REVIEW: A noun phrase is a group of two or more words headed by a noun that includes modifiers. For example, articles (a, an, the), adjectives (description words), and prepositional phrases that act as description (of them, with her, on the corner, by the desk, etc.) DIRECTIONS: CHOOSE THE CORRECT NOUN PHRASE IN EACH SENTENCE.

SENTENCE: She chose to eat a shrimp and pasta salad.

a
she chose
b
a shrimp and pasta salad
c
shrimp and pasta
d
chose to eat

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.