LESSON 9

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Language Focus: Word Choice and Voice

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Word Choice: In lesson 9, we will focus on word choice in writing. Word choice is important because it can greatly impact the tone and meaning of your writing. Using the right words can make your writing more vivid and engaging, while using the wrong words can confuse or bore your readers. We will learn strategies for choosing the most appropriate words for our writing and practice using them effectively. Voice: We will also discuss voice in writing. Voice refers to the unique style and tone that an author uses in their writing. It is what makes their writing distinct and recognizable. Developing your own voice as a writer can help you connect with your readers and create a more personal and authentic piece of writing. We will explore different techniques for developing and maintaining your voice in your writing.

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Choose the meaning of the bold word. They appeared to me denizens of a brilliant existence. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant") (1 point) Responses actors actors environmentalists environmentalists deserters deserters inhabitants

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inhabitants

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Question Choose the meaning of the bold word. Failing that, I could have surreptitiously dumped the whole outfit overboard, written off the forty or so dollars as love’s tribute. (“The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant") (1 point) Responses happily happily slyly slyly enthusiastically enthusiastically sorrowfully

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slyly

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Choose the meaning of the bold word. But since he had called our names at the beginning of the service we were mollified. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) (1 point) Responses baffled baffled alerted alerted calmed calmed upset

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calmed

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Choose the meaning of the bold word. We were maids and farmers, handymen and washerwomen, and anything higher that we aspired to was farcical and presumptuous. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) (1 point) Responses puzzling puzzling too bold too bold silly silly pitiful

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too bold

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Choose the meaning of the bold word. The ugliness they left was palpable. (from I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings) (1 point) Responses able to be felt able to be felt strange strange hurtful hurtful imagined

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able to be felt

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Choose the meaning of the bold word. “I won’t touch it,” he said sullenly. (“The Scarlet Ibis") (1 point) Responses sulkily sulkily savagely savagely suspiciously suspiciously swiftly

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sulkily

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Choose the meaning of the bold word. On the topmost branch a bird the size of a chicken, with scarlet feathers and long legs, was perched precariously. (“The Scarlet Ibis") (1 point) Responses oddly oddly insecurely insecurely enthusiastically enthusiastically for all to see

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insecurely

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Choose the meaning of the bold word. What are the words that can solder cracked pride? (“The Scarlet Ibis") (1 point) Responses mend mend alert alert calm calm upset

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mend

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Choose the meaning of the bold word. The bleak feeling was back within him. (“My Brother’s Keeper") (1 point) Responses hopeless hopeless optimistic optimistic rejected rejected dangerous

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hopeless

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Question Choose the meaning of the bold word. Carmody was a lithe, tanned man with dark alert eyes and a quiet, self-assured voice. (“My Brother’s Keeper") (1 point) Responses handsome handsome graceful graceful towering towering squat

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graceful

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Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word. Carlos wrote a report about modern foods for his social studies class. (1 point) Responses common noun common noun proper noun proper noun compound noun compound noun collective noun

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common noun

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Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word. As I listened to Carlos, I pictured myself at the fair in St. Louis. (1 point) Responses common noun common noun proper noun proper noun compound noun compound noun collective noun

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proper noun

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Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word. When Carlos presented the report to the class, he brought in samples of the foods. (1 point) Responses first-person pronoun first-person pronoun second-person pronoun second-person pronoun third-person pronoun third-person pronoun reflexive pronoun

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third-person pronoun

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Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word. Although I do not pretend to understand the science behind it, this is reassuring to me. (1 point) Responses adverb adverb adjective adjective article article compound adjective

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adjective

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Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word. Scientific information like this does not always hold my attention. (1 point) Responses article article adjective adjective proper adjective proper adjective adverb

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adjective

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Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word. However, when a science article is about something that strongly appeals to me, such as snowflakes, I become interested. (1 point) Responses article article adjective adjective proper adjective proper adjective adverb

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adjective

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Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word. I sometimes read the science section of the Sunday newspaper. (1 point) Responses article article adjective adjective proper adjective proper adjective adverb

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adjective

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Identify the choice that best describes the underlined word. If you keep an open mind, you never know what you might learn. (1 point) Responses article article adjective adjective proper adjective proper adjective adverb

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adjective

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how are most of these adjectives?

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Apologies for the confusion in my previous responses. Upon review, most of the underlined words in the provided sentences are actually articles, not adjectives.

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well which ones are

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I apologize for any confusion. Here is a revised breakdown of the underlined words from the provided sentences: 1. "the science behind it" - article (the) 2. "this is reassuring to me" - adjective (reassuring) 3. "a science article" - article (a) 4. "something that strongly appeals to me" - adjective (strongly) 5. "the science section" - article (the) 6. "an open mind" - article (an)