REDO Day 1 Warm Up

The reader can conclude from the information in the article that families-

• need to find new recipes
• will end up never eating together
• need more mealtimes together
• will always find time for each other

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Part A: What is the author's main purpose for writing the passage?

• to argue family meals are important
• to explain how to eat healthy
• to describe the benefits of family time
• to share how meals are changing

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Part B: Select two details from the text that estsupport your answer in Part A.

• "Today, family members often go their own way at mealtimes and when they do sit down together, about three times a week, the meal often lasts less than twenty minutes and is spent eating a microwaved meal in front of a television.:
• "However, recent studies have shown that home-cooked, family meals really matter."
• "Family meals usually lead to the consumption of healthy food packed with nutrition, rather than intake of empty calories."
• "Other benefits include strengthening familial bonds and improving family communication."

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the BEST way to revise sentence 3 to avoid repeating ideas?

• It's no wonder their skin is black beneath all that fur- it helps absorb heat from the sun's rays!
• It's no wonder thier skin is black beneath all those hollow strands of fur- it helps absorb heat!
• It's no wonder their skin is black beneath all those hollow strands of fur- it helps absorb heat into the strands of fur!

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CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

The word different is not the most appropriate word to use in sentence 6. Select the word that should replace different in this sentence. With their___________ adaptations, polar bears are truly a remarkable part of nature.

• irreplaceable
• impressive
• sophisticated

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CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5