Jim Thorpe/ Revise & Edit

Reading passage: Olympian Jim Thorpe -

Which text feature did the author use?

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Answer explanation

Throughout the text, there are clues:

*dates in order

*years

ex.

-May, 28, 1887 - Jim & twin brother were born

- "At six years old..."

- "In 1897, Charlie died..."

- "In 1898, Jim's father sent..."

- "In 1901, Jim's father was ..."

and many other years/ dates in ORDER

The author wrote this passage to -

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Which detail from the passage best supports the text structure?

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Answer explanation

1904 - This is a year given in order of events throughout the text along with other years with life events

According to the text, which event happened in 1912?

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Answer explanation

Reread the last paragraph

Why did Jim start running away from school?

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Answer explanation

Reread paragraph 2

Revise & Edit - Connecticut's Most Famous Tree

What revision is needed in sentence 5?

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Answer explanation

Does it need a comma if you are not combining two COMPLETE sentences (each with a subject + predicate)?

Revise & Edit - Gary wants to add a conclusion to his report. Which could best follow sentence 24?

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Answer explanation

Look for connected ideas:

• words, phrases, ideas that are similar and connect to the big ideas in the last paragraph

What change should be made to sentence 3?

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Answer explanation

If there is a consonant before the /y/, change the /y/ to /i/ and add /-es/

What change should be made to sentence 4?

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Which of the following is an incomplete sentence?

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Answer explanation

Check each sentence for a subject + predicate! Which one is missing something?