Sammy Sosa Techniques

Read the passage below and determine which type of technique is used in the sentences.

 "That is how many viewed Sammy Sosa on that hot day of June 4, 2003."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the sentece below and determine which technique was going used.

"Immediately, Sosa, his peers and his fans were worried about the mark that the Sammy Sosa corked bat would leave on his legacy. For a career that had most likely produced enough highlights to send him into the Hall of Fame, this was a disastrous turn."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the passage below and determine which type of technique is used in the sentences.

 "On January 9, 2013, Sosa was not elected by the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) into baseball's Hall of Fame, only receiving 12.5% of the vote. For the elections of 2014 through 2016 he received 7.2%, 6.6%, and 7.0%."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the passage below and determine which type of technique is used in the sentences.

 "Born in 1968 in the Dominican Republic, Sammy Sosa learned early the value of hard work. ."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the passage below and determine which type of technique is used in the sentences.

 "When Sosa was only seven, his father died, leaving the family extremely poor. Everyone pitched in to help support the family. Sammy `shined shoes every day and gave every penny he earned to his mother.."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the passage below and determine which type of technique is used in the sentences.

 " In 1997, he created the Sammy Sosa Foundation to help people less fortunate than himself. “I want to be known as a better person than a baseball player,” Sosa said. He has donated money to worthy causes in both the Dominican Republic and in Chicago."

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Read the passage below and determine which type of technique is used in the sentences.

 "Mrs. Vera Clemente, Goodwill Ambassador for Major League Baseball, was present, and she had this to say about Sosa: “He’s not just a good baseball player, but a great human being."

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• None of the above

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5