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FOA Week 3. Purpose 8/25/14 The principal of your school is considering conducting random locker searches several times a year without letting students

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FOAFOAWeek 3

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• The principal of your school is consideringconducting random locker searches several times a year without letting students know in advance.

What is your position concerning this issue? Write

a letter to the principal stating your position and supporting it with convincing reasons. Be sure to

explain your reasons in detail.

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Monday 8/25/14Monday 8/25/14Correct the following sentence.1. Would you like steak fish or a vegetable at the bridal dinner

Margot?

2. I refuse to pay for the job _______ you do the work properly. Which answer makes the sentence correct?a) So thatb) Whilec) Asd) Until

3. Which sentence is written correctly?• The law student studied hard but he scored high on his exam.• The law student studied hard, but he scored high on his exam. • The law student studied hard, and he scored high on his

exam.• The law student studied hard and he scored high on

his exam.

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• Imagine that you could give advice to someone—it could be someone you know personally, a historical figure, or a famous person living today. Write a paragraph that identifies the person and the advice you would give. Choose a familiar subject so that you can provide details and elaboration that explain why this person needs your advice.

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TuesdayTuesday1. Which uses break or brake correctly?

a. Don’t brake the mirror!b. I had to use the emergency brake today.c. I hope she does not brake her arm!

2. Once upon a time, there was a beautiful girl and she met a handsome man. They fell in love and got married. They had a wonderful life together with three beautiful children.What type of writing is this?a. Expositoryb. Narrativec. Persuasive

3. Correct by using a comma and a conjunction All my friends like to shop for clothes I do too.

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• It has been said that television has little real educational value. What is your opinion on this

issue? Write a paragraph stating your opinion and supporting it with convincing reasons. Be sure to

explain your reasons in detail.

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WednesdayWednesday

Writing on WednesdayWriting on Wednesday• Write a paragraph comparing and contrasting

elementary school to middle school. What do you like or dislike about elementary/middle school?

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• Girls and boys often enjoy playing the same sport. Some people believe that girls and boys should be able to play on the same team. What is your opinion on this issue? Write a paragraph stating your opinion and supporting it with convincing reasons. Be sure to explain your reasons in detail.

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ThursdayThursday1. Which sentence uses principle or principal correctly?a. The principal of the lesson was to be good!b. The principle is the head of the school.c. Our principle at LMS is Mr. Holman.d. Oakland’s principal is Mr. Spurlock.2. He concentrated, deciphering one letter at a time until they

made words, then phrases. . .In the sentence above, the underlined word most likely

meansa. writing carefully.b. sounding out. c. taking slowly.d. understanding meaning.

3. He baited the line and cast it in with a crafty, hungry look.He caught a whiting and a bream, he almost caught a whale.Based on context, the reader can conclude that a whiting is

aa. special food. b. type of fish. c. kind of fishing hook. d. small animal.

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• There are both good things and bad things about playing on a team, such as the school soccer

• team or the school volleyball team. Write a paragraph in which you explain

• both what is good and what is bad about playing on a school team. Be sure to explain each point

• fully.

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FridayFriday1. Which sentence uses threw or through correctly?a. We drove threw the tunnel.b. He through the ball to the other player.c. We walked quickly through the haunted house.d. She went threw the closet into the other room.

2. Which sentence correctly uses the underlined word?a. Except for soccer, Darius has tried all sports offered at school.b. I would like to send a note to everyone accept Melissa.c. Harold did not know that all of the cast members, accept him,

had been told about the surprise.d. Should Carmen except the job offer from the local library?

3. The LAB will compete for a home in this city, and once they’re well settled in, they’ll police the bad guys.

Which word is a synonym for police as used in this sentence?

a. Find b. Arrest c. control d. use