YOU NEED A
LINED PIECE OF PAPER
TO DO THIS!
READ ALL OF THESE PASSAGES
AND WRITE YOUR ANSWERS ON A
LINED PIECE OF PAPER!
PASSAGE 1:
A Solution
The city has had over forty-three auto accidents in the last six months. Forty of these accidents occurred at intersections. Mike Beverly lost his twelve-year-old daughter last week when a driver hit her. The driver claimed he couldn't see her because it was so dark outside.Earlier this year, another accident occurred at a different intersection for a similar reason. Luckily, that victim was not killed and only suffered minor injuries. Most of the accidents at the intersections occur because people are not aware that they must stop. Often, the people who are responsible for these accidents are from out of town and not familiar with the neighborhood. They simply so not see the stop signs posted at these intersections. More signal lights would reduce the number of accidents.
PASSAGE 2:
A Fantastic Nightvision Sale
And remember what Don always says, "Seeing in the dark is fantastic!"
Questions:
1. In passage A, the author believes the town needs more stoplights.
How should the author revise this editorial to state his point more clearly? Rewrite part of the article to make the author's point more clear or add a sentence(s) that would make his point more clear.
Answer Passage 1, Passage 2, Both, or None for the following questions:
2. Which passage(s) is informal and chatty?
3. Which passage(s) talk directly to the reader?
4. Which passage(s) is seriously stated?
5. Which passage(s) tells the reader what to do?
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