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Daily Language

Activities

7thGrade Language Arts

2009-2010


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The rundown

1. Each student is required to have a spiral notebook thatwill be entitled Daily Language Activities

2. All DLA Notebooks are to be kept in the classroom inyour periods designated bin.

3. You are expected to retrieve your DLA notebook uponentering the room and turning it into the bin whenexiting the room.

4. Once DLA notebook is retrieved, you are to sit in yourseat and complete the given DLA activity found on theoverhead. Ideally, you should be copying down the

information before the bell rings.5. Periodic, yet random, grading checks will occur at

which point extra credit will be awarded for well-organized and completed Daily LanguageActivities.


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Examples of DLA(Please copy on given sheet of paper, which will later be kept in your DLA notebook)

1. Grammar2. Editing3. Context Clues4. Analogies5. Synoyms/Antonyms6. Simile/Metaphor7. Poetry8. Sentence Structure

9. Parts of Speech10. and many more!


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DAY ONE

Types of Context CluesyA definition or synonym

yThe opposite or antonymyThe general meaning of the

passage

The odor from the science lab waseverywhere. It filled the room, seeped

into my clothes and permeated the air.

1) What does permeated mean?2) What context clues help you understand

the meaning of the word?


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Answers:

1) Permeated means to fill or go

through.

2)The words everywhere, filled,

and seeped are synonyms ofthe word permeated.


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DAY TWO

Context Clues ContinuedThe dragon glared balefully at

Alexandra from its one remainingeye and began to growl.

1. What do you think the word balefully

means in the above sentence?

2. What other words from the sentence

helped you to make this decision?


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Answers:

1. Menacingly, harmfully,sinisterly

2. Glared; one remaining eye;

growl


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DAY THREE

Determine the meaning of the underlinedword using context clues.

1) The building was razed in less than a day to make

way for the new highway.A) builtB) demolished

C) cleaned2) Sam has always helped the less fortunate people in

our neighborhood, and the mayor has rewarded his

benevolence.A) lazinessB) mysteriousness

C) kindness3) I enjoy the lazy days of summer especially when I

meander through the shady forest near my house.

A) walk rapidlyB) wanderC) examine

4) Whenever Leslie buys new clothes, she likes to flaunther purchases at school to make her friends jealous.

A) show off

B) hideC) betray


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Answers:

1. B demolished

2. C kindness

3. B wander

4. A show off


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DAY FOUR

The usual meaning of the word peep is to

take a quick glance. Read the followingsentence. Give another meaning for the

word peep.

After his parents scolded him, the toddler

peeped, Im not a bad boy.


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Answer:

To utter a feeble, shrill sound or

the slightest sound


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DAY FIVE

Shannon, the principal

thundered, none of this isgermane to my question. I dont

want to know the color of Jessies

blouse or what brand of shoes shewore.

What is the meaning of the wordgermane? How can you tell?


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Answer:

The word germane

means relevant or appropriate.

The second sentence in the

passage tells the reader that

Shannon has offered irrelevant

information.


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DAY SIX

Denotation: the literal meaning of a wordConnotation: the figurative meaning of a

wordExample: snake

Denotation: scaly, legless reptileConnotation: evil; danger

What is the denotation and connotation foreach picture?


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Answers:

Aratdenotes a type ofrodent and connotes

filth and disease.

Atulipdenotes a type

of flower and connotesspring and new

beginnings.

Candlesdenote a mass

of wax with an

embedded wick and

connote hope.


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DAY SEVEN

List at least three things you

can learn by looking up aword in the dictionary.


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Answers:

How to pronounce t

he word How to spell the word

How to break the word into syllables Whether or not the word is

capitalized or abbreviated The part of speech of the word Different meanings that the wordhas, as well as synonyms (samemeaning) and antonyms (oppositemeaning)

The history of the word A sentence or expression using the

word correctly


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DAY EIGHT

As soon as the new girl at thepool admitted that she did havesix webbed toes, she became a

pariah. None of the other

children would have anythingto do withher.

What doespariah mean?


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Answer:

The word pariah meansoutcast.


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DAY NINE

EditingRewrite the sentences using correct grammar, capitalization, and

punctuation.

1. were currently being learnedthe various mountain ranges

in south

america

2. weve began to study the rocky

mountains but we wont spendto much time with that range


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Editing Answers and Explanations

1. Were currently being taught thevarious mountain ranges in South

America.

(Apostrophe - contraction, verb- teach, propernoun - continent)

2. Weve begun to study the Rocky

Mountains, but we wont spend too

much time with that range.(Apostrophe - contraction, verb - begin, proper

noun - mountains, comma before but in

compound sentence, homonym - too)


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DAY TEN


punctuation.

1. franks father brought thedog home at 930 am and

then he proceeded to batheit

2. betty please get off of thatladder and set hear


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1. Franks father brought the doghome at 9:30 a.m., and then heproceeded to bathe it.

(Apostrophe possession, colon - time, periods -abbreviations, comma before and in

compound sentence)

1. Betty, please get off(of) that ladder

and sit here.(comma direct address, off not off of, verb

sit, homonym here)


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DAY ELEVEN


punctuation.

1. if mother is touring the westat easter shell probably stay in

mayberry hotels2. i went to youre house

yesterday to give you the

short story entitled the openwindow


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1. If Motheris touring the West at Easter,shell probably stay in MayberryHotels.

(proper nouns geographical area, hotels,holiday, familial name, comma

introductory adverbial clause, apostrophe contraction)

1. I went to yourhouse yesterday to give

you the short story entitled The OpenWindow.

(homonym your, proper noun short

story, quotation marks sh

ort story)


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DAY TWELVE


punctuation.

1. on december 2 1982 myfather visited st paul to see

my sister at hamlineuniversity

2. because kay did good atschool this year dad isletting her go to mexico

next Fall.


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1. On December 2, 1982, my fathervisited St. Paul to see my sister atHamline University.

(proper nouns month, city, school, commas day/year/rest of sentence, period

abbreviation)

1. Because Kay did well at school thisyear, Dad is letting her go to Mexiconext fall.

(proper nouns person, familial name, country,comma introductory adverbial clause,common noun season, adverb well)


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DAY THIRTEEN


punctuation.

1. the kilties drum and buglecorps are the better of the

three marching bands2. some of the different drum

corps is the kiltiesexplorers and elks i believe


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1. The Kilties Drum and Bugle Corps is thebest of the three marching groups.

(proper noun organization, superlative degree the

best, subject verb agreement)

2. Some of the different drum corps are theKilties, Explorers, and Elks, I believe.

(subject-verb agreement, commas series,parenthetical expression, capitalize pronoun I)


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Conveying Mood (the emotional

element of a story/movie) through

Music Think back to a favorite movie and

explain how music has helped toestablish the mood of the scene

(fast tempo music during a scary

scene, slow sappy music during an

emotional moment, etc.)

Provide two reasons why music isused to convey mood in movies.


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Emotional Appeal

Just like an author uses word choice

and vivid imagery to set tone and

mood, movie makers use dialogue,

editing, music and lighting to establish

a certain mood within theirfilms.


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DAY FOURTEEN

My brother passed his drivers test lastweek. He now thinks he has learnedto drive. Since there is a new dent in

the cars bumper, I say all he hasreally learned is how to push the gas

pedal. What story do you think the narrator will

continue to tell?

What phrase tells you about the brothers

driving?


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Answers:

The narrator is likely to tell

the story about the dent in the

cars bumper. The phrase, Since there is a

new dent in the cars

bumper, indicates thebrothers inexperience with

driving.


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DAY FIFTEEN

Jamal lived in a world where the

peanut butter was always smooth,and the jelly was always grape.

What does this sentence tell us

about Jamal?


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Answer:

Jamal is a creature of

habit, or his parents are

creatures of habit


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DAY SIXTEEN

In high school, Rebecca decided to

take as many study halls and easyclasses as possible. She has made itthroughhigh school that way. Now

she wants to go to college.

What do you think will be the most

probable outcome forRebecca?


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Answer:

Because Rebecca did notprepare in high school,

she may struggle incollege.


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DAY SEVENTEEN

Read the following paragraph.Make up a good title for it.

The bacon sizzled on the stove.

The eggs burped gently in the

butter as they cooked. Toastpopped up out of the toaster,

ready for jelly or honey.


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Answer:

Breakfast, My Favorite Meal

MomsBreakfasts Are theBest

Who HasTime forBreakfast?

Breakfast Foods for Dinner


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DAY EIGHTEEN

I love thunderstorms. I love the sweetsmell in the air before the storm. Ilove the ominous rumbling coming

closer. Then the first jagged shard oflightning breaks the sky. The

thunderclap resounds. Awesome. Can we tell from this passage that

the author likes summer better than

winter?


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DAY NINETEEN

The cowboys of the Old West were not whatthe movies would have us believe. Not all of

them were white. There were NativeAmerican cowboys, Latino cowboys andAfrican-American cowboys. In fact, roughly15% were African-American. Spanish, notEnglish, was the primary language. Ratherthan fighting the Native Americans, mostcowboys were on good terms with them.

Make a prediction: What is the authorsopinion about cowboy movies? How can

you tell?Write a concluding sentence to the above

paragraph.


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Answers:

1. The author believes that cowboymovies are not very accurate ortrue. The author lists facts aboutcowboys that movies ignore.

2. *Cowboys were a diverse group ofworkers.

*Cowboys were actually a variedgroup of people with a job to do.


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DAY TWENTY

Vincent van Gogh was a Post-Impressionist painter who used

vivid colors and large brush strokes;however, the world did not

appreciate his genius. When he died

in 1890, he had sold only onepainting. Yet in 1987, his paintingIrises was sold at auction for almost

$54,000,000.

How much money did van Gogh

get for his painting Irises?


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Answers:

None!


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DAY TWENTY-ONE


punctuation.

1. jay never had no right to liethat book their did he

1. we broke the worlds record forwater skiing on lake tahoe in

nevada


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1. Jay never had any (had no) right tolay that book there, did he?

(single versus double negative, verb lay, comma

interrupting clause,homonym t

here, questionmark)

2. We have broken the worlds recordfor water skiing on Lake Tahoe in

Nevada.(verb break, apostrophe possession, propernouns lake, state)


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DAY TWENTY-TWO

To someone standing on Mars, the

sky would look pink.Th

ere arestrong winds on Mars that createdust storms. Suspended in the

dust is iron oxide rust.

Which statement is true, based on the abovepassage?

A) Iron rusts on Mars.B) The sky is pink because of rust in the air.C) Storms on Mars cause everything to rust.D) Everything you see on Mars has rust on it.


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Answer:

B) The sky is pink becauseof rust in the air.


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DAY TWENTY-THREE

The hawk squints at the lonebowman moving slowly closer to histree. The hawk does not fly away.He watches the mice he feeds onrunning to hide under the dead

vegetation beneathhis tree.A) Is the hawk afraid of the

bowman?

B) What words let you knowhow the hawk feels?


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DAY TWENTY-FOUR

From TheTellTale Heart- Edgar Allan Poe

It is impossible to say how the idea entered

my brain; but once conceived, ith

auntedme day and night. Object there was none.Passion there was none. I loved the oldman. He had never wronged me. He had

never given me insult. For his gold I had nodesire. I think it was his eye! He had theeye of a vulture - a pale blue eye, with afilm over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my

blood ran cold...A. What bothers the narrator about the old man?

B. Is the narrator going to do something good for theold man or harm the old man? How can you tell?


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Answer:

A) The old mans pale blue eye bothersthe narrator.

B) Even though the narrator says he loves

the old man, the narrator is consideringharming him. The passage opens withthe narrator discussing a haunting ideahe has. The passage ends with the

narrator claiming that the old manseye makes his blood run cold.


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DAY TWENTY-FIVE

Look at the titles below. Determine ifthe authors purpose is to explain,

inform, entertain or describe.

A) Mayor Jones Insists No Tax

HikeB) Halloween Costumes Can BeToo Frightening

C) Ohios WaterD) My Funny Summer Vacation


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Answer:

A) Inform

B) Explain and describe

C) InformD) Entertain and describe


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Answer:

A)The main idea is the first sentence ofthis paragraph: It is best to preparean emergency response plan prior toany crisis to help protect your pets.

B) Some details that support the mainidea include:decide ahead of timewho will be responsible for pet care,

choose the best room in the house toleave your pet, make arrangementswith neighbors, and train your pet to acrate.


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DAY TWENTY-SEVEN

Ming, Susies beloved Siamese cat,uttered a long, drawn-out meow as

Susie opened the front door. WhenMing knew she had Susies attention,

she stalked, quivering tail held

exclamation point high, over to herempty water dish. Meow-wow,Ming complained. Her blue eyesglared at Susie. Meow-Wow.

Make a list of all the details that show

that Ming is upset with her human


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ANSWER:

The details that show that Mingis upset are the long, drawn out

meow; she stalked; t

he positionofher tail; she complained; she

glared.


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DAY TWENTY-EIGHT

Alicia stood on the 50-yard line,shivering in her sparkling outfit.

She watched the clock tick downthe secondswaiting for the

moment when they could re-claim

the field from the football team.Why is Alicia cold? Why is she at the

football game?


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Answer:

Alicias outfit is

flashy, but not

warm. She is atthe game

because she is

in the band,color guard or

drill team.

Use the table of contents below to answer the questions


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DAY TWENTY-NINE

Use the table of contents below to answer the questions.

Preparing for the OAT

1. Theme, Setting, Plot 4 21

2. Writing a Narrative 22 25

3. Persuasive Essays 26 32

4. Correct Grammar 33 37

5. Study Tips 38 43

A. How many chapters are in this book?

B. What is the title of the fifth chapter?

C. On what pages can you find information about

comma usage?D.What chapter has information to help you

understand where a story takes place?


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Answers:

A. Five chapters

B. Study Tips

C. Pages 33 37

D. Chapter 1


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DAY THIRTY

Read the paragraphs and write a two-sentence

summary of the text in your own words.

Ohio Citizens for the Arts wasestablished in 1976. It is an organizationworking to increase support for the arts inOhio. Hundreds of individuals throughout

Ohio work to get money to fund the OhioArts Council and the National Endowmentfor the Arts.

Ohio Citizens for the Arts addresses

issues affecting the arts and arts educationin Ohio. This Ohio organization has servedas a model for the country and has helpedto create art organizations in other states.


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Answer:

Ohio Citizens for theArts, created in 1976, isan organization of many

people who try to getmoney to help supportthe arts in Ohio. Thisorganization speaks out

on issues about the artsin Ohio and has helpedother states developsimilar programs.


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Answers:

1. Yes, Jeff is a member of the football

team.

2. Everyone else shaved his head.

3. Jeff refused to go along with the team.

4. The word perfidy means violation of

trust or loyalty.


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DAY THIRTY-TWO

Read the following passage. Explain how theguinea pig was named.

The guinea pig is not from NewGuinea; rather, it is from SouthAmerica. Sailors brought theanimals home to England and soldthem for their meat. Because theanimal sold for a guinea (a form ofEnglish money) and grunted like a

pig, it was nicknamed the guineapig.


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Answer:

The guinea pig is from South

America and was

nicknamed guinea pigbecause it sounded like a

pig. It sold for a guinea in

England.


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Answer:

C) I wanted a puppy, but Iwasnt allowed to have

one.

Compare and Contrast


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Compare and Contrast

Compare: examine to find similarities

Contrast: examine to find differencesRead each item below and determine if it compares,

contrasts or does both.

A) Huck Finn didnt go to school, whereasTom Sawyers aunt forced him to attendschool.

B) My old cat is as playful as my new puppywhen they are outside chasing butterflies.

C) Although my older brother and I enjoygoing to baseball games together, my

brother prefers to sit behind third base. Ienjoy the view from center field seats.

D) My study habits, like my sisters, need tobe improved upon since tests often causeus problems.


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Answers:

A) contrasts

B) compares

C) compares and contrastsD) compares

M t h th d t h i ith th t t t


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Match the propaganda techniques with the statements.

A) BandwagonB) Emotional word repetition

C) Testimonial

D) Bait and switchE) Glittering generality

1) My famous movie star sister, Sally Sheridan, uses WhiteSmile Toothpaste every day. She says her teethhave neverbeen so white and bright.

2) The entire football team is voting for Rex Joules for studentcouncil president. You should vote for him too.

3) Thomas Jones is a great American. Vote Jones!4) We just sold the last DVD player that was advertised in the

paper, but you should look at this model. It has many morefeatures, and it only costs $10.00 more than the oneadvertised.

5) Preserve your memories with our newest, acid-freescrapbooking material. Pictures are the most precious thingyou own. If your pictures become ruined, so do yourmemories.


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Answers:

1) C

2) A

3) E4) D

5) B

Identify a commercial you have seen


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DAY THIRTY-SIX

Identify a commercial you have seenor heard that uses each propaganda

tech

nique:Bandwagon

Everybody is

using Product Z!Join in!

Testimonial -E

ndorsement bya celebrity


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BANDWAGON

An old commercial for anti-wrinkle facial cream used, "Looking good is every

woman's right."

Cell phone commercials are notorious for this. Each carrier carefully devises some

supposedly statistical reason why they're better than every competitor without

actually resorting to using the same false statistical reasons as said competitors.

"America's largest network," or "No wonder so many people choose our network," or

"America's fastest growing network" are a couple of common ones.

America Online used to do this in its commercials a lot: "So easy to use, no wonder

it's #1!"

Pretty much almost any internet/cable TV/satellite TV/phone ad out there. If there are

identical services between companies, it's a fact that they will claim to be the best or

"prove" they are cheaper by showing random pricing between them and the

competition. Car ads also fall under this heavily, usually resorting to magazines claiming how they

say the car is the best.

The famous McDonald's billboards displaying how many hamburgers the restaurants

have sold

Write a commercial for each of these propaganda


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DAY THIRTY-SEVEN

Write a commercial for each of these propagandatechniques.

Glittering generality

uses slogans or simple phrases that soundgood but provide little or no information. "You will feel so muchbetter" is an example. There is no explanation of how this productcould make you feel better.

Emotional word repetition repeats the same word or feeling.Protect your family.Buy our alarm system to provide protection forthe ones you love. Protect and family / ones you love arerepeated.

For your commercial, choose a product from the list. You mustmake up a name for the product that you select.

Tennis shoes SoapSkateboard Makeup

Rollerblades MagazineSoda pop Perfume

Cereal Restaurant

But Momall of my friends will be going to


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DAY THIRTY-EIGHT

But Mom allof my friends will be going to

the concert.

A) When teenagers make thatstatement, is it usually completely

true or is it more likely that some

people are going?B) Why do people use all or

never when they in fact mean

some or not often?

C) Does Mom fall for this?


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Answers:

A) This statement is not completely true -

it is more likely that some people are

going.

B) It is a persuasive technique

(bandwagon) to make the event seem

acceptable.

C) Usually Mom does not fall for this.

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