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110 Cards in this Set
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Nonfiction
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Literature that is about real people, settings, and events
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autobiography
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When people tell their own stories, describin events, people, places, and feelings about their lives.
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biography
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The life story about a person written by an author who is interested in that person
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journalism
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nonfiction writing that reports news
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What is the difference between news stories and a feature?
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A news story is all fact; a feature often adds the writer's opinions and personal perspective
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What is the difference between a diary and a journal?
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A diary is more personal than a journal because the writer expresses feelings. Journals focus more on events than feelings.
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affectionate
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showing loving, fond feelings for someone
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restless
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never still or motionless
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superb
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of unusually high quality
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circumstances
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the way somone lives
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incessantly
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without stopping
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latter
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the second of two things mentioned
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reign
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to rule or dominate
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misunderstand
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to fail to understand correctlly
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stifled
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choked or smothered
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adolescent
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a teenager or young person
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affected
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artificial; assumed to impress others
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exaggerate
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to make something greater or more serious than it really is
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harmony
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agreement
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prejudice
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feeling of hatred for a particular group
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cherished
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kept fondly in mind
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innermost
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most personal; deepest
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waver
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to be unsuure
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cruelty
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something that causes pain or suffering
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misery
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great pain
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tranquility
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calm
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uphold
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to maintain; to keep
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Anne Frank's family hid in a ____________.
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small hiding place in a house
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Anne Frank is writing to ___________.
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her diary.
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The boy she longs to speak with is _______________.
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Peter
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Nonfiction
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Literature that is about real people, settings, and events
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autobiography
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When people tell their own stories, describin events, people, places, and feelings about their lives.
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biography
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The life story about a person written by an author who is interested in that person
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journalism
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nonfiction writing that reports news
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What is the difference between news stories and a feature?
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A news story is all fact; a feature often adds the writer's opinions and personal perspective
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What is the difference between a diary and a journal?
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A diary is more personal than a journal because the writer expresses feelings. Journals focus more on events than feelings.
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affectionate
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showing loving, fond feelings for someone
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restless
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never still or motionless
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superb
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of unusually high quality
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circumstances
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the way somone lives
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incessantly
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without stopping
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latter
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the second of two things mentioned
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reign
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to rule or dominate
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misunderstand
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to fail to understand correctlly
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stifled
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choked or smothered
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adolescent
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a teenager or young person
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affected
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artificial; assumed to impress others
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exaggerate
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to make something greater or more serious than it really is
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harmony
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agreement
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prejudice
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feeling of hared for a partiular group
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cherished
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kept fondly in mind
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innermost
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most personal; deepest
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waver
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to be unsure
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cruelty
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something that cause pain or suffering
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misery
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great pain
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tranquillity
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calm
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uphold
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to maintain; to keep
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Anne Frank's family hid in a _______________.
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small hiding place in a house.
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Anne Frank is writing to ______________.
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a diary.
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The boy she longs to speak with is ____________.
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Peter.
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Anne is ________ years old.
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14
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Anne's name for her diary is __________.
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Kitty
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Anne's diary was written during _____________________.
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World War II.
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Anne is growing ________ ________ her parents.
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away from
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Anne writes of the ___________ _________ that shatters ideals, dreams, and hopes.
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horrible truth
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What is the "horrible truth"?
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The horrible truth is that thoughout Europe, the Nazis are trying to exterminate the Jews.
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Anne believes that people are really _______________________.
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good at heart.
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Anne writes of her sister _____________.
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Margot.
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Name two problems that occured because of their living conditions.
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lack of privacy, inadequate food and health care, trouble scheduling when to use the bathroom, stress from the unnatural stillness that must be enforced.
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contorted
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twised; hard to follow
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deadening
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making less intense or lively
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disputation
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a discussion or debate
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extinguish
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to put out
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insignificant
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small; not important
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mirage
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an optical illusion; something you see that is not really there
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mocking
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laughing in disgust and anger
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personification
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giving human qualities to objects, animals, or ideas.
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Give two examples of personification.
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the window winked at me.
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What is the event that Tagore writes about in his letter to his niece?
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The moonlight comes in through his window, making him realize that nature enlightends his soul; not empty words.
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delicious
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delightful
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in earnest
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sincere
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interminable
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endless
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petitioner
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one who asks for help
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pitch
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completely black
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stealthiness
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secretive actions
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to wit
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an expression meaning "that is to say"
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expletive
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a curse
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profane
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not holy or sacred
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pun
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a humorous play on words or phrases
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Give two examples of puns.
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A bicycle can't stand alone because it is two-tired.
When a clock is hungry it goes back four seconds. I'm hunting for my sock. Are you hunting for it with a club? |
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fickle
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not faithful; not reliable
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monsoon
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seasonal winds that bring rain to southern Asia
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nurture
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to care for
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plague
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the sudden arrival of something destructive; a nuisance
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clod
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a lump or chunk of dirt
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convey
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to bring or carry
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karma
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fate; destiny
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mallet
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a short-handled, heavy hammer
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mature
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to become fully grown
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transplant
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to lift and replant in another area
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heighten
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to make more intense
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leech
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a blood-sucking worm
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manure
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animal waste used as a fertilizer
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monotomy
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sameness
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parcel
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an area of land
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receptivve
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ready to accept
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sensual
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pleasing to the senses
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legend
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a traditional story passed on from one generation to another.
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What is life like for a student growing up in Gahanna? Include three advantages and three disadvantages of growing up in Gahanna.
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examples: advantage: easy to get to everything
disadvantage: large high school |
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Write a short autobiography about your past year of high school. Include an example of one of the literary terms we have discussed:puns and/or personification,
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examples: Math was really a terror this year - my teacher used weapons of math instruction!
The blackboard screeched like a hawk. |
