KAE1780-ABED_1: Lesson 27 — Activity 1: Assignment

In this assignment, answer the following questions about the use of language and then complete a relating response based on what happened in Chapters 13 and 14.

1. Go through Chapters 13 and 14 in the novel. Locate three vivid verbs the author has used. Write down the sentence as it appears in the novel and underline the verb. /6

2. Copy one short and one long sentence where the author has varied the length to achieve a specific effect. What is the effect in each case? /2

3. Copy one piece of dialogue that reflects a specific character’s life and indicate specific words or phrases that do this. /2

4. For the relating response, you may use any of the prompts below to begin. Write your response as a paragraph. /5

Remember, that connections can be made:

to personal experiences you’ve had or people you know
to something you’ve read or seen on TV or in a movie
to real events that have happened in the world

Relating Prompts

This makes me think of ...
This reminds me of ...
I remember when ...
Something like this happened to me ...
When I read this, I felt ...
This happened to me too when ...
When I was young ...
It sounds like ...

When done, review using the

Editing Checklist.

Checklist Items: Read through each item and review your work.

I read my written piece aloud to see where to stop or pause for periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and commas.

I checked for capitals at the beginning of sentences.

Proper nouns begin with capital letters.

My sentences are complete thoughts and contain a

noun

a word that is used to name a person, place, thing, or idea

and a

verb.

a word that expresses "action," events, or states of being

I checked spelling and fixed the words that didn’t look right.

You may use a computer or paper to complete this assignment.

Please do one of the following:

1. You can type your work directly into the assignment box on the next page by clicking the "add submission" button under the orange box at the bottom of this page.
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3. You can also choose to complete a hand-written assignment on a piece of paper. If so, please hand in your assignment to your teacher so it can be marked.

See the Marking Guide below to see how your teacher will grade this assignment.

Marking Guide:

This assignment is worth 15 marks. The marks for each part of the assignment are shown above. Your relating paragraph should include a topic sentence, three supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.

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