Notes

[1] Birds of the sea supported the woman as she fell. [2] She landed on the back of a giant turtle. [3] The frightened woman asked the sea animals to find some soil so that she could plant the roots. [10] Muskrat brought up some dirt from the bottom of the sea, and the woman put the dirt on the turtle's back. [4] She performed a ritual to create Earth; then she planted the roots.

Which best describes this paragraph?
Each sentence begins with a dependent clause.
Each sentence is a compound-complex sentence.
Each sentence is a simple sentence.
Each sentence begins with the subject.

(2)Dekanawidah wrote the Iroquois Constitution. The document included rules and regulations that related to all different areas of Iroquois life. It described important rituals. Leaders from the Five Nations signed the Constitution. A sixth nation later joined the Confederacy in the early 1700s.

Which statement best describes this paragraph?
The paragraph contains sentence variety.
The sentences in the paragraph are structured similarly.
The paragraph contains sentence fragments.
The sentences in the paragraph are complex.

(3)Based on the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution, which value was most important to the Iroquois?
unity
equality
respect
creativity

(8)
In "To My Dear Loving Husband," the main reason Bradstreet uses inversion is to
enhance the structure within a line.
complete a thought in a succinct way.
complete the rhyme scheme.
enhance the poem's overall structure.

(12)Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees when he was thirty-seven years old in 2011 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.

Which is the best way to correct this run-on sentence?
In 2011, Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. He was thirty-seven years old.
In 2011, Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees. At Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, he was thirty-seven years old.
Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit for the New York Yankees when he was thirty-seven years old playing at Yankee Stadium. In the Bronx.
Derek Jeter notched his 3,000th hit at age thirty-seven. In the Bronx at Yankee Stadium in 2011.

(14)What best describes the Iroquois Constitution?
an agreement between all American Indian nations
a document that describes the traditions of the Five Nations
an agreement between the Five Nations
a document that contains research about the Five Nations

Here is what to write:
I missed number ____.
The question was ______________________________________.
My answer was __________________________________________________.
This was incorrect because __________________________________. (Pull evidence from the lesson to answer this.)
The correct answer is _____________________________ because ____________________________. (Pull evidence from the lesson to answer this.)