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A good paragraph should have...

• one main idea

• a topic sentence

• 5-7 sentences

• closing sentence

• indention and correct spelling and punctuation

Too means...

• in addition to

• also

• in excess

• very

Complete sentences must have a

• subject

• adjective

• predicate

• adverb

7.7 A: What is the theme of this text?

Kevin was walking home from school when he saw a little girl getting picked on by one of Kevin’s classmates. He felt sorry for her, but he did not stop to help her. A few weeks later, the same classmate began picking on Kevin.

• Love Conquers All

• Crime Does Not Pay

• Perseverance

• What comes around goes around

Some kids were afraid to dive into the pool, _____ I dove in right away.

• yet
• so
• but
• and

7.5F Joe will go to the movies this weekend if he washes dishes all week.

Based ONLY on the above statement, what MUST be true?

• Joe is washing dishes all week.

• Joe has never washed dishes before.

• Joe really likes going to the movies so he will wash the dishes all week.

• If Joe does not go to the movies this weekend, he did not wash dishes all week.

The teens in the bowling alley.

• sentence
• fragment

Are those ______ keys?

• your

• you're

7.9F: Authors set a TONE or MOOD in literature by conveying an emotion or emotions through

• Theme

• Structure

• Word choice

• Main Idea

7.9D: What is the meaning of this simile?

“My mom can be as fiery as a volcano when I don’t do

my chores on time.”

• Her hair is red.

• She gets really angry.

• She talks really loudly.

• She spits when she talks.