Revising and Editing (Vote for Cassi & Hurricane Power)

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A Vote for Cassi:

What is the best way to revise sentence 2?

Options:

1. Every year, each student gets to take part in this important election by casting his or her vote for a person who will serve as the voice of the student body.

2. Getting to take part in this important yearly election by casting his or her vote for a person who will serve as the voice of the student body, each student does this every year.

3. Every single year, each student gets to take part in this important annual election, casting his or her vote for a person and serving as the voice of the student body.

4. Once a year, each student gets to take part in this important annual election by casting his or her vote for a person who will serve as the voice of the student body.

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Every year, each student gets to take part in this important election by casting his or her vote for a person who will serve as the voice of the student body.

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Which sentence could be added after sentence 3 to state the position of this essay? Options:

Student body president has many duties here at Bowie Middle School, including leading the student council, organizing student events, and communicating important student issues to the school staff and administration.

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In order for a democracy to work well, the voting citizens have to vote, and Bowie Middle School is no different; you need to go to the polls on May 16 and cast your vote.

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I am asking for your vote because I will represent you well to the school's administration; I will push my platform on making our school greener, and I will work tirelessly to change the lunch selections in our cafeteria.

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Please vote for me because I will do everything in my power to turn Bowie Middle School into the greenest campus in the state, making use of some of the best green technology and strategies available.

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I am asking for your vote because I will represent you well to the school's administration; I will push my platform on making our school greener, and I will work tirelessly to change the lunch selections in our cafeteria.

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Which is the best way to combine sentences 4 and 5? Options:

One of the main responsibilities of a student body president is communicating your ideas to our principal and the principal's staff.

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One of the main responsibilities of a student body president is communicating your ideas, our principal, and principal's staff.

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One of the main responsibilities of a student body president is communicating your ideas to our principal, and a student body president also has to communicate your ideas to the principal's staff.

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Since one of the main responsibilities of a student body president is communicating your ideas to our principal, a student body president also has to communicate your ideas to the principal's staff.

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One of the main responsibilities of a student body president is communicating your ideas to our principal and the principal's staff.

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Cassi wants to add a sentence after sentence 14. Which would be the best evidence to support Cassi's viewpoint in this paragraph? Options:

Some people may feel that new green light bulbs are not a good choice for our school because they cost more money than older traditional light bulbs.

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I know I can do a good job of going green because I recently oversaw a similar project at my church youth group's meeting hall; we made many changes to make the building greener.

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Several decades ago, our school burned its own trash in a large incinerator, sending dangerous smoke into the air we breathe; thank goodness we don't do that anymore.

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If you elect me as your class president, I will use some of our class funds to hold a big pizza party in the cafeteria to celebrate my victory with you.

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I know I can do a good job of going green because I recently oversaw a similar project at my church youth group's meeting hall; we made many changes to make the building greener.

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Where would be the best place to insert the supporting sentence in Cassie's essay? Options: after sentence 1, after sentence 6, after sentence 15, after sentence 20.

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after sentence 6

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A Vote for Cassi:

Alliteration is a rhetorical device that writers use to help get their message across. Alliteration is the use of two or more words together with the same beginning consonant sound. Cassi wants to add a final sentence to her essay that uses this technique. Which of the following would be the best choice?

I hope I can earn your vote because I will be your perfect president.

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Please vote for me so I can make a difference at Bowie.

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If you want to have a better experience at school, please give me your vote.

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Remember that voting is an important part of living in a democracy.

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I hope I can earn your vote because I will be your perfect president.

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The Power of Hurricanes:

What change should be made in sentence 2?

Options: change say to says, change Atlantic to atlantic, change typically to typicaly, change June 1 to the first day in June

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change June 1 to the first day in June

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The Power of Hurricanes:

What change should be made in sentence 8?

Options: change a hurricane is said to be rated to meteorologist rate a hurricane, change strongest to stronger, change potential to Potential, change the period after damage to an exclamation point

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change a hurricane is said to be rated to meteorologist rate a hurricane

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What change, if any, should be made in sentence 22? Options: change destruction to destructive, add a comma after part, change is called to is being called, no change needs to be made

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change destruction to destructive

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The Power of Hurricanes:

What change, if any, needs to be made to sentence 27?

Options: change has to had, change feet to foots, add a comma after high, make no change

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change has to had