Priya didn't like dogs.  However, she decided to volunteer at the local animal shelter with David and Noah.  What is the signal word in this example?

An article about the pros and cons of wearing school uniforms would be which organizational pattern?

I write a letter to parents explaining that their child's grade and provide suggestions for what they can do to help their child improve his grade.  What organizational pattern would this letter be?

What is compare and contrast?

Which of the following set of key words apply to a text written in compare and contrast?

Which of the following of key words is written in the pattern of cause and effect?

The way the writer organizes information is called:

I wonder who made gym class mandatory? He was a great guy! It is a welcome break from sitting in chairs. In a recent poll, gym class was the favorite subject of elementary students. I wish there was gym class more often!

What’s the author's viewpoint about gym class?

Cruise ships might be a fun way to take a vacation, but they do far too much damage to the environment. The ships are harmful to marine life. Research suggests that cruise ships produce more than three times the amount of CO2 that airplanes do. Furthermore, cruise-ship passengers do not spend enough time at a given destination to learn about its culture. Thus, the passengers do not promote local culture. The next time you want to take a vacation, try taking a train or plane to your destination instead.

The author's viewpoint is

Passage 1

Skateboarding is a sport just like any other. Many people look at skateboarders as though they were criminals. There is nothing illegal about the sport. However, because there are often not adequate facilities for practicing, skateboarders use public property. Instead of punishing skateboarders, we should work to build skate parks so they can practice safely and legally.

Passage 2

Skateboarders are a nuisance. They have no regard for the law. These people cause problems instead of simply practicing their skills. Skateboarding should be completely banned in the city limits, and the fines for breaking the ban should be larger. This would lower the city's overall crime rate.

How do the authors' attitudes toward skateboarding differ?

Which sentence in the passage contains the author's viewpoint?

1 Our school has three bike racks. 2 These racks can fit a total of fifteen bikes. 3 However, in a recent survey, more than three dozen students said they would like to ride their bikes to school. 4 We should definitely get more bike racks.

What is the author's purpose for writing the following?

A bookmark with facts about garbage, such as the average weight of garbage created each year by each individual and the height and width of the largest pile of garbage in a particular community

What is the author's purpose for writing the following?

A billboard asking voters to select Frank Adams as Sanitation Commissioner

Many cities have aquariums that have adopted orphaned dolphins found in the ocean. Many of these dolphins

were wounded and would not have survived alone. Because of the kindness of humans, these animals are alive today.

What is the author’s viewpoint on people’s relationship with dolphins?

The average school day for kindergarteners is getting longer, and it's paying off in improved reading skills. This improvement will continue from elementary school to HS. These children will be able to get better jobs when they are adults. What is the author’s viewpoint about full day kindergarten?

The author's viewpoint reveals the author’s beliefs, personal judgments or _______________ toward a certain subject.

Which sentence in the passage contains the author's viewpoint?

1 Our school has three bike racks. 2 These racks can fit a total of fifteen bikes. 3 However, in a recent survey, more than three dozen students said they would like to ride their bikes to school. 4 We should definitely get more bike racks.

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?

The salsa was hot.

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?

Mom spent six hours looking through the leaves for her lost wedding ring.

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?

The girls quietly laughed from their nearby hiding spot as they watched their dad take a big gulp of his "lemonade".

Which of the following words would serve as the best replacement for the underlined word in the sentence below?

"Megan and Julie!!! What have you done to my lemonade?" yelled Dad.

Struggling to depict the facial features, Liza threw down her paintbrush. She sighed in frustration. She was a landscape painter and not a portrait artist. Liza preferred to paint broad strokes of lakeside scenes and blue skies. Reproducing every aspect of a person’s face was a painful exercise class with a boot camp instructor. She needed to express her art without worrying about tiny details, like the cleft in someone’s chin.

What does the word “sighed” contribute to the tone of the text?

What is the "tone" of a story?

Ling was chewing the gum. When her teacher told her to spit it out and throw it in the trash, she talked back.

What tone did Ling use with her teacher?

Clocks are used

for telling time.

Fact can be defined as?

Opinion can be described as?

True or False? An opinion is true and correct no matter what.

1. Fact or opinion? If we all wear the same thing, we do not get to see who people are on the inside.