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Gregory is my beautiful gray Persian cat. He walks with pride and grace, performing a dance of disdain as he slowly lifts and lowers each paw with the delicacy of a ballet dancer. His pride, however, does not extend to his appearance, for he spends most of his time indoors watching television and growing fat. He enjoys TV commercials, especially those for Meow Mix and 9 Lives. His familiarity with cat food commercials has led him to reject generic brands of cat food in favor of only the most expensive brands. Gregory is as finicky about visitors as he is about what he eats, befriending some and repelling others. He may snuggle up against your ankle, begging to be petted, or he may imitate a skunk and stain your favorite trousers. Gregory does not do this to establish his territory, as many cat experts think, but to humiliate me because he is jealous of my friends. After my guests have fled, I look at the old fleabag snoozing and smiling to himself in front of the television set, and I have to forgive him for his obnoxious, but endearing, habits.
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The Life-Giving Parasite: Have you ever been swimming in a pond, stream, or lake and had a leech stick on you? You probably thought (or shouted) “Ick!” and tried to pry it off as fast as you could. But leeches aren’t really disgusting, and sometimes they can save lives!In ancient Egypt and later in medieval Europe, doctors put leeches on patients. They believed that the spineless wormlike creatures could cure all sorts of illnesses by sucking a patient’s blood. In Europe and in the United States, millions of leeches were used throughout the 1800s. Doctors applied leeches to treat a variety of illnesses, from obesity to headaches. People soon learned that leeches could not cure most diseases and were not a good treatment for patients. However, in 1985, a Harvard University doctor changed people’s thinking once again. He was trying to reattach a patient’s ear, which had been cut off. He had trouble reconnecting the veins because the patient’s blood kept clotting. He applied a leech to draw out the blood and saved the ear. Since then, leeches have often been used in surgery where body parts are reattached. During surgery, a leech is placed on the area where the surgeon does not want blood to pool and clot. Then the leech secretes a substance that keeps the veins open and stops the blood from clotting. The leech sucks up excess blood, allowing fresh blood to flow, which helps the patient heal. Some people are horrified at the thought of having a bloodsucking creature attached to them. But why not welcome a leech if it can save your life?
Cause & Effect
Chronological
Problem & Solution
Sequence
The lack of rain and snow has horrible effects on farmers. With no rain their land dries up, and it is very difficult to grow anything. When the crops fail, the farmers haven't any choice but to get a second job in order to make the money they need. Farming is a full time job and with a second job, farmers are overworked, stressed and even depressed. Many farmers end up selling their land. Some farmers have accepted the government program the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), which is the land is left idle to let the grass grow and must be left idle a certian number of years. while the land is in the CRP program, some farmers have taken outside jobs. That is why when it doesn't rain, you notice that most of the farmers are very crabby. As a farmer's daughter, I have experienced some good times and some bad times. I have gained a great respect for farmers everywhere. ~(c)2005 Laura White~
Even though Arizona and Rhode Island are both states of the U.S., they are strikingly different in many ways. For example, the physical size of each state is different. Arizona is large, having an area of 114,000 square miles, whereas Rhode Island is only about a tenth the size, having an area of only 1,214 square miles. Another difference is in the size of the population of each state. Arizona has about four million people living in it, but Rhode Island has less than one million. The two states also differ in the kinds of natural environments that each has. For example, Arizona is a very dry state, consisting of large desert areas that do not receive much rainfall every year. However, Rhode Island is located in a temperate zone and receives an average of 44 inches of rain per year. In addition, while Arizona is a landlocked state and thus has no seashore, Rhode Island lies on the Atlantic Ocean and does have a significant coastline.
What is a claim?
A statement of explanation that follows a piece of evidence
The statement beginning to prove something wrong which can have additional evidence
An arguable statement used as a primary point to support or prove an argument
The first occasion that the jury or judge has to hear from a lawyer in a trial, generally constructed to serve as a "road map" for the fact-finder
What is evidence?
Why the claim is right
What the defense is trying to prove or defend against
The attorney's final statement to the judge or jury in a trial
How the claim is right; proof, expert witness, research...
What is a warrant?
A connection of evidence to claim/reason
The opposite to the claim
A person who has observed what did/did not happen in the case
What is believed to be true
What is the counterclaim?
An arguable statement used as a primary point
The opposite to the claim
The statement beginning to prove the defense wrong
The attorney's final statement to the judge or jury in a trial
What is a witness?
A person who has observed what did/did not happen in the case
The lawyer(s) who protect the person accused of a crime
The lawyer(s) who accuse another for a crime
The person who is being accused of the crime
Boggs hit the ball well, but he ran to the wrong base.
We slowly entered the theater where Lincoln was shot
Charlene gave Dilbert all the trouble that he could handle.
Maria excitedly ate breakfast.
What is the fourth thing that you need to write for a constructed response question?
Explain how your evidence supports your answer
Cite your evidence
Restate the question
Answer the question
What is the last step in answering a constructed response question?
Cite your evidence
Restate the question
Explain how the evidence supports your answer
Restate the answer
What is a simple sentence?
Whom or what the sentence is about
A sentence containing only one clause, with a single subject and predicate
A sentence containing two independent clauses
When two complete sentences are joined together incorrectly
Which sentence is a simple sentence?
Whenever Santa Anna was forced to say that the border was the Rio Grande, this made Texas bigger.
So when Polk ordered General Taylor to move troops to the Rio Grande, he was challenging Mexico.
Sending the army into territory inhabited by Mexicans was sure to cause conflict.
When the soldiers reached the Rio Grande, they found empty villages.
Where should a thesis statement appear?
end of the first paragraph
anywhere in the essay
last paragraph
the first sentence of every paragraph
What color is claim?
Yellow
Purple
Green
Orange
What color is call to action?
Green
Red
Orance
Yellow
What color is warrant?
Pink
Purple
Orance
Black
What color is evidence?
Orange
Yellow
Red
Green
What color is counterclaim?
Pink
Purple
Red
Yellow
A comparison of two unlike things using LIKE or AS.
hyperbole
simile
personification
metaphor
A comparison of two unlike things stating that one thing IS the other.
idiom
simile
personification
metaphor
Outrageous exaggeration made to emphasize a point.
hyperbole
simile
oxymoron
pun
A word that imitates the sound it represents.
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
pun
alliteration
A humorous play on words that have double-meanings.
alliteration
oxymoron
pun
onomatopoeia
Big baby, jumbo shrimp, and civil war are all examples of...
Onomatopoeia
Puns
Idioms
Oxymorons
"Peter pranced playfully around the playground" is an example of...
hyperbole
alliteration
onomatopoeia
oxymoron
"Knowing sign language is pretty handy" is an example of...
hyperbole
an idiom
a pun
alliteration
The "S" in STArt stands for?
Super
Subtitles
Source
Summer
The FIRST "T" in STArt stands for?
Topic
Turtle
The end
Title
The "A" in STArt stands for?
Article
Author
Answer
Arithmetic
The "R" in STArt stands for?
Right verb
Right adverb
Right noun
Right adjective
The LAST "T" in STArt stands for?
Title
The answer
Turtle
Topic
What does the "I" in ICE stand for?
Information
Ice cream
Inform
Introduce
What does the "C" in ICE stand for?
Cite
City
Site
Coolio
What does the "E" in ICE stand for?
Eight
Explain
Evidence
Who is your favorite teacher?
Ms. Thurman
Miss. Thurman
Thurman
Anyone but Thurman.
