7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by...

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7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice

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Page 1: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

7th Grade

Daily Language Skills Practice

Page 2: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies to fight for independence.

• 2. After reading it, I said to uncle Taro you were right. The pen really is mightier than the sword”!

Week 1 Day 1

Page 3: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Uncle Taro gave me the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged British subjects in the colonies to fight for independence.

• 2. After reading it, I said to Uncle Taro, “You were right. The pen really is mightier than the sword!”

Page 4: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Uncle Taro asked me if I thought “Civil Disobedience,” by henry david thoreau, was the greatest essay ever written?

• 4. Perhaps that there work inspired Martin Luther King, Jr., another activeist to write his fameous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

Week 1 Day 2

Page 5: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Uncle Taro asked me if I thought “Civil Disobedience,” by Henry David Thoreau, was the greatest essay ever written.

• 4. Perhaps that work inspired Martin Luther King, Jr., another activist, to write his famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

Page 6: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Rosmara said that her feelings about pesticides, weedkillers and polluteion grew stronger after reading Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring.

• 6. Rachel carson were a scientist and author whose books made me and Rosmara think about how our actions affect the environment.

Week 1 Day 3

Page 7: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Rosmara said that her feelings about pesticides, weed killers, and pollution grew stronger after reading Rachel Carson’s book Silent Spring.

• 6. Rachel Carson was a scientist and author whose books made Rosmara and me think about how our actions affect the environment.

Page 8: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Jacob Riis as you know wrote news articles that exposed horrible living conditions and a polluted water supply in New York New York.

• 8. Susan B anthony, who fighted hard to win women’s rights to vote, published a weekly newspaper called The Revolution.

Week 1 Day 4

Page 9: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Jacob Riis, as you know, wrote news articles that exposed horrible living conditions and a polluted water supply in New York, New York.

• 8. Susan B. Anthony, who fought hard to win women’s rights to vote, published a weekly newspaper called The Revolution.

Page 10: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. Rosmara and me agree that activists have the most greatest impact on these kind of issues civil rights, human rights, and the environment.

• 10. “I thinks,” Rosmara said the issues of civil rights and raceial justice are the most importantest of all.”

Week 1 Day 5

Page 11: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. Rosmara and I agree that activists have the greatest impact on these kinds of issues: civil rights, human rights, and the environment.

• 10. “I think,” Rosmara said, “the issues of civil rights and racial justice are the most important of all.”

Page 12: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” Shakespeare adivsed but he definitly borrowed a italian form of poetry called the sonnet.

• 2. Shakespeares sonnets I believe, are responsible for establishing the form of poetry that is now known as the english sonnet.

Week 2 Day 1

Page 13: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “Neither a borrower nor a lender be,” Shakespeare advised, but he definitely borrowed an Italian form of poetry called the sonnet.

• 2. Shakespeare's sonnets, I believe, are responsible for establishing the form of poetry that is now known as the English sonnet.

Week 2 Day 1 Correct

Page 14: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Sonnets, a form of poetry with precisly fourteen lines use a very specific rhyming pattern

• 4. Last Tuesday my friend selena ask me Did poets from victorian times always write sonnets about love?”

Week 2 Day 2

Page 15: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Sonnets, a form of poetry with precisely fourteen lines, use a very specific rhyming pattern.

• 4. Last Tuesday my friend Selena asked me, “Did poets from Victorian times always write sonnets about love?”

Week 2 Day 2 Correct

Page 16: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Many great poets from many eras has written sonnets. About religion politics and history.

• 6. Other poets have been inspired by haiku and tanka two form of poetry that were imported from japan.

Week 2 Day 3

Page 17: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Many great poets from many eras have written sonnets about religion, politics, and history.

• 6. Other poets have been inspired by haiku and tanka, two forms of poetry that were imported from Japan.

Week 2 Day 3 Correct

Page 18: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Every haiku has seventeen syllables in the following arrangment five in the first line, seven in the second line, and five in the last line.

• 8. Ezra Pound, Conrad Aiken, Robert Frost and W B Yeats were some of the famous poets inspired by haiku.

Week 2 Day 4

Page 19: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Every haiku has seventeen syllables in the following arrangement: five in the first line, seven in the second line, and five in the last line.

• 8. Ezra Pound, Conrad Aiken, Robert Frost, and W. B. Yeats were some of the famous poets inspired by haiku.

Week 2 Day 4 correct

Page 20: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. Amy lowell, an American poet who i admire, sometimes wrote tankas, which have exactly thirty one syllables.

• 10. My aunt, a poet who lives in the southwest, says that writing a good tanka is a real achievment us are hopful that aunt Jo will succeed.

Week 2 Day 5

Page 21: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. Amy Lowell, an American poet whom I admire, sometimes wrote tankas, which have exactly thirty-one syllables.

• 10. My aunt, a poet who lives in the Southwest, says that writing a good tanka is a real achievement; we are hopeful that Aunt Jo will succeed.

Week 2 Day 5 Correct

Page 22: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Last Friday the members of the book club was discussing houses in literature, and Dr Mary Lamb gave a presentashun.

• 2. She said “Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The House of the Seven Gables, are about a house that still exists in Salem Massachusetts.”

Week 3 Day 1

Page 23: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Last Friday the members of the book club were discussing houses in literature, and Dr. Mary Lamb gave a presentation.

• 2. She said, “Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel, The House of the Seven Gables, is about a house that still exists in Salem, Massachusetts.”

Week 3 Day 1 Correct

Page 24: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

•3. In edgar allan poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher, the revelacion of a ghost causd the house to split apart.

•4. “Is it possible”, asked TJ Kent, “that the house itself had became a character in the story.”

Week 3 Day 2

Page 25: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

•3. In Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, the revelation of a ghost caused the house to split apart.

•4. “Is it possible,” asked T. J. Kent, “that the house itself had become a character in the story?”

Week 3 Day 2 Correct

Page 26: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. If I had to choose between all the fictional house, I would pick an historical house in the central united states.

• 6. You won’t never guess the books title unless i give you a clue. An american television series were based on that book.

Week 3 Day 3

Page 27: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. If I had to choose among all the fictional houses, I would pick a historical house in the Central United States.

• 6. You won’t ever guess the book’s title unless I give you a clue. An American television series was based on that book.

Week 3 Day 3 Correct

Page 28: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

7. Little House on the Prairie was wrote by Laura Ingalls Wilder, it describes the frustrashuns hopes and joys of pioneer.

8. on your vacashun, did you read Little House in the Big Woods Wilders first book. It was published during the great depression.

Week 3 Day 4

Page 29: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

7. Little House on the Prairie was written by Laura Ingalls Wilder; it describes the frustrations, hopes, and joys of pioneers.

8. On your vacation, did you read Little House in the Big Woods,Wilders first book? It was published during the Great Depression.

Week 3 Day 4 Correct

Page 30: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

9. Last june I had to give a poetry recitacion at a elementary school. My voice coach recommends “The House That Jack Built.”

10. My coach, dr. West, said the english version probably came from an ancient hymn in hebrew. Him and me added verses to make the poem more modern.

Week 3 Day 5

Page 31: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

9. Last June I had to give a poetry recitation at an elementary school. My voice coach recommends, “The House That Jack Built.”

10. My coach, Dr. West, said the English version probably came from an ancient hymn in Hebrew. He and I added verses to make the poem more modern.

Week 3 Day 5 Correct

Page 32: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Keesha asked I, “How could James Houston written so many of this realistic stories about Inuits and the Arctic”?

• 2. “He lived with the inuits,” I told her “he thought his visit to the Arctic would last a few days but he stay for fourteen year.”

Week 4 Day 1

Page 33: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Keesha asked me, “How could James Houston have written so many of these realistic stories about Inuits and the Arctic?”

• 2. “He lived with the Inuits,” I told her, “He thought his visit to the Arctic would last a few days, but he stayed for fourteen years.”

Week 4 Day 1 Correct

Page 34: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. James Houston didn’t even know the Inuit language”! Exsclaimed keesha. “How was he able to communicate.”

• 4. “Houston was an artist,” i exsplained to she. “His drawings gived him a way to communicate until he was able to learn the language.

Week 4 Day 2

Page 35: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. “James Houston didn’t even know the Inuit language!” exclaimed Keesha. “How was he able to communicate?”

• 4. “Houston was an artist,” I explained to her. “His drawings gave him a way to communicate until he was able to learn the language.”

Week 4 Day 2 Correct

Page 36: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. “Houstons life is like an aventure story. One moment he’s studying art in paris,” Keesha said, and the next he’s living in an igloo.

• 6. Drawed many pictures of the Inuit people and helped to bring Inuit art to national attention in canada.

Week 4 Day 3

Page 37: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. “Houston's life is like an adventure story. One moment he’s studying art in Paris,” Keesha said, “and the next he’s living in an igloo.”

• 6. He drew many pictures of the Inuit people and helped to bring Inuit art to national attention in Canada.

Week 4 Day 3 Correct

Page 38: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. “Most of James Houston’s stories,” ms. Montanez told we students, “are about young people facing the challenges of a fierce environment.”

• 8. In Long Claws, for example an Inuit brother and sister nearly lose their lifes in a storm. The spirit of an owl helps they survive.

Week 4 Day 4

Page 39: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. “Most of James Houston’s stories,” Ms. Montanez told us students, “are about young people facing the challenges of a fierce environment.”

• 8. In Long Claws, for example, an Inuit brother and sister nearly lose their lives in a storm. The spirit of an owl helps them survive.

Week 4 Day 4 Correct

Page 40: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. In another story I velieve an Inuit boy and a white boy learn from each others experiences

• 10. Ms Montanez agreed with me and Keesha that Inuit myths, legends and tales were a powerful inspuration for Houstons stories.

Week 4 Day 5

Page 41: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. In another story, I believe, an Inuit boy and a white boy learn from each other’s experiences.

• 10. Ms. Montanez agreed with Keesha and me that Inuit myths, legends, and tales were a powerful inspiration for Houston’s stories.

Week 4 Day 5 Correct

Page 42: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “I was reading about the ancient Mayan civilization until 1130 p.m. last Sunday,” Luis told me and Sarah.

• 2. Not only did the mayans build they’re amazing pyramids but also they developed an elaborate system of writing as early as 100 b.c.

Week 5

Page 43: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “I was reading about the ancient Mayan civilization until 11:30 P.M. last Sunday,” Luis told Sarah and me.

• 2. Not only did the Mayans build their amazing pyramids, but they also developed an elaborate system of writing as early as 100 B.C.

Week 5

Page 44: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Kara and Zach was surprised to disscover that a Mayan stories were almost completely lost, they weren’t wrote down for centuries.

• 4. “Today, explained Kara “many modern mayans is interested in perserving there traditions.”

Week 5

Page 45: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Kara and Zach were surprised to discover that the Mayan stories were almost completely lost; they weren’t written down for centuries.

• 4. “Today,” explained Kara, “many modern Mayans are interested in preserving their traditions.”

Week 5

Page 46: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Luis asked “did you know that in San Cristobal mexico a group of writers and actors have been recoreding the old Mayan stories”?

• 6. What does that there group do with those histories folk tales and legends they use them to produse books and plays.

Week 5

Page 47: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Luis asked, “Did you know that in San Cristobal, Mexico, a group of writers and actors has been recording the old Mayan stories?”

• 6. What does that group do with those histories, folk tales, and legends? They use them to produce books and plays.

Week 5

Page 48: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. A troupe of Mayan writers and actors have also formed a puppet theater We seen them perform in chiapas.

• 8. Mom I thinked you said we could visit Mexico this december how I wish we could sail there on steve’s boat, the jolly roger!

Week 5

Page 49: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. A troupe of Mayan writers and actors has also formed a puppet theater. We saw them perform in Chiapas.

• 8. Mom, I think you said we could visit Mexico this December. How I wish we could sail there on Steve's boat, the Jolly Roger!

Week 5

Page 50: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. The colorful masks and costumes in that play was the goodest I’ve ever seen and they have gave me ideas for writing my own play.

• 10. Yes I knowed you were enspired by that play, it made me want to read more mayan fables to!

Week 5

Page 51: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. The colorful masks and costumes in that play were the best I’ve ever seen, and they have given me ideas for writing my own play.

• 10. Yes, I know you were inspired by that play; it made me want to read more Mayan fables too!

Week 5

Page 52: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “I was unaware of the beauty of sign language”, said my grand-father, “until I seen a performance by the national theatre of the deaf.”

• 2. “The actors use sign-mime,” he explained, which combines sign language gestures and body movements.”

Week 6 Day 1

Page 53: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “I was unaware of the beauty of sign language,” said my grandfather, “until I saw a performance by the National Theatre of the Deaf.”

• 2. “The actors use sign-mime,” he explained, “which combines sign language, gestures, and body movements.”

Week 6 Day 1 Correct

Page 54: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. One of my heros is Bernard Bragg. A amazing deaf actor whom helped found the National Theatre of the Deaf in 1967.

• 4. I knowed that Lessons in Laughter Braggs autobiography would learn me about sign language but I was also inspired to study pantomime.

Week 6 Day 2

Page 55: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. One of my heroes is Bernard Bragg, an amazing deaf actor who helped found the National Theatre of the Deaf in 1967.

• 4. I know that Lessons in Laughter, Bragg’s autobiography, would teach me about sign language, but I was also inspired to study pantomime.

Week 6 Day 2 Correct

Page 56: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Would you have did what Bernard Bragg did he traveled to paris, france, to study with that there great pantomime artist, Marcel Marceau.

• 6. Marceau as you may know used gestures and movements to communicate with audiences, bragg wanted to do that too.

Week 6 Day 3

Page 57: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Would you have done what Bernard Bragg did? He traveled to Paris, France, to study with that great pantomime artist, Marcel Marceau.

• 6. Marceau, as you may know, used gestures and movements to communicate with audiences; Bragg wanted to do that too.

Week 6 Day 3 Correct

Page 58: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. “Watching the actors sign-mime an italian opera,” mrs. Sanchez said to Ella and I “was beautifuler than hearing sopranoes sing.”

• 8. The National Theatre of the Deaf has also used sign-mime to interpret poetry every body loved the performance of Lewis Carrolls poem, Jabberwocky.

Week 6 Day 4

Page 59: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. “Watching the actors sign-mime an Italian opera,” Mrs. Sanchez said to Ella and me, “was more beautiful than hearing sopranos sing.”

• 8. The National Theatre of the Deaf has also used sign-mime to interpret poetry. Everybody loved the performance of Lewis Carroll's poem, “Jabberwocky.”

Week 6 Day 4 Correct

Page 60: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. My uncle’s girl friend a fluent signer took the train to Connecticut. She set on the train for three hours just to see them actors.

• 10. “On Tuesday November 3, at 800 a.m., said Julia, “I taking my first lesson in sign language. Some day I want to be an interpreter.”

Week 6 Day 5

Page 61: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. My uncle’s girlfriend, a fluent signer, took the train to Connecticut. She set on the train for three hours just to see those actors.

• 10. “On Tuesday, November 3, at 8:00 A.M.,” said Julia, “I am taking my first lesson in sign language. Someday I want to be an interpreter.”

Week 6 Day 5 Correct

Page 62: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Many story setting have become legendary, Oz, Camelot, and Mudville are between the most famous examples of these kind of fictional place.

• 2. “Of all the places I’ve read about,”Tori remarked, the most memorable for me is Sleepy Hollow is it your favorite to”?

Week 7 Day 1

Page 63: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Many story settings have become legendary; Oz, Camelot, and Mudville are among the most famous examples of this kind of fictional place.

• 2. “Of all the places I’ve read about,” Tori remarked, “the most memorable for me is Sleepy Hollow. Is it your favorite too?”

Week 7 Day 1 Correct

Page 64: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Right now I remembering how uncle Roberto read “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” every Halloween Those kind of stories used to scare my sister and I.

• 4. Washington irving, who writ “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” described the village as a dreamy drowsy and superstitious place.

Week 7 Day 2

Page 65: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Right now I am remembering how Uncle Roberto read “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” every Halloween. Those kinds of stories used to scare my sister and me.

• 4. Washington Irving, who wrote “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” described the village as a dreamy, drowsy, and superstitious place.

Week 7 Day 2 Correct

Page 66: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Irving warned we readers that even very reasonable peoples will “dream dreams and see apparitions” when they visit sleepy hollow.

• 6. How could mr. Ichabod Crane, a ill fated and gullible man, know what to expect in Sleepy Hollow he planned to teach, not too see ghosts.

Week 7 Day 3

Page 67: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. Irving warned us readers that even very reasonable people will “dream dreams and see apparitions” when they visit Sleepy Hollow.

• 6. How could Mr. Ichabod Crane, an ill fated and gullible man, know what to expect in Sleepy Hollow? He planned to teach, not to see ghosts.

Week 7 Day 3 Correct

Page 68: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Many resident of Sleepy Hollow telled Ichabod Crane spine tingling stories of hauntings and ichabod loved to listen.

• 8. Described by irving as “the commander in chief of all the powers of the air” the Headless Horseman were Sleepy Hollows most famous ghost.

Week 7 Day 4

Page 69: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Many residents of Sleepy Hollow told Ichabod Crane spine-tingling stories of hauntings, and Ichabod loved to listen.

• 8. Described by Irving as “the commander in chief of all the powers of the air,” the Headless Horseman was Sleepy Hollow’s most famous ghost.

Week 7 Day 4 Correct

Page 70: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. The Headless Horseman an unfortunate hessian was a soldier who had been hitted by a cannonball during the revolutionary war.

• 10. Tell me the truth The Headless Horseman drived Ichabod out of town. A prank, a ghost, or Cranes wild imaination?

Week 7 Day 5

Page 71: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. The Headless Horseman, an unfortunate Hessian, was a soldier who had been hit by a cannonball during the Revolutionary War.

• 10. Tell me the truth. The Headless Horseman drove Ichabod out of town. A prank, a ghost, or Cranes wild imagination?

Week 7 Day 5 Correct

Page 72: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “Some of the most greatest poems Ive ever read,” said antonio, “are by Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes Their poem often have the rhythm of jazz.”

• 2. Rose asked, “havent you read their autobiographies the poets tell how they overcomed hardships and prejudice and followed their dreams.”

Week 8 Day1

Page 73: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “Some of the greatest poems I’ve ever read,” said Antonio, “are by Maya Angelou and Langston Hughes. Their poems often have the rhythm of jazz.”

• 2. Rose asked, “Haven't you read their autobiographies? The poets tell how they overcame hardships and prejudice and followed their dreams.”

Week 8 Day1 Correct

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• 3. In Maya Angelous book I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she tell about growing up with her grandmother in stamps, arkansas.

• 4. I knew them years werent easy for she but I was amazed to learn that Angelou wouldnt speak to anyone for five years

Week 8 Day 2

Page 75: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. In Maya Angelou’s book, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, she tells about growing up with her grandmother in Stamps, Arkansas.

• 4. I knew those years weren't easy for her, but I was amazed to learn that Angelou wouldn't speak to anyone for five years.

Week 8 Day 2 Correct

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• 5. The goodest person in Angelou’s memories were Mrs. Flowers she helped Maya speak again and teached her about the power of words.

• 6. One of the most nicest things were imagining the poets soft, deep voice reading every word of that there book aloud.

Week 8 Day 3

Page 77: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. The best person in Angelou’s memories was Mrs. Flowers. She helped Maya speak again and taught her about the power of words.

• 6. One of the nicest things was imagining the poet’s soft, deep voice reading every word of that book aloud.

Week 8 Day 3 Correct

Page 78: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Langston Hughes wrote a autobiography called The Big Sea he described how his life wasnt the same after meeting Vachel Lindsay a famous poet.

• 8. When Hughes was working as a hotel busboy, he gave Lindsay a few of his poems to read Lindsay was impressed and telled reporters about his discovery.

Week 8 Day 4

Page 79: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Langston Hughes wrote an autobiography called The Big Sea. He described how his life wasn't the same after meeting Vachel Lindsay, a famous poet.

• 8. When Hughes was working as a hotel busboy, he gave Lindsay a few of his poems to read. Lindsay was impressed and told reporters about his discovery.

Week 8 Day 4 Correct

Page 80: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. Vachel Lindsay helped hughes gain confidence in himself and he advised Langston to do the following write study and think.

• 10. Hughess book also mentioned that he did’nt expect “the Weary Blues” to win the first prize. In the national urban league’s literary contest.

Week 8 Day 5

Page 81: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. Vachel Lindsay helped Hughes gain confidence in himself, and he advised Langston to do the following: write, study, and think.

• 10. Hughes's book also mentioned that he didn't expect “The Weary Blues” to win the first prize in The National Urban League’s literary contest.

Week 8 Day 5 Correct

Page 82: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Born Free and Living Free, my two favorite books about animals ritten by joy adamson.

• 2. After reading about Adamson’s life in kenya, africa, my brother exclaimed, I’m not going to miss the show about her at 830 p.m.”!

Week 9 Day 1

Page 83: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Born Free and Living Free, my two favorite books about animals were written by Joy Adamson.

• 2. After reading about Adamson’s life in Kenya, Africa, my brother exclaimed, “I’m not going to miss the show about her at 8:30 P.M. !”

Week 9 Day 1 Correct

Page 84: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

3. Our sience teacher asked me and my brother “is the story of Joy Adamson and Elsa the lion fiction or nonfiction”?

4. I told ms. Chang, “Well I knoe it’s easy to dout that a woman and a lion could be so close, but from actual events come this incredible story.”

Page 85: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

3. Our science teacher asked my brother and me, “Is the story of Joy Adamson and Elsa the Lion fiction or nonfiction?”

4. I told Ms. Chang, “Well, I know it’s easy to doubt that a woman and a lion could be so close, but from actual events comes this incredible story.”

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• 5. I wonder said Sam, if other people in Africa has been able to raise a lion and then successfully set it free?

• 6. My several searchs thru the library shelfs convinces me that what Joy Adamson accomplished with Elsa had never be done before.

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• 5. “I wonder,” said Sam, “if other people in Africa have been able to raise a lion and then successfully set it free.”

• 6. My several searches through the library shelves convince me that what Joy Adamson accomplished with Elsa had never been done before.

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• 7. What could have been greatest for Joy Adamson than to know she’d finally tot elsa to live in the wild?

• 8. Even tho nothing could be gooder than knowing Elsa would survive, letting go of her was one of the tough things Adamson had ever done.

Week 9 Day 4

Page 89: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. What could have been greater for Joy Adamson than to know she’d finally taught Elsa to live in the wild?

• 8. Even though nothing could be better than knowing Elsa would survive, letting go of her was one of the toughest things Adamson had ever done.

Week 9 Day 4Correct

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• 9. Jake said, “Yes I was also sad Celia when Adamson and Elsa had to leave each other Elsa however came back to see Adamson often.

• 10. “In Living Free, I told Tonia, adamson wrote about Elsa’s experiences as a mother she loved Elsa and her cubs as if they were childs of her own.”

Week 9 Day 5

Page 91: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. Jake said, “Yes, I was also sad, Celia, when Adamson and Elsa had to leave each other. Elsa, however, came back to see Adamson often.”

• 10. “In Living Free,” I told Tonia, “Adamson wrote about Elsa’s experiences as a mother. She loved Elsa and her cubs as if they were children of her own.”

Week 9 Day 5 Correct

Page 92: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. During english class, natasha displaied too of her favorite books about growing up.

• 2. Told us about the following american writers Maxine Hong Kingston author of The Woman Warrior, and Gary Soto, author of Baseball in April.

Week 10 Day 1

Page 93: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. During English class, Natasha displayed two of her favorite books about growing up.

• 2. She told us about the following American writers: Maxine Hong Kingston, author of The Woman Warrior, and Gary Soto, author of Baseball in April.

Week 10 Day 1 Correct

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• 3. Sydney told we students, “these books tells about the experiences of young people.”

• 4. “Baseball in April” he said, is a collection of short stories author Gary Soto wrote many humorous and moving tales about young Mexican Americans.

Week 10 Day 2

Page 95: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Sydney told us students, “These books tell about the experiences of young people.”

• 4. “Baseball in April,” he said, “is a collection of short stories. Author Gary Soto wrote many humorous and moving tales about young Mexican Americans.”

Week 10 Day 2 Correct

Page 96: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. “Just like the boys in Gary Soto’s story,” said Jerome, “I trying out for a baseball team in april. Am practicing hard already.”

• 6. “Another character i think you will like jerome is the girl in The Woman Warrior. She take some fantastic journies,” said Lou.

Week 10 Day 3

Page 97: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. “Just like the boys in Gary Soto’s story,” said Jerome, “I am trying out for a baseball team in April. I am practicing hard already.”

• 6. “Another character I think you will like Jerome, is the girl in The Woman Warrior. She takes some fantastic journeys,” said Lou.

Week 10 Day 3 Correct

Page 98: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. In The Woman Warrior, Kingston described the cultural clashs of east meeting west. Her had to balance her chinese heritage with life in Stockton California.

• 8. The girl in the book dream about becoming fa mu lan, the legendary woman warrior who seemed more braver than anyone else.

Week 10 Day 4

Page 99: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. In The Woman Warrior, Kingston described the cultural clashes of East meeting West. She had to balance her Chinese heritage with life in Stockton, California.

• 8. The girl in the book dreams about becoming Fa Mu Lan, the legendary woman warrior who seemed braver than anyone else.

Week 10 Day 4 Correct

Page 100: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. “Both The Woman Warrior and Baseball in April” said Mr. Santos our teacher, can be enjoied by people from all walks of life.”

• 10. “Well Soto and Kingston have taught me that all of us has stories too tell about growing up, I said to he.

Week 10 Day 5

Page 101: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. “Both The Woman Warrior and Baseball in April,” said Mr. Santos our teacher, “can be enjoyed by people from all walks of life.”

• 10. “Well, Soto and Kingston have taught me that all of us have stories to tell about growing up,” I said to him.

Week 10 Day 5 Correct

Page 102: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “Have you read any of them stories about migrant workers I asked my friend Midori?

• 2. “These story called ‘The Circuit,’ by Francisco Jimenez,” Midori replyed, “is one of the goodest stories I’ve ever read.”

Week 11 Day 1

Page 103: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “Have you read any of those stories about migrant workers?” I asked my friend Midori.

• 2. “This story called ‘The Circuit,’ by Francisco Jimenez,” Midori replied, “is one of the best stories I’ve ever read.”

Week 11 Day 1 Correct

Page 104: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. My teacher, mr. jackson, said “Francisco Jimenezs story is set in california and tells about a sixth-grader who work in the fields all day.”

• 4. Jimenez you know had been the migrant worker himself when he was young. He said the experience made he value his studyes.

Week 11 Day 2

Page 105: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. My teacher, Mr. Jackson, said, “Francisco Jimenez's story is set in California and tells about a sixth-grader who works in the fields all day.”

• 4. Jimenez, you know, had been the migrant worker himself when he was young. He said the experience made him value his studies.

Week 11 Day 2 Correct

Page 106: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. “John Steinbeck a acclaimed writer won a Pulitzer Prize for writing about migrant workers in a book called The Grapes of Wrath, Jo said.

• 6. “Steinbecks book tells about the Joads. Like many other familys, they traveled across the Country looking for work” Ms Anaya told us.

Week 11 Day 3

Page 107: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. 5. “John Steinbeck, an acclaimed writer, won a Pulitzer Prize for writing about migrant workers in a book called The Grapes of Wrath,” Jo said.

• 6. “Steinbeck's book tells about the Joads. Like many other families, they traveled across the country looking for work,” Ms. Anaya told us.

Week 11 Day 3 Correct

Page 108: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Zack said, “Tom Joad the main character of The Grapes of Wrath also the hero.

• 8. Zack learned that Author Steinbeck researched that there book by traveling from Oklahoma to California living in camps and working in the fields.

Week 11 Day 4

Page 109: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 77. Zack said, “Tom Joad, the main character of The Grapes of Wrath, is also the hero.”

• 8. Zack learned that Author Steinbeck researched that book by traveling from Oklahoma to California, living in camps, and working in the fields.

Week 11 Day 4 Correct

Page 110: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. I thinked about those migrant workers when I was at the supermarket. Wondered who picked all those apples peaches and pears?

• 10. Ana said, “these storys have inspired I to write about my own family. My great-grandparents I believe, was cuban migrant workers in Florida.”

Week 11 Day 5

Page 111: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. I thought about those migrant workers when I was at the supermarket. I wondered who picked all those apples, peaches, and pears?

• 10. Ana said, “These stories have inspired me to write about my own family. My great-grandparents, I believe, were Cuban migrant workers in Florida.”

Week 11 Day 5 Correct

Page 112: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “Today I read about Abraham Lincoln. Was born on February 12 1809, near Hodgenville Kentucky,” Hector told us.

• 2. Him said, “Russell Freedmans Lincoln: A Photobiography actualy tells many interesting facts about young Lincoln and their childhood experiences.”

Week 12 Day 1

Page 113: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. “Today I read about Abraham Lincoln. He was born on February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky,” Hector told us.

• 2. He said, “Russell Freedman's Lincoln: A Photobiography actually tells many interesting facts about young Lincoln and his childhood experiences.”

Week 12 Day 1 Correct

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• 3. Abraham lincoln faced many hardships growing up but he heroicly overcame the obstacles in his life.

• 4. Russell Freedman writes a account of the events that led to Lincolns famous speech at gettysburg, pennsylvania.

Week 12 Day 2

Page 115: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Abraham Lincoln faced many hardships growing up, but he heroically overcame the obstacles in his life.

• 4. Russell Freedman wrote an account of the events that led to Lincoln’s famous speech at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

Week 12 Day 2 Correct

Page 116: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. “Based on the biography of Lincoln, I don’t have no doubt that he was one of the most historicly important mans ever to live in America,” said uncle Lamar.

• 6. biographies of famous americans is sometimes about the past, them can also tell about people who’ve recently had a impact on our lifes.

Week 12 Day 3

Page 117: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. “Based on the biography of Lincoln, I have no doubt that he was one of the most historically important men ever to live in America,” said Uncle Lamar.

• 6. Biographies of famous Americans are sometimes about the past; they can also tell about people who’ve recently had an impact on our lives.

Week 12 Day 3 Correct

Page 118: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Not long ago, Maya Lin design the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Visitors have finded that viewing it is a emotionaly moving experience

• 8. Brent Ashabranner want to tell the story of Maya Lin and her work, therefore, him wrote a inspiring book called Always to Remember.

Week 12 Day 4

Page 119: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Not long ago, Maya Lin designed the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial. Visitors have found that viewing it is a emotionally moving experience.

• 8. Brent Ashabranner wanted to tell the story of Maya Lin and her work; therefore, he wrote an inspiring book called Always to Remember.

Week 12 Day 4 Correct

Page 120: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. When I was in washington, d.c., last summer, I saw Maya Lins unusualy simple and powerful design.

• 10. I admire Maya Lin before seeing her work but now I have an even gooder appreciaiton of she.

Week 12 Day 5

Page 121: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. When I was in Washington, D. C. last summer, I saw Maya Lin’s unusually simple and powerful design.

• 10. I admired Maya Lin before seeing her work, but now I have an even better appreciation of her.

Week 12 Day 5 Correct

Page 122: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. My brother loves to read stories about ancint heroes, so I asked him “Have you read Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, edited by w.b. yeats?

• 2. As I sat the book on the table, him said, “No I haven’t. Does it tell about the poet-warrior named Oisin.”

Week 13 Day 1

Page 123: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. My brother loves to read stories about ancient heroes, so I asked him, “Have you read Irish Fairy and Folk Tales, edited by W. B. Yeats?”

• 2. As I set the book on the table, he said, “No I haven’t. Does it tell about the poet-warrior named Oisin?”

Week 13 Day 1

Page 124: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. “Yeats an excellint storyteller wrote a long poem about oisin, who wandered off to the mythical country,” Conor said to Ike and I.

• 4. This famous writer of irish tales were very interested in old celtic myths, which had a strong influance on his poems and plays.

Week 13 Day 2

Page 125: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. “Yeats, an excellent storyteller, wrote a long poem about Oisin, who wandered off to a mythical country,” Conor said to Ike and me.

• 4. This famous writer of Irish tales was very interested in old Celtic myths, which had a strong influence on his poems and plays.

Week 13 Day 2 Correct

Page 126: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. There is many great stories about mythical Irish heroes, its true, but my favorite is about a giant named Finn MacCoul.

• 6. Finn is often called the irish Hercules but he depended on his wife Oona’s intelligance as much as on his own strength.

Week 13 Day 3

Page 127: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 5. There are many great stories about mythical Irish heroes, it’s true, but my favorite is about a giant named Finn MacCoul.

• 6. Finn is often called the Irish Hercules, but he depended on his wife Oona’s intelligence as much as on his own strength.

Week 13 Day 3Correct

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• 7. Legend has it that Cuchulain another hero was able too flatten a thunderbolt like a pancake and carry it inside his pocket.

• 8. Yeats as you know wrote a poem called Cuchulain’s Fight with the Sea, in which the hero faces a unbeatable opponint.

Week 13 Day 4

Page 129: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. Legend has it that Cuchulain, another hero, was able to flatten a thunderbolt like a pancake and carry it inside his pocket.

• 8. Yeats, as you know, wrote a poem called “Cuchulain’s Fight with the Sea,” in which the hero faces an unbeatable opponent.

Week 13 Day 4

Page 130: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. “Is yeats the one whom decded to include information about mermaids in Irish Fairy and Folk Tales?” i asked Kevin.

• 10. “Yes. There’s also tales about leprechauns” sayed Kevin, who were actually the shoemakers for the fairies.”

Week 13 Day 5

Page 131: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 9. “Is Yeats the one who decided to include information about mermaids in Irish Fairy and Folk Tales?” I asked Kevin.

• 10. “Yes. There are also tales about leprechauns,” said Kevin, “who was actually the shoemakers for the fairies.”

Week 13 Day 5

Page 132: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Sammi wondered why I were going too tell the class about the first native american bilingual newspaper?

• 2. I told she, “Well the Cherokee Phoenix written in both cherokee and english. This kinds of publication was a unusual achievement.”

Week 14 Day 1

Page 133: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Sammi wondered why I was going to tell the class about the first Native American bilingual newspaper.

• 2. I told her, “Well, the Cherokee Phoenix was written in both Cherokee and English. This kind of publication was an unusual achievement.”

Week 14 Day 1 Correct

Page 134: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Marta asked, “wasn’t the Cherokee language first putted on paper in the 1820s when Sequoyah asembled a alphabet of syllables Ellen”?

• 4. Ellen sayed, “Of course Sequoyah’s system of writing quickly learned and used by thousands of Cherokees.”

Week 14 Day 2

Page 135: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 3. Marta asked, “Wasn’t the Cherokee language first put on paper in the 1820’s when Sequoya assembled an alphabet of syllables, Ellen?”

• 4. Ellen said, “Of course, Sequoya's system of writing was quickly learned and used by thousands of Cherokees.”

Week 14 Day 2 Correct

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Week 14 Day 3

• 5. Mr. Wang said, “Sequoyah’s hard work and dedication was rewarded when a Cherokee people addopted his system.”

• 6. Eventually the newspaper parts of the bible and many other publications was printed in cherokee.

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Week 14 Day 3 Correct

• 5. Mr. Wang said, “Sequoya's hard work and dedication were rewarded when the Cherokee people adopted his system.”

• 6. Eventually, the newspaper, parts of the Bible, and many other publications were printed in Cherokee.

Page 138: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. “do you know about elias boudinot, a Cherokee who was educated at a missionary school in connecticut” someone asked mr. Wang and I?

• 8. “Yes I can answer that there question,” I said. “He returned too his homeland and becomed the first editor of the Cherokee Phoenix.”

Week 14 Day 4

Page 139: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 7. “Do you know about Elias Boudinot, a Cherokee who was educated at a missionary school in Connecticut?” someone asked Mr. Wang and me.

• 8. “Yes, I can answer that question,” I said. “He returned to his homeland and became the first editor of the Cherokee Phoenix.”

Week 14 Day 4 Correct

Page 140: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

9. The first issue of the newspaper was published in 1828 at new echota the Cherokee capital. It attracted much attention, but not everyone aproved.

10. “In 1835,” said ms. Day, “the newspaper was closed down. It was denied freedom of a press, a right guaranteed by the U.S. constitution.”

Week 14 Day 5

Page 141: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

9. The first issue of the newspaper was published in 1828 at New Echota, the Cherokee capital. It attracted much attention, but not everyone approved.

10. “In 1835,” said Ms. Day, “the newspaper was closed down. It was denied freedom of the press, a right guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.”

Week 14 Day 5 Correct

Page 142: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

• 1. Last week i ask my english teacher about when we would read the chapter called “native American Poets”?

• 2. The poems in this chapter is by dozens of Native American writers. Between them are the following poets Leslie Silko, Joy Harjo and Ray Young Bear.

Week 15 Day 1

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• 1. Last week I asked my English teacher about when we would read the chapter called “Native American Poets.”

• 2. The poems in this chapter are by dozens of Native American writers. Among them are the following poets: Leslie Silko, Joy Harjo, and Ray Young Bear.

Week 15 Day 1 correct

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3. On Wednesday, I hearded some interesting poems by a exsellent Native American poet named Joseph Bruchac.

4. Ms Delano told I “When I read this poems by Joseph Bruchac, them remind me of our deep conncetion to the planet Earth.”

Week 15 Day 2

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3. On Wednesday, I heard some interesting poems by an excellent Native American poet named Joseph Bruchac.

4. Ms. Delano told me, “When I read these poems by Joseph Bruchac, they remind me of our deep connection to the planet Earth.”

Week 15 Day 2 Correct

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5. You’re favorite poem in this book I believe is “The Eagle-Feather Fan,” which was written by N Scott Momaday.

6. “Its about a seremonial fan,” mr. washington explained that is very special to the poet.”

Week 15

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5. Your favorite poem in this book, I believe, is “The Eagle-Feather Fan,” which was written by N. Scott Momaday.

6. “It’s about a ceremonial fan,” Mr. Washington explained, “that is very special to the poet.”

Week 15 Day 3 Correct

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7. “It is helpful if you recites poems aloud, as well as read they silently,” Ms Oliver told we students.

8. Hearing a poet read their work aloud was unforgettable experiense, it inspired me to read my own poetry in front of the class.

Week 15 Day 4

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7. “It is helpful if you recite poems aloud, as well as read them silently,” Ms. Oliver told us students.

8. Hearing a poet read his or her work aloud was an unforgettable experience; it inspired me to read my own poetry in front of the class.

Week 15 Day 4 Correct

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9. Sit quietly close your eyes Let the voise of the poet transport you to other rejions and other lives.

10. They’re ansestors are important to the native american poets but today they jenerally write about modern times.

Week 15 Day 5

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9. Sit quietly, close your eyes, and let the voice of the poet transport you to other regions and other lives.

10. Their ancestors are important to the Native American poets, but today they generally write about modern times.

Week 15 Day 5 Correct

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• 1. “In 1817, the kapable british author Mary Shelley wrote these amazing book called Frankenstein” said miss cohen.

• 2. Many peoples thinks that Frankenstein is the monster’s name but it is actually the name of the scientist who created the monster.

Week 16 Day 1

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• 1. “In 1817, the capable British author Mary Shelley wrote this amazing book called Frankenstein,” said Miss Cohen.

• 2. Many people think that Frankenstein is the monster’s name, but it is actually the name of the scientist who created the monster.

Week 16 Day 1 Correct

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3. Victor Frankenstein were a brilliant young scientist he diskovered the secret of creating life.

4. Science and humanity was common themes in the romantic era. They appealed to writers from London, England, Paris, France, and Boston, Massachusetts.

Week 16 Day 2

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3. Victor Frankenstein was a brilliant young scientist. He discovered the secret of creating life.

4. Science and humanity were common themes in the Romantic Era. They appealed to writers from London, England; Paris, France; and Boston, Massachusetts.

Week 16 Day 2 Correct

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5. The poor creature that Frankenstein made could find no love affection or acceptance who could be kontent with this sorts of life?

6. Frankenstein didn’t mean no harm at first, however, the monster’s unhappiness leaded to a tragic kampaign of revenge.

Week 16 Day 3

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5. The poor creature that Frankenstein made could find no love, affection, or acceptance. Who could be content with this sort of life?

6. Frankenstein didn’t mean any harm at firs; however, the monster’s unhappiness led to a tragic campaign of revenge.

Week 16 Day 3 Correct

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7. Victor Frankenstein feeled some gilt about his work but would that stop him from creating an unloved monster agin?

8. The following things might of helped the creature a friend a family a less hideous appearance or some human kindness.

Week 16 Day 4

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7. Victor Frankenstein felt some guilt about his work, but would that stop him from creating an unloved monster again?

8. The following things might have helped the creature: a friend, a family, a less hideous appearance, or some human kindness.

Week 16 Day 4 Correct

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9. I been trying to explain to Kendra that Mary Shelley’s book is much more cumpelling than the movie version of Frankenstein.

10. Mary Shelley writed many other novels I enjoy reading her journal and personal letters last month.

Week 16 Day 5

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9. I have been trying to explain to Kendra that Mary Shelley’s book is much more compelling than the movie version of Frankenstein.

10. Mary Shelley wrote many other novels. I enjoyed reading her journal and personal letters last month.

Week 16 Day 5 Correct

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• 1. Farley mowat a scientest, humorously describes his research in the book Never Cry Wolf.

• 2. As the member of the canadian Wildlife Service, him was sent to destroy wolfs. The government thought they killing to many caribou.

Week 17 Day 1

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• 1. Farley Mowat, a scientist, humorously describes his research in the book Never Cry Wolf.

• 2. As a member of the Canadian Wildlife Service, he was sent to destroy wolves. The government thought they were killing too many caribou.

Week 17 Day 1 Correct

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• 3. Peoples living in churchill told Mowat rediculous “facts” about wolves, one person said the animals sheds their skins every four years.

• 4. Mowat found an pilot to take he north with the following gear tents, stoves, sleeping bags, skis, and seven axes.

Week 17 Day 2

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• 3. People living in Churchill told Mowat ridiculous “facts” about wolves; one person said the animals shed their skins every four years.

• 4. Mowat found a pilot to take him north with the following gear: tents, stoves, sleeping bags, skis, and seven axes.

Week 17 Day 2 Correct

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• 5. A man named mike helped Mowat but he ran away after misunderstanding the researchers equipment and insterments.

• 6. After many scary funny and touching encounter with wolves. Mowat came too be one of their most strongest supporters.

Week 17 Day 3

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• 5. A man named Mike helped Mowat, but he ran away after misunderstanding the researcher’s equipment and instruments.

• 6. After many scary, funny, and touching encounters with wolves, Mowat came to be one of their strongest supporters.

Week 17 Day 3 Correct

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• 7. Beryl markham’s book West with the Night tells about her life in africa and her career as a aviator.

• 8. When she were young, a baby zebra came to her room every morning to wake she, those was her alarm clock.

Week 17 Day 4

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• 7. Beryl Markham’s book, West with the Night, tells about her life in Africa and her career as a aviator.

• 8. When she was young, a baby zebra came to her room every morning to wake her; that was her alarm clock.

Week 17 Day 4 Correct

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• 9. Because her grew up on a african farm, Markham could do many things speak swahili, play tribal games hunt animals fly airplanes and take care of horses.

• 10. She was a first person to make a solo flight from east to west across the atlantic ocean she flew from Abingdon England to Nova Scotia Canada.

Week 17 Day 5

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• 9. Because she grew up on an African farm, Markham could do many things: speak Swahili, play tribal games, hunt animals, fly airplanes, and take care of horses.

• 10. She was the first person to make a solo flight from East to West across the Atlantic Ocean. She flew from Abingdon, England to Nova Scotia, Canada.

Week 17 Day 5 Correct

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• 1. I recommend the book Number the Stars it’s the acount of people who bravly help Jewish friends escape danjer.

• 2. Annemarie the heroine lives in denmark. The kountry is occupyed by german soldiers during world war II.

Week 18 Day 1

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• 1. I recommend the book Number the Stars. It’s the account of people who bravely help Jewish friends escape danger.

• 2. Annemarie, the heroine, lives in Denmark. The country is occupied by German soldiers during World War II.

Week 18 Day 1 Correct

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3. The Johansen famly hides Ellen Rosen, whos Annemarie’s girl friend. Ellen is jewish but the Johansens arent.

4. Soldiers offen apear without warning and every one lives in fear of being descovered.

Week 18 Day 2

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3. The Johansen family hides Ellen Rosen, who’s Annemarie’s girl friend. Ellen is Jewish, but the Johansens aren't.

4. Soldiers often appear without warning, and everyone lives in fear of being discovered.

Week 18 Day 2 Correct

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• 5. In one incidant, a soldier want too open the coffin of Great aunt Birte, whom died of a terrible disease.

• 6. The mother replys that the jerms might still be alive she knoes that the coffin realy conntains supplies.

Week 18 Day 3

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• 5. In one incident, a soldier wants to open the coffin of Great-Aunt Birte, who died of a terrible disease.

• 6. The mother replies that the germs might still be alive. She knows that the coffin really contains supplies.

Week 18 Day 3 Correct

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• 7. “Weren’t you afraid the Johansens would be catched”? asked Dennis.

• 8 “Yes i was. The author lois lowry did an exellent job of building suspense” answer Liz.

Week 18 Day 4

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• 7. “Weren’t you afraid the Johansens would be caught?” asked Dennis.

• 8 “Yes I was. The author Lois Lowry did an excellent job of building suspense,” answered Liz.

Week 18 Day 4 Correct

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•9. I holded my breath when Annemarie delivered a secret packet to her Uncle, said Henry.

•10. Then him add, It’s sad that war is the inspirasion for such an excteing novel.

Week 18 Day 5

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•9. “I held my breath when Annemarie delivered a secret packet to her Uncle,” said Henry.

•10. Then he added, “It’s sad that war is the inspiration for such an exciting novel.”

Week 18 Day 5 Correct

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• 1. Marco Polo was born around a.d. 1254. Him and his male relatives spended much of his lifes in China.

• 2. Marco was about twenty when he reached northern china. He traveled traded and later worked for the emperor, kublai khan.

Week 19 Day 1

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• 1. Marco Polo was born around A.D. 1254. He and his male relatives spent much of their lives in China.

• 2. Marco was about twenty when he reached Northern China. He traveled, traded, and later worked for the emperor, Kublai Khan.

Week 19 Day 1 Correct

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3. Frequently, Marco were sent on missions all over the chinese empire, and he stoped and seen many exotic sights.

4. Among his observations was the religious practices of islam, marriage customs, architecture and the land.

Week 19

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3. Frequently, Marco was sent on missions all over the Chinese empire, and he stopped and saw many exotic sights.

4. Among his observations were the religious practices of Islam, marriage customs, architecture, and the land.

Week 19 Correct

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5. Us might have forgoten Marco but he wrote a book of his adventures he’s one of the bestest-known travelers ever!

6. The travels of Marco Polo may exaggerate, but most historians agrees that Marco usually be telling the truth.

Week 19

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5. We might have forgotten Marco, but he wrote a book of his adventures. He’s one of the best- known travelers ever!

6. The travels of Marco Polo may exaggerate, but most historians agree that Marco usually was telling the truth.

Week 19 Correct

Page 188: 7 th Grade Daily Language Skills Practice. 1. Uncle taro gave I the pamphlet “Common Sense,” by Thomas Paine. It urged british subjects in the colonies.

7. A more modern, but not necessarily more better, book is one by peter jenkins called A Walk Across America.

8. Was written in the 1970s. Jenkins hiked around the united states for five years to discover what america were like.

Week 19

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7. A more modern, but not necessarily better, book is one by Peter Jenkins called A Walk Across America.

8. It was written in the 1970s. Jenkins hiked around the United States for five years to discover what America was like.

Week 19 Correct

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9. A big dog named Cooper went with he. Cooper once grabed a poisonous snake. Just before his master steped on it.

10. After Cooper killed, Jenkins didn’t find another dog, but he did find a religion christianity, and a wife on his trip.

Week 19

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9. A big dog named Cooper went with him. Cooper once grabbed a poisonous snake just before his master stepped on it.

10. After Cooper was killed, Jenkins didn’t find another dog, but he did find a religion, Christianity, and a wife on his trip.

Week 19 Correct

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• 1. Sandra Cisneros a Hispanic poet once sayed you have to learn how to build a room before you build a house.”

• 2. in her collected stories, Woman Hollering Creek, Ms cisneros permited readers to share her characters’ lifes.

Week 20

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• 1. Sandra Cisneros, an Hispanic poet once said, “You have to learn how to build a room before you build a house.”

• 2. In her collected stories, Woman Hollering Creek, Ms. Cisneros permitted readers to share her characters’ lives.

Week 20 Correct

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• 3. In Cisneros’s story Salvador Late or Early, a boy don’t have no friends, but him takes care of his brothers.

• 4. Cisneros refered to salvador as “too small to contain the hundred balloons of happiness” what a vivid description

Week 20

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• 3. In Cisneros’s story “Salvador Late or Early,” a boy doesn’t have any friends, but he takes care of his brothers.

• 4. Cisneros referred to Salvador as “too small to contain the hundred balloons of happiness.” What a vivid description!

Week 20 Correct

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• 5. The title of Cisneros story Barbie-Q is a amusing play on words.

• 6. The story is about girls whom can’t afford no dolls except those damaged in a warehouse fire.

Week 20

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• 5. The title of Cisnero’s story “Barbie-Q” is an amusing play on words.

• 6. The story is about girls who can’t afford any dolls except those damaged in a warehouse fire.

Week 20 Correct

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• 7. Pat Mora another well-known hispahic poet, growed up in El Paso texas near wide stretches of desert.

• 8. One of Mora’s poems are called “listen to the desert” in it she uses english and spanish to imitate desert sounds.

Week 20

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• 7. Pat Mora, another well-known Hispanic poet, grew up in El Paso, Texas, near wide stretches of desert.

• 8. One of Mora’s poems is called “Listen to the Desert.” In it she uses English and Spanish to imitate desert sounds.

Week 20 Correct

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• 9. When her was young, Mora feeled ashamed of being mexican but now her writes to leave others like her feel proud of their culture.

• 10. “I also write, ms. Mora admited, “because i am fascinated by the pleasure and power of words.”

Week 20

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• 9. When she was young, Mora felt ashamed of being Mexican, but now she writes to let others like her feel proud of their culture.

• 10. “I also write,” Ms. Mora admitted, “because I am fascinated by the pleasure and power of words.”

Week 20 Correct

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Week 21 Day 1

1. Jules Verne foretelled travel to the moon in 1865 and more than a century later, the Apollo moon landing occurred.

2. In 1870, he writed about a strange sea captains submarine many considerred underwater travel impossible.

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Week 21 Day 1 Correct

1. Jules Verne foretold travel to the moon in 1865, and more than a century later, the Apollo moon landing occurred.

2. In 1870, he wrote about a strange sea captain’s submarine. Many considered underwater travel impossible.

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Week 21 Day 2

• 3. One of Isaac Asimov’s more prophetic stories were The Fun They Had, in which students only dealed with computers.

• 4. Them students greatest wishs were to have human classmates and teachers, they also longed for real books.

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Week 21 Day 2 Correct

• 3. One of Isaac Asimov’s most prophetic stories was “The Fun They Had,” in which students only dealt with computers.

• 4. Those students’ greatest wishes were to have human classmates and teachers; they also longed for real books.

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Week 21 Day 3

• 5. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury full of adventure mystery and intrigue

• 6. Everyone has their own reaction to Bradburys main character a marvelously tattooed man.

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Week 21 Day 3 Correct

• 5. The Illustrated Man by Ray Bradbury is full of adventure, mystery, and intrigue.

• 6. Everyone has his or her own reaction to Bradbury’s main character, a marvelously tattooed man.

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Week 21 Day 4

• 7. What on the planet earth ever gave Mr Bradbury the idea for a tattooed man?” i wonderred.

• 8. This man faced with the loss of his friends family and job because of them beautiful but frightenning tattoos.

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Week 21 Day 4 Correct

• 7. “What on the planet Earth ever gave Mr. Bradbury the idea for a tattooed man?” I wondered.

• 8. This man was faced with the loss of his friends, family, and job because of those beautiful but frightening tattoos.

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Week 21 Day 5

• 9. Each of the stories in Bradbury’s book represent one of the tattoos and the most scariest tattoo tells the viewers future.

• 10. Some of the more interesting stories include people pilotting space flights to mars, saturn, and jupiter.

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Week 21 Day 5 Correct

• 9. Each of the stories in Bradbury’s book represents one of the tattoos, and the scariest tattoo tells the viewer’s future.

• 10. Some of the most interesting stories include people piloting space flights to Mars, Saturn, and Jupiter.

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Week 22 Day 1

• 1. In Ajeemah and His Son, James berry a poet from the caribbean. Tells a memorible story.

• 2. Ajeemah and his son atu were sold to european slave traders from africa they were sended to Jamaica.

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Week 22 Day 1 Correct

• 1. In Ajeemah and His Son, James Berry, a poet from the Caribbean, tells a memorable story.

• 2. Ajeemah and his son, Atu, were sold to European slave traders. From Africa they were sent to Jamaica.

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Week 22 Day 2

• 3. Atu been engaged to a girl who’s name was Sisi. He thought “What will become of our wedding day?”

• 4. The young man never again gaze upon Sisi but he remember she in his poetry.

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Week 22 Day 2 Correct

• 3. Atu had been engaged to a girl whose name was Sisi. He thought, “What will become of our wedding day?”

• 4. The young man never again gazed upon Sisi, but he remembered her in his poetry.

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Week 22 Day 3

• 5. Ajeemah had hid gold in his sandals. They was supposed to be a gift for his sons bride.

• 6. After many years in jamaica, Ajeemah losed his son but him married again and had a daughter named Sisi

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Week 22 Day 3 Correct

• 5. Ajeemah had hidden gold in his sandals. It was supposed to be a gift for his son’s bride.

• 6. After many years in Jamaica, Ajeemah lost his son, but he married again and had a daughter named Sisi.

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Week 22 Day 4

• 7. The stories of Jamaica Kincaid, whose from antigua in the west indies, are often like poetry.

• 8. Her story “Girl” is told in a mothers voice. Most of us know what its like to get advice from his or her mothers.

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Week 22 Day 4 Correct

• 7. The stories of Jamaica Kincaid, who’s from Antigua in the West Indies, are often like poetry.

• 8. Her story “Girl” is told in a mother’s voice. Most of us know what it’s like to get advice from our mothers.

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Week 22 Day 5

• 9. Some of Ms Kincaid’s stories are incredable fantasies, in one story, her and her mother turn into reptiles.

• 10. She describes people landscapes and feelings vividly her stories are simply unforgettable.

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• 9. Some of Ms. Kincaid’s stories are incredible fantasies; in one story, she and her mother turn into reptiles.

• 10. She describes people, landscapes, and feelings vividly. Her stories are simply unforgettable.

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Week 23 Day 1

• 1. One story of star-crossed lovers have connsumed peoples imaginations for centuries.

• 2. The tragic tale of Tristan and Iseult have been told in epic poems operas and novels.

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Week 23 Day 1 Correct

• 1. One story of star-crossed lovers has consumed people’s imaginations for centuries.

• 2. The tragic tale of Tristan and Iseult has been told in epic poems, operas, and novels.

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Week 23 Day 2

• 3. The elderly king Mark sends his nephew Tristan to ireland to fetch Iseult. To become his bride.

• 4. As Tristan and Iseult conmence they’re trip to cornwall they both happen to drink a love potion.

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Week 23 Day 2 Correct

• 3. The elderly King Mark sends his nephew Tristan to Ireland to fetch Iseult to become his bride.

• 4. As Tristan and Iseult commence their trip to Cornwall, they both happen to drink a love potion.

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Week 23 Day 3

• 5. Iseult doesn’t have no choice, she must marry the old king. In her heart however she loves Tristan.

• 6. In one conplicated version, King Mark conndemns Tristan to death. Also gives Iseult to a band of lepers.

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Week 23 Day 3 Correct

• 5. Iseult doesn’t have a choice; she must marry the old king. In her heart, however, she loves Tristan.

• 6. In one complicated version, King Mark condemns Tristan to death. He also gives Iseult to a band of lepers.

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Week 23 Day 4

• 7. “I never knowed that in one version Tristan is one of King Arthurs knights” said Lenny.

• 8. “Lenny didn’t you know he was sir Tristan of Lyoness” asked Keiko. He was one of the great heros.”

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Week 23 Day 4 Correct

• 7. “I never knew that in one version Tristan is one of King Arthur’s knights,” said Lenny.

• 8. “Lenny, didn’t you know he was Sir Tristan of Lyoness?” asked Keiko. “He was one of the greatest heroes.”

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Week 23 Day 5

• 9. Personally, i prefer the story about Romeo and Juliet the two lovers in William Shakespeares play.

• 10. The play written around a.d. 1595 however, the story contanes elements from earlier greek and italian works.

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Week 23 Day 5 Correct

• 9. Personally, I prefer the story about Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers in William Shakespeare’s play.

• 10. The play was written around A.D. 1595; however, the story contains elements from earlier Greek and Italian works.

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Week 24 Day 1

• 1. On december 14 1996, ms. wu and me will be setting in the first row to hear a reading by Laurence Yep.

• 2. Will be hearing this inportant author read on magazine street in San Francisco California.

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Week 24 Day 1 Correct

• 1. On December 14, 1996, Ms. Wu and I will be sitting in the first row to hear a reading by Laurence Yep.

• 2. We will be hearing this important author read on Magazine Street in San Francisco, California.

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Week 24 Day 2

• 3. The inmensely popular Laurence Yep was born in san francisco he goed to school in Chinatown.

• 4. His parents comed to the united states from china.

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• 3. The immensely popular Laurence Yep was born in San Francisco. He went to school in Chinatown.

• 4. His parents came to the United States from China.

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Week 24 Day 3

• 5. Almost everyone in my English class rate Dragonwings as one of their favorite books.

• 6. The book portrays life in San Francisco in the early 1900s Yep telled the story from an imigrant’s point of view.

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Week 24 Day 3 Correct

• 5. Almost everyone in my English class rates Dragonwings as one of his or her favorite books.

• 6. The book portrays life in San Francisco in the early 1900s. Yep told the story from an immigrant’s point of view.

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Week 24 Day 4

• 7. Between Yep’s work is two collections of Chinese folk tales, tongues of jade and The Rainbow People.

• 8. Them collections grew out of sixty nine stories that had been gathered in the 1930s in Oaklands chinatown.

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Week 24 Day 4 Correct

• 7. Among Yep’s work are two collections of Chinese folk tales, Tongues of Jade and The Rainbow People.

• 8. These collections grew out of sixty-nine stories that had been gathered in the 1930s in Oakland’s Chinatown.

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Week 24 Day 5

• 9. Ms. Wu told me “Some tales in The Rainbow People are witty some are suspenseful and some are mystical. None however is sentimental.”

• 10. I replied “Ms. Wu I know that very well. My grandfather was one of the mens who told them tales in Chinatown!”

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Week 24 Day 5 Correct

• 9. Ms. Wu told me, “Some tales in The Rainbow People are witty, some are suspenseful, and some are mystical. None, however, is sentimental.”

• 10. I replied, “Ms. Wu I know that very well. My grandfather was one of the men who told those tales in Chinatown!”

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• 1. Teresa said “Set down beside me, and tell me all you know about dragons”

• 2. “Why do you suppose she asked me, that dragons are always evil creatures”

Week 25

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• 1. Teresa said, “Sit down beside me, and tell me all you know about dragons.”

• 2. “Why do you suppose,” she asked me, “that dragons are always evil creatures?”

Week 25 Correct

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• 3. In some cultures, dragons represent evil forces, in others, they’re reputation are good and kind.

• 4. These sort of differences been aparent in both eastern and western literature.

Week 25

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• 3. In some cultures, dragons represent evil forces. In others, their reputation is good and kind.

• 4. These sorts of differences have been apparent in both Eastern and Western literature.

Week 25 Correct

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• 5. I wonder if the way them people felt about serpents innfluenced how they felt about dragons?

• 6. The greeks and romans, for example, thought dragons was evil, however, asian cultures comsidered them good.

Week 25

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• 5. I wonder if the way those people felt about serpents influenced how they felt about dragons.

• 6. The Greeks and Romans, for example, thought dragons were evil; however, Asian cultures considered them good.

Week 25 Correct

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• 7. Sometimes the dragon take a back seat to the dragon killer. Between all the slayers, St George stands out.

• 8. Acording to legend, this brave hero killed a dragon, saved a village and rescue a princess.

Week 25

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• 7. Sometimes the dragon takes a back seat to the dragon killer. Among all the slayers, St. George stands out.

• 8. According to legend, this brave hero killed a dragon, saved a village, and rescued a princess.

Week 25 Correct

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• 9. Around a.d. 1098 during the crusades, st. George is said to have helped the normans at Antioch.

• 10. Leave me tell you that he is conmemorated every april 23 as the patron saint of England.

Week 25

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• 9. Around A.D. 1098, during the Crusades, St. George is said to have helped the Normans at Antioch.

• 10. Let me tell you that he is commemorated every April 23 as the patron saint of England.

Week 25 Correct

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1. One of the goodest american plays A raisin in the sun, was wrote by Lorraine Hansberry.2. The drama takes place in chicago and it centers on the five members of the Younger family Ruth, Walter, Travis Lena and Brittany.

Week 26

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1. One of the best American plays, A Raisin in the Sun, was written by Lorraine Hansberry.2. The drama takes place in Chicago, and it centers on the five members of the Younger family: Ruth, Walter, Travis, Lena, and Brittany.

Week 26 Correct

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3. The opening scene is tense, Walter and Ruth qarrel about whether they can give they’re son fifty cents for school.

4. We finds out however that the family is waiting for Mother Lena’s insurance check from her husbands death.

Week 26

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3. The opening scene is tense; Walter and Ruth quarrel about whether they can give their son fifty cents for school.

4. We find out, however, that the family is waiting for Mother Lena’s insurance check from her husband’s death.

Week 26 Correct

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5. Everyone has their own idea about how the money should be spended.

6. Lena and Ruth want a house, Walter wants a liqor store and Brittany want to go to medical school.

Week 26

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5. Everyone has his or her own idea about how the money should be spent.

6. Lena and Ruth want a house, Walter wants a liquor store, and Brittany wants to go to medical school.

Week 26 Correct

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7. “What does the younger family do with the money? Tell me, qwickly”! Inqwired Akeisha.

8. “They buys a house I believe in a white neighborhood said Louis. it’s in clybourne park, Illinois.”

Week 26

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7. “What does the Younger family do with the money? Tell me, quickly!” inquired Akeisha.

8. “They buy a house, I believe, in a white neighborhood,” said Louis. “It’s in Clybourne Park, Illinois.”

Week 26 Correct

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9. “Wasn’t Sidney Poitier the actor whom starred in the movie A Raisin in the Sun” esther asked qwietly.

10. “his techniqe was acclaimed on the stage,” said Dave and later he acted in the movie with Ruby Dee Ivan Dixon and Louis Gossett.”

Week 26

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9. “Wasn’t Sidney Poitier the actor who starred in the movie A Raisin in the Sun?” Esther asked quietly.

10. “His technique was acclaimed on the stage,” said Dave, “and later he acted in the movie with Ruby Dee, Ivan Dixon, and Louis Gossett.”

Week 26 Correct

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• 1. Melinda my new friend at school asked me if i hadn’t never saw the movie My Fair Lady?

• 2. Like many peoples, i knew about the story from seeing it on television but I weren’t really paying attention.

Week 27

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• 1. Melinda, my new friend at school, asked me if I hadn’t ever seen the movie My Fair Lady.

• 2. Like many people, I knew about the story from seeing it on television, but I wasn’t really paying attention.

Week 27 Correct

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3. Melinda asked “Did you know that My Fair Lady was based on George Bernard Shaws’ play Pygmalion”?

4. “Of course everybody know that, I retorted. Those is common knowlege!”

Week 27

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3. Melinda asked, “Did you know that My Fair Lady was based on George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion?”

4. “Of course, everybody knows that,” I retorted. “That is common knowledge!”

Week 27 Correct

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5. Mrs Keys challendged Melinda and I. “Was G B Shaw english or irish?” her asked.

6. “Oh I know the answer”! Melinda said. “Him was a famous irish playwright and languaje was his passion.”

Week 27

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5. Mrs. Keys challenged Melinda and me. “Was G.B. Shaw English or Irish?” she asked.

6. “Oh, I know the answer!” Melinda said. “He was a famous Irish playwright, and language was his passion.”

Week 27 Correct

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7. In Pygmalion, professor Henry Higgins taught phonetics in london, england, he was engajed in serious research.

8.One night he taking notes on Liza Doolittle’s accent. Her speech had catched his attention.

Week 27

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7. In Pygmalion, Professor Henry Higgins taught phonetics in London, England; he was engaged in serious research.

8.One night he was taking notes on Liza Doolittle’s accent. Her speech had caught his attention.

Week 27 Correct

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9. At first, Liza midjudjed Higgins intentions. Later though she wanted him to learn her good English.10. In the end, Liza and him fell in love what a great reason to rejoice!

Week 27

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9. At first, Liza misjudged Higgins’s intentions. Later, though, she wanted him to teach her good English.10. In the end, Liza and he fell in love. What a great reason to rejoice!

Week 27 Correct

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• 1. Us students think of whales as gentle but Herman Melville show another side in his most finest novel.

• 2. Although Moby-Dick contains a fysically strong, almost human whale, the story really center on captain ahab.

Week 28

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• 1. We students think of whales as gentle, but Herman Melville shows another side in his finest novel.

• 2. Although Moby-Dick contains a physically strong, almost human whale, the story really centers on Captain Ahab.

Week 28 Correct

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3. The other characters in the novel fascinates I. Queepeg for example first seemed to be the steriotipe of a cannibal.

4. However, I soon discover the strength skill and humor that laid beneath Queepegs’ appearance.

Week 28

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3. The other characters in the novel fascinate me. Queequeg, for example, first seemed to be the stereotype of a cannibal.

4. However, I soon discovered the strength, skill, and humor that lay beneath Queequeg’s appearance.

Week 28 Correct

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5. Ishmael, the narrator whom isn’t no fool, go aboard the ill-fated pequod a whaling ship.

6. He reassures we readers because he doesn’t never fall prey to the greed pride and hate of the other sailors.

Week 28

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5. Ishmael, the narrator, who isn’t a fool, goes aboard the ill-fated Pequod, a whaling ship.

6. He reassures us readers because he never falls prey to the greed, pride, and hate of the other sailors.

Week 28 Correct

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7. “Them characters, said Leona, don’t behave in a lojical way. They become part of the captains madness.”

8. I don’t have to be no sycholojist to know that Capt Ahab is obsessed with killing that great white whale, she add.

Week 28

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7. “Those characters,” said Leona, “don’t behave in a logical way. They become part of the captain’s madness.”

8. I don’t have to be a psychologist to know that Capt. Ahab is obsessed with killing that great white whale,” she added.

Week 28 Correct

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9. Suspense builds as Ahab pursue the whale, who he blames for the loss of his leg.

10. Does the whale finally raise to the challenge does ahab succeed in his mad quest? I recommend you read that there book to find out.

Week 28

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9. Suspense builds as Ahab pursues the whale, whom he blames for the loss of his leg.

10. Does the whale finally rise to the challenge? Does Ahab succeed in his mad quest? I recommend you read that book to find out.

Week 28 Correct

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• 1. When discussing well-knowed mystery writers its nesessary to mention sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

• 2. Doyle beginned as a doctor but he achieved his greater fame by creating Sherlock Holmes.

Week 28

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• 1. When discussing well-known mystery writers, it’s necessary to mention Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

• 2. Doyle began as a doctor, but he achieved his greatest fame by creating Sherlock Holmes.

Week 29 Correct

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• 3. The adventurs of Sherlock Holmes a british detective, and dr. Watson his partner. Have inspired devoted fans.

• 4. You can’t hardly escape from Holmes famous line, “it’s elementary, my dear Watson.”

Week 29

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• 3. The adventures of Sherlock Holmes, a British detective, and Dr. Watson, his partner, have inspired devoted fans.

• 4. You can hardly escape from Holmes’s famous line, “It’s elementary, my dear Watson.”

Week 29 Correct

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• 5. In the story, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot,” Holmes and Watson visiting a bleak countryside of cornwall.

• 6. We find they with an puzzling murder a woman is dead, two men are insane and all three faces are freezed in horror.

Week 29

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• 5. In the story, “The Adventure of the Devil’s Foot,” Holmes and Watson are visiting the bleak countryside of Cornwall.

• 6. We find them with a puzzling murder. A woman is dead, two men are insane, and all three faces are frozen in horror.

Week 29 Correct

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• 7. Of course rarely do Holmes fail to solve the case. Through their great powers of deducktion.

• 8. I wonder why Holmes played the violin dabbled in chemistry and hate publicity?

Week 29

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• 7. Of course, rarely does Holmes fail to solve the case through his great powers of deduction.

• 8. I wonder why Holmes played the violin, dabbled in chemistry, and hated publicity.

Week 29 Correct

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• 9. In england, the more baffling crimes of all is solved by Holmes, the police often resent his succes.

• 10. Last night, dad said that scotland yard didn’t never solve a case without the brilliant detectives help.

Week 29

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• 9. In England, the most baffling crimes of all are solved by Holmes. The police often resent his success.

• 10. Last night, Dad said that Scotland Yard never solved a case without the brilliant detective’s help.

Week 29 Correct

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►1. I and my sister have heared many unbelievable folk tales of the american frontier.

►2. In many of those tales there’s some truth in the outragous claims; even the most tallest tales can be builded on fact.

Week 30

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►1. My sister and I have heard many unbelievable folk tales of the American frontier.

►2. In many of those tales, there’s some truth in the outrageous claims; even the tallest tales can be built on fact.

Week 30 Correct

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►3. Davy Crockett, the frontiersman and congressman are the bestest example of fiction based on fact.

►4. Him and his adventures were considered stupendus some of the fictius tales was of his own creation.

Week 30

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►3. Davy Crockett, the frontiersman and congressman, is the best example of fiction based on fact.

►4. He and his adventures were considered stupendous. Some of the fictitious tales were of his own creation.

Week 30 Correct

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►5. Crockett said he killed more than an hundred bears in eight months. Such an enormoss outrage wouldn’t set well today.

►6. Others said him could ride lightning and speak the animals languages the Crockett Almanacs spreaded those stories.

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►5. Crockett said he killed more than a hundred bears in eight months. Such an enormous outrage wouldn’t sit well today.

►6. Others said he could ride lightning and speak the animals’ languages. The Crockett Almanacs spread those stories.

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►7. It don’t take a genious to see that in the wild frontier laid the makings of heroes.

►8. Life was tremendusly difficult, those people, for who the most simplest things meaned hard work, needed inspiration.

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►7. It doesn’t take a genius to see that in the wild frontier lay the makings of heroes.

►8. Life was tremendously difficult. Those people, for whom the simplest things meant hard work, needed inspiration.

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9. Unfortunately there aren’t many tales by or about pioneer women. Maybe she didn’t have time to write.10. In later years, some women did become legendary consider for example the following Amelia Earhart Nelly Bly and Sojourner Truth.

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9. Unfortunately, there aren’t many tales by or about pioneer women. Maybe they didn’t have time to write.10. In later years, some women did become legendary. Consider, for example, the following: Amelia Earhart, Nelly Bly, and Sojourner Truth.

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1. From australia to zimbabwe, nearly every culture in the world have some kind of storytelling dance.

2. Many eastern culture use dance to tell colorful stories from its folklore.

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1. From Australia to Zimbabwe, nearly every culture in the world has some kind of storytelling dance.

2. Many Eastern cultures use dance to tell colorful stories from their folklore.

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3. In the hindu religion practiced in parts of asia, dancers perform stories of the Mahabharata a enduring epic.

4. Them dances features the tantalising drama of royalty, feuding clansmens, and a princess’ revenge.

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3. In the Hindu religion practiced in parts of Asia, dancers perform stories of the Mahabharata, an enduring epic.

4. Those dances feature the tantalizing drama of royalty, feuding clansmen, and a princess's revenge.

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5. Dance tells all sort of stories; for example, the asante of africa dance to imitate the movements of a antelope.

6. To another african tribe the bantu, dancing is so important that two friend whom meet may greet each other by asking, “What do you dance?”

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5. Dance tells all sorts of stories; for example, the Asante of Africa dance to imitate the movements of an antelope.

6. To another African tribe, the Bantu, dancing is so important that two friends who meet may greet each other by asking, “What do you dance?”

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7. In polynesia, the hula has keeped the storytelling tradition alive it involves strong rhythms swinging hips and graceful hand movements.8. Although the men takes the primary roles in the “drum dances,” womens usually star in the hawaiian storytelling dances.

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7. In Polynesia, the hula has kept the storytelling tradition alive. It involves strong rhythms, swinging hips, and graceful hand movements.8. Although the men take the primary roles in the “drum dances,” women usually star in the Hawaiian storytelling dances.

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9. To we people in the united states, dancing means socialising we don’t hardly ever tell stories in dances.10. Of course it’s no surprise that native americans, for who tradition is important, still perform age-old storytelling dance.

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9. To us people in the United States, dancing means socializing. We hardly ever tell stories in dances.10. Of course, it’s no surprise that Native Americans, for whom tradition is important, still perform age-old storytelling dances.

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1. Almost all the worlds folk tales have some standard characters one of the most commonest is the trickster.2. Tricksters are generally animals that act like humans they often have special powers and are most clever than they’re opponents.

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1. Almost all the world’s folk tales have some standard characters. One of the most common is the trickster.2. Tricksters are generally animals that act like humans. They often have special powers and are more clever than their opponents.

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3. Among Native Americans of the southwest. The trickster is Coyote, whom brought we sickness, sorrow and death.

4. Usually, Coyote an mischief maker simply likes too cheat we humans and play pranks.

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3. Among Native Americans of the Southwest, the trickster is Coyote, who brought us sickness, sorrow, and death.

4. Usually, Coyote, a mischief maker, simply likes to cheat us humans and play pranks.

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5. Other tricksters aren’t so devious some, such as Raven in tales from the northwest, are spirits whom help humanity.

6. Raven is credited with the exstending the gifts of fire order and survival skills too the world.

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5. Other tricksters aren’t so devious. Some, such as Raven in tales from the Northwest, are spirits who help humanity.

6. Raven is credited with the extending the gifts of fire, order, and survival skills to the world.

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7. The Chinese novel journey to the west relates the adventures of the most slyest trickester, Sun Wu Kong.

8. Sun Wu Kong the Monkey King, is a exspert in mischief. For exsample, that there monkey steals the peaches of long life from heaven.

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7. The Chinese novel Journey to the West relates the adventures of the slyest trickster, Sun Wu Kong.

8. Sun Wu Kong, the Monkey King, is an expert in mischief. For example, that monkey steals the peaches of long life from heaven.

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9. In spite of himself sun Wu Kong does some good he makes the effort to help a priest name tripitaka on a dangerous trip too india.10. To trick others efectively, Sun Wu Kong uses magic and he also gets help from peoples on who he relies.

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9. In spite of himself, Sun Wu Kong does some good. He makes the effort to help a priest named Tripitaka on a dangerous trip to India.10. To trick others effectively, Sun Wu Kong uses magic, and he also gets help from people on whom he relies.

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1. We talking about myths and Beth said “I think some of the most wisest heroes were goddesses.

2. “yes I agree,” said Lina. “For example, my favorite is the ancient chinese goddess Nu Wa”

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1. We were talking about myths, and Beth said, “I think some of the wisest heroes were goddesses.”

2. “Yes, I agree,” said Lina. “For example, my favorite is the ancient Chinese goddess Nu Wa.”

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3. Lina telled us that nu Wa was an beautiful wise and kind goddess did you know she had special powers.

4. Nu Wa created humans. From river mud. Later, when the sky was colapsing, her fix it with turtles legs.

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3. Lina told us that Nu Wa was a beautiful, wise, and kind goddess. Did you know she had special powers?

4. Nu Wa created humans from river mud. Later, when the sky was collapsing, she fixed it with a turtle’s legs.

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5. Beth said, “once I read about the egyptian sky goddess called Nut people in old egypt thunk she gave birth to the sun every day.6. Accourding to they’re mythology, nut was also the mother of other inportant gods, including Osiris, Seth and Isis.

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5. Beth said, “Once I read about the Egyptian sky goddess called Nut; people in old Egypt thought she gave birth to the sun every day.”6. According to their mythology, Nut was also the mother of other important gods, including Osiris, Seth, and Isis.

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7. Phillip told we a story about a brazilian tribe called the Trio, to who the goddess Waraku was generous.8. When Waraku taked the form of a fish, a Trio man catched she to asist his people, she gived he new kinds of food to grow.

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7. Phillip told us a story about a Brazilian tribe called the Trio, to whom the goddess Waraku was generous.8. When Waraku took the form of a fish, a Trio man caught her. To assist his people, she gave him new kinds of food to grow.

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9. “Not all female heroes was divine, though” said Mark.10. Ariadnes father was King minos of crete. Her saved the hero Theseus with a sword and an thread.

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9. “Not all female heroes were divine, though,” said Mark.10. Ariadne’s father was King Minos of Crete. She saved the hero Theseus with a sword and a thread.

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1. Ancient greeks believed Mount olympus was inhabited by gods and goddesses.2. Probably the goodest-known god was Zeus, who the romans called Jupiter he was the king of the gods.

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1. Ancient Greeks believed Mount Olympus was inhabited by gods and goddesses.2. Probably the best-known god was Zeus, whom the Romans called Jupiter. He was the king of the gods.

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3. Juno, whom was the queen of the roman gods, was the protector of womens and marriege.4. Like humans the greek and roman deeties had feelings and problems for instance, Juno and Jupiter would argue.

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3. Juno, who was the queen of the Roman gods, was the protector of women and marriage.4. Like humans, the Greek and Roman deities had feelings and problems; for instance, Juno and Jupiter would argue.

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5. Apollo, the sun god was the bestest looking of the male gods and was also the master of healing archery and music.6. Apollo once had a music contest with Pan, an nature god when King Midas declared Pan a winner, Apollo gived Pan the ears of a donkey.

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5. Apollo, the sun god, was the best looking of the male gods and was also the master of healing, archery, and music.6. Apollo once had a music contest with Pan, a nature god. When King Midas declared Pan the winner, Apollo gave Pan the ears of a donkey.

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7. Artemis, who the Romans adored as Diana, was Apollo’s twin sister They’re birthplace was Dolos greece8. Artemis an protector of women, also governed a moon and hunting. Many looked up to she.

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7. Artemis, whom the Romans adored as Diana, was Apollo’s twin sister. Their birthplace was Dolos, Greece.8. Artemis, the protector of women, also governed the moon and hunting. Many looked up to her.

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9. As a defender of women that there greek goddess of hunting could be too defenseve.10. a hunter once seed her bathing and she turned he into a deer.

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9. As a defender of women, that Greek goddess of hunting could be too defensive.10. A hunter once saw her bathing, and she turned him into a deer.

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1. After my grandfather had sang we a funny tune, he said “You know, some of the best stories are songs.2. Because grandpa loves to talk, i asked he, “Would you learn us about them songs”?

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1. After my grandfather had sung us a funny tune, he said, “You know, some of the best stories are songs.”2. Because Grandpa loves to talk, I asked him, “Would you teach us about those songs?”

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3. Your too young to remember a popular ballad called “the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald.”4. Its a sad ballad but them sort of song tells a mitey powerful story.

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3. You’re too young to remember a popular ballad called “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”4. It’s a sad ballad, but that sort of song tells a mighty powerful story.

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5. Grandpa sung I the song about the frayter, the Edmund Fitzgerald. That there song was wrote by a canadian.6. The song’s about a fritening storm that sinked a ship in lake superior. The crew of men were lost.

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5. Grandpa sang me the song about the freighter, the Edmund Fitzgerald. That song was written by a Canadian.6. The song’s about a frightening storm that sank a ship in Lake Superior. The crew of men was lost.

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7. from europe to america ballads immortalize a cultures heroes, as well as it’s criminals.8. The song “Casey Jones,” thoe, is about old-time train engineers they’re jobs were very dangerous

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7. From Europe to America, ballads immortalize a culture’s heroes, as well as its criminals.8. The song “Casey Jones,” though, is about old-time train engineers. Their jobs were very dangerous.

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9. Grandpa singed us all twelve verses I could set and listen all nite! This sorts of song is hypnotic.10. He promise to sing ballads tomorrow about Robin Hood Jesse James and other criminals whom capture our imagination.

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9. Grandpa sang us all twelve verses. I could sit and listen all night! This sort of song is hypnotic.10. He promised to sing ballads tomorrow about Robin Hood, Jesse James, and other criminals who capture our imagination.

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1. We share the Western Hemasphere with our naybors to the south but us north americans know very little about them.2. Latin american folk tales can learn us about an incredable variety of beliefs.

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1. We share the Western Hemisphere with our neighbors to the south, but we North Americans know very little about them.2. Latin American folk tales can teach us about an incredible variety of beliefs.

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3. I learned from a legend titled “Poor fool!” that mischievus pranks is played on december 28, not april 1.4. I realise that not everyone reads spanish but I asume that some tales been transslated.

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3. I learned from a legend titled “Poor Fool!” that mischievous pranks are played on December 28, not April 1.4. I realize that not everyone reads Spanish, but I assume that some tales have been translated.

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5. In the folklore of the americas one favorite character is Juan Bobo, whom is an appearently gullable fool.6. Nevertheless as soon as you’ve considerred him hopeless, him does the impossible and triumphs.

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5. In the folklore of the Americas, one favorite character is Juan Bobo, who is an apparently gullible fool.6. Nevertheless, as soon as you’ve considered him hopeless, he does the impossible and triumphs.

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7. M. j., Frank, and Iris challenjed me to interpret a puerto rican legend for they.8. I made every effort to do it, afterwards, I admited that it was qwite a conplicated task.

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7. M. J., Frank, and Iris challenged me to interpret a Puerto Rican legend for them.8. I made every effort to do it. Afterwards, I admitted that it was quite a complicated task.

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9. As an amature translator, I am now planing to tackle a mexican legend about a eagle setting on a cactus.10. The legend tells how the wanderring aztecs found a cactus an eagle and a serpent they built their capital on that site.

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9. As an amateur translator, I am now planning to tackle a Mexican legend about an eagle sitting on a cactus.10. The legend tells how the wandering Aztecs found a cactus, an eagle, and a serpent. They built their capital on that site.

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