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AZ 99 Writing Grade 10

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  Since this country was founded, each generation has
  been summoned to give testimony to its national
  loyalty. . . Now the trumpet summons us again. . .
  And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your
  country can do for you - ask what you can do for
  your country. My fellow citizens of the world: ask
  not what America will do for you, but what we can
  do for the freedom of man.
  --President John F. Kennedy
  Inaugural Address

  Choose the dominant technique used in this excerpt.

  
  

  example

  repetition

  evaluation

  description

  
  
  

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  Read this paragraph from a persuasive essay.

  “Home run!” For the growing number
  of fans in this country, the announcer’s cry on opening day signals the first score of an exciting season of baseball.

  The writer of these sentences probably used
  them as

  
  

  a strong conclusion.

  an attention-grabber.

  a supporting example.

  a believable argument.

  
  
  

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  Write a follow-up letter to James Wilcox, the manager of a hotel in Peach Springs. He interviewed you yesterday for a job greeting customers at the hotel’s front desk. Include in your follow-up letter: • the main reason for writing the letter • a sentence about a skill you have that is related to the job • a statement reinforcing your interest in the job This letter should contain two or three short paragraphs.
  
  

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  Which sentence would most likely be the topic sentence of a paragraph?

  
  

  Sentence 1

  Sentence 2

  Sentence 4

  Sentence 5

  
  
  

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  Read Number 5. Then write the first draft of your report. A friend is considering dropping out of school. Explain why your friend wants to drop out and what the benefits of staying in school are. Back up your advice with logical reasons and specific examples. Keep in mind the traits of good writing: • well-developed ideas • carefully selected words • varied and fluid sentence structure • a voice appropriate to audience and purpose • good organization Remember to edit for spelling, grammar, punctuation, and capitalization.
  
  

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