper mixed together.

• People everywhere used it because they had trouble with their teeth.

• This was before 1824, when soap was added to toothpaste for cleanliness.

• Fluoride was added to toothpaste in the 1960s because it significantly decreased dental cavities.

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• Sometimes, we snow ski in the Sawtooth Mountains.

• I remember, last Christmas, my dad and I had a blast building Frosty (the snowman) in front of the living room window.

• In the summer, we have a blast in Grandma's pool in the backyard.

• Some people don't like snowmen, but I do.

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• If a person gave the enemy his sword, it meant he was surrendering.

• Samurai warriors would use wooden swords for safety when practicing.

• My brother and I fight with his light sabers sometimes, and these are similar to swords.

• At the end of the hilt, there is a metal guard that keeps the swordsman's hand from slipping onto the blade and getting injured.

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• Next, I have to bathe the dogs in a big tub of soap and water, and then I brush them and walk them.

• My favorite dog to stop and pet is Millie, a friendly little white and tan Peekapoo that is always happy to see me.

• Sometimes, it takes me a while to ride my bike there.

• I have two energetic beagles at home named Sherlock and Moriarty.

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• There are better choices than these, but I can't think of any.

• If I'm not fishing or riding in my boat, I enjoy jumping on my trampoline or playing tag or hide-and-seek with my friends at home.

• There are even funner activities than hunting or four wheelers.

• Riding in the boat and fishing with my dad at the lake are pastimes I enjoy, as well.