Read the excerpt from President Barack Obama's speech "Remarks by the President in a National Address to America's Schoolchildren."

Now, your families, your teachers, and I are doing everything we can to make sure you have the education you need to answer these questions. I’m working hard to fix up your classroom and get you the books and the equipment and the computers you need to learn. But you’ve got to do your part, too. So I expect all of you to get serious this year. I expect you to put your best effort into everything you do. I expect great things from each of you. So don’t let us down. Don’t let your family down or your country down. Most of all, don’t let yourself down. Make us all proud.

Which choice best explains President Obama's call to action in this excerpt?

• He wants all the students to get straight A’s in school.

• He wants all students to make the most of their time in school.

• He wants books, equipment, and computers for most schools.

• He wants teachers to provide a quality education in our schools.

Read the excerpt from "Remarks by the President in a National Address to America's Schoolchildren."

That’s okay. Some of the most successful people in the world are the ones who’ve had the most failures. J.K. Rowling’s—who wrote Harry Potter—her first Harry Potter book was rejected 12 times before it was finally published. Michael Jordan was cut from his high school basketball team. He lost hundreds of games and missed thousands of shots during his career. But he once said, “I have failed over and over and over again in my life. And that’s why I succeed.”

Which choice best explains the President Obama's use of a rhetorical device in this paragraph?

• President Obama uses a call to action to motivate the audience to do something.

• President Obama uses examples to provide logical support for the argument.

• President Obama uses loaded language to evoke the emotions of the audience.

• President Obama uses a counterclaim to acknowledge the opposing argument.

Read the excerpt from "Remarks by the President in a National Address to America's Schoolchildren."

"That’s why today I’m calling on each of you to set your own goals for your education—and do everything you can to meet them. Your goal can be something as simple as doing all your homework, paying attention in class, or spending some time each day reading a book. Maybe you’ll decide to get involved in an extracurricular activity, or volunteer in your community. Maybe you’ll decide to stand up for kids who are being teased or bullied because of who they are or how they look, because you believe, like I do, that all young people deserve a safe environment to study and learn. Maybe you’ll decide to take better care of yourself so you can be more ready to learn."

Which choice best explains President Obama's use of language to advance his purpose?

• He uses repetition to emphasize that students have options for their goals.

• He uses ethos to emphasize his qualifications for giving the speech.

• He uses informal language to establish a relationship with his audience.

• He uses facts to emphasize that students should set goals for themselves.

Organize these sentences into the right sentence categories

Groups:

(a) Simple Sentence

,

(b) Compound Sentence

,

(c) Complex Sentence

• Before the boys ran laps, they stretched their legs.

• Roxanna took her dog on a walk.

• Abigail dressed her baby boy, but he continued to take off

  his socks.

• Dennis and Jill went on vacation.

• Mr. Wiltam dusted the bookshelves after he rearranged the

  furniture.

• Joey borrowed money, but he didn’t need it.

An ​ (a)   is a group of words that create a complete thought and can stand alone.

• Independent Clause
• Dependent Clause
• Simple Sentence
• Conjunction
• Complex Sentence

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Independent Clause

,

(b) Dependent Clause

• They traveled to Paris last summer.

• They won the championship game.

• As soon as the bell rings,

• Because she was tired,

• We ate dinner at the restaurant.

• Wherever they go on vacation,