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** Read the following selection. Revise it using the Think About questions to select the right voice and make the voice stronger and more energetic. **

 * 1) ** My backpack is too large for me, and I put too much in it. I have a hard time carrying my backpack because it's so heavy. My shoulders hurt. Next year I'm going to get a smaller backpack. My shoulders won't hurt as much. I'll have to be more organized. **


 * 1) ** Think About... **
 * Can I name the primary voice of my writing? (For example, happy, frustrated, knowledgeable, scared, convincing, etc.)
 * Have I varied the tone from the beginning to the end?
 * Have I been expressive?
 * Did I show that I care about this topic? He feels tired of carring his backpack or frustrated


 * 1) Please take Spelling Quiz # 10.


 * 1) Please take Spelling Quiz # 11.


 * 1) With any remaining time, research on an important event, person, place, or thing of the 20th Century. You will be giving a speech on this topic within two weeks. Keep your notes here to finish preparing for next week. Your topic must be SA.

may 4 2010 1.planner 2.Bw-AP#14 3.authors Purpose 4 reading 4.Quia.com/studenzone The Eagle By Alfred, Lord Tennyson He clasps the crag with crooked hands; Close to the sun in lonely lands, Ring'd with the azure world, he stands. The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls; He watches from his mountain walls, And like a thunderbolt he falls.
 * 1) When finished, go to [] and take any assessment there dealing with VERBS, ADJECTIVES, or NOUNS.

1. The author's main purpose in this poem is to... a. persuade b. describe B c. inform d. instruct 2. The tone of the poem is best described as .... a. thoughtful A b. sad c. silly d. friendly 3. Write a sentence that summarizes the author's point of view. HE wathches from his mountin walls and like a thunderbolt he falls.


 * 3. **** Author’s Purpose on Your Own **
 * a. **** The following activity will take some searching for you to complete. Please find an article, story, or other reading that addresses each of the four author’s purposes (instruct, inform, entertain, and persuade). Be able to provide evidence as to why you made your choices. **


 * b. **** This site would be helpful to start: [] **


 * c. **** You could also do a search for other newspapers, magazines, or stories. **

Go to [] Log in. Take the assessments that are there for you. Start with anything that has Author’s Purpose. Complete Internet and World Wide Web reading and quiz. Then you may work on anything else. LA 5-18-10 1.planner 2.Bw-computers 3.mrsl,meyer.wikispaces.com 4.quia.com/studentzone
 * 4. Quia Web **