Sentences with phrase «read a passage written»

The children read a passage written at an early 5th - grade reading level that described a half inning of a baseball game.

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As someone born in the early 50s, that read Lord of the Rings in my teens, I found that the Dark Tower series took LOTR place as a series I could read over and over and each time I find some Christian themes but also beautifully written passages that I simply want to stop and re-read again.

As an interesting note, some scribes in the Middle Ages simply changed the passage to read, «as it is written in the prophets..»

A contextual reading reads the passage not in our own context, but in the context in which it was written.

The fact is, most of the defenses of American slavery were written by clergy who quoted Scripture generously and appealed to a «clear, plain, and common - sense reading» of biblical passages like Genesis 17:2, Deuteronomy 20:10 - 11, 1 Corinthians 7:21, Ephesians 6:1 - 5, Colossians 3:18 - 25; 4:1, and I Timothy 6:1 - 2.

If you compared my writing from ten years ago with the writing I do today, I use different terminology, different approaches to proving my point, different vocabulary, and I even have different theological beliefs, supported by reading passages of Scripture in different ways, all to accomplish different goals in the minds and hearts of those who read.

For example, he rightly points out that Jesus says, «You have heard that it was said, «You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy»» (Matthew 5:38), but what he doesn't say is that there is a reason Jesus uses the expression, «that it was said» instead of his usual expression, «have you not read» or «as it is written» when he references scriptural passages.

It is practically certain that Paul wrote four letters to the Corinthians; first a letter on sexual immorality, lost to us except that a fragment may be preserved in II Corinthians 6:1 - 7:1 where the train of thought is interrupted by this passage (Read II Cor.6 and 7 without this passage and note how much more smoothly it fits together.)

By inserting new passages into the text as expansions of the old ones, while leaving much of the earlier writing intact, he invited us to read the earlier expressions in light of the later ones.

He was led simply by an urge for accuracy and honesty to call us to read each passage in terms of what Whitehead was thinking at the time he wrote.

After that passage which is often read out loud at weddings, Paul writes that someday all of our important and inspired words will end, our praying in tongues will end, our knowledge will end but love will be what lasts forever.

Those who shudder at inscriptions on monuments or passages in history books which refer simply to «the Great War» or «the World War» — written as though what we call World War I would indeed prove to be «the war to end war» — will feel saddened to read her portentous observation that «we have no guarantee that it will not recur.»

But often these passages in the Old Testament will state that the instructions were given by God, and if we read these texts in the light of Jesus, then we understand that although God was not telling them to do such things, He nevertheless inspired them to write what they did so that He could take the blame for their sinful actions.

What fascinates me about him is he began as such a literalist, castrating himself based on the «eunuchs for the kingdom of God» and «if it offends you cut it off» passages but thereafter adopted a spiritualising reading of the scriptures and wrote a book against castration.

So the comparison is skewed and generalistic — which is a very common Christian motif when reading passages from the generalistic texts that were written.

I've never even recorded my song «In Control» Write a line while you're in bed, read a passage while you sup Learn to love in languages, be an animal lifted up From the lot of all the living things We're not most noble nor the best To ants and bees all's community Comminication is our test.

The scientific method or reading a book that was written by men, has many contradictory passages, and obvious errors in logic and claims?

i love this section of what you wrote because the other article on this site named» prosperity preachers of l.a.» i think they should read what you wrote along with the bible passage about «a camel can walk through the head of a needle easier than a rich man can make it into heaven»

Passages that were originally written for groups of people, and intended to be read and applied in a community setting (the nation of Israel, the various early churches, the first followers of Jesus), have been manipulated to communicate a personal, individual message... thus leading the reader away from the original corporate intent of the passage to a reaffirmation of the individualistic, me - centered, and consumerist tendencies of American religious culture.

I've written the following using accepted common definitions of the phrases involved, a close reading of the key passages of the draft bill and a little bit of logic.

The previous contractor, Pearson Education, was widely criticized for poorly written test items, including one based on a reading passage about a talking pineapple.

The study, published recently in the journal Memory & Cognition, is based on a series of reading - and - recall experiments in which one group of students is told they will be tested on a selection of written material, and another group is led to believe they are preparing to teach the passage to another student.

All the participants then read an embarrassing passage from a novel — in which a woman opens a magazine to find that her ex-boyfriend has written an article about her, called «Loving a Larger Woman» — and rated how much they enjoyed the story.

At the end of the experiment, Phillips asked each volunteer to write a short essay based on the passages he or she read.

There are superficial depictions of Crane struggling to get money so he could devote himself to writing poetry and many long passages where Franco reads Crane's poetry.

And according to Michael Atkinson in a new must - read article at Moving Image Source — and as evidenced by the passages from Greene's writing quoted in the piece — he was as mellifluous and cutting a film reviewer as he was a storyteller, in fact «for a short while the best film critic writing in English.»

Celebrate the Chinese New Year in your classroom with this rich assortment of activities covering reading passage, fluency passage and chart, comprehension, vocabulary, writing, social studies (culture), and more.

Includes each of the following for all 6 animal groups (Invertebrates, reptiles, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, birds and fish): KWL, reading passages (colorful with actual pictures of animals), reading comprehension (fill in the blanks) with answer key, interactive notebook foldable (correlates with reading passage), diary of an animal writing assignment, place the animal in its habitat.

This resource includes the following: A teacher PowerPoint Reading Passage Fluency Passage and Chart Comprehension Word Search Venn Diagram and Writing Prompts All About Chinese New Year Book Chinese New Year Dictionary Lucky Money Classroom Activity Lantern Templates with graphics Coloring Pages

Each Read & Apply includes: - Reading passage (informational text)- Application activity (for interactive notebook)- Writing prompt that goes along with the passage - Photo examples / answer key for each activity Each reading passage is simple & not overwhelmingly long like textbooReading passage (informational text)- Application activity (for interactive notebook)- Writing prompt that goes along with the passage - Photo examples / answer key for each activity Each reading passage is simple & not overwhelmingly long like textbooreading passage is simple & not overwhelmingly long like textbooks are.

Here's what is included: 5 Reading Passages 4 Comprehension Pages 3 Color By Sight Word Pages 2 Writing Prompts Simple Word Search Presidents» Day Flip Book with black and white or color printing option Presidents» Day Crown with black and white or color printing option

Among 8th graders, 65 percent could analyze details and draw conclusions from two reading passages — they did better at nonfiction than fiction — but just 52 percent could identify the author's main purpose in writing the piece.

Reading passage with questions, word search, writing activity, crossword puzzle, colouring activity.

This 5th Grade Reading Comprehension Homework includes: # 1 - homework completion page # 2 - 27 well - written passages with text dependent questions Please see the thumbnails and preview for this resource before purchasing this product.

Trainees absorb information passively by watching videos, reading written passages, and clicking through Powerpoint slides.

Poster # 2 - Timeline # 3 - Reading Passages # 4 - Synonym Match and Phrase Match # 5 - Fill - In the Blanks # 6 - Choose the Correct Word Spelling # 7 - Put the Text Back Together Scrambled Sentences # 8 - Discussion # 9 - Student Survey # 10 - Writing # 11 - Homework # 12 - Answers # 13 - Reflection on MLK's Values *** Please see the thumbnails and preview for this resource before purchasing this product.

Air Pollution and Global Warming reading passage, interactive activity, and writing prompt.

Included in this giant hands - on Winter Games resource: 5 Winter Games Close Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions and Graphic Organizers 37 Pages of Winter Games Printables & Graphic Organizers to help direct learning 2 Winter Games Medal Tracking Activities 1 Winter Games Mini Quiz 1 South Korea Research Brochure 9 Wither Games Posters 6 pages of Winter Games Interactive Notebook components 14 Winter Games Word Wall Vocabulary Cards 16 Winter Games Task Cards 1 Winter Games STEM Project Idea 11 Pages of Winter Games Writing Activities 13 Country Research Fill - Ins Book Marks + Blank 13 Country Research Organizers + Blank 10 Pages of Winter Games Math and ELA activities 1 Winter Games Charades game PLEASE NOTE: Certain terms have not been used in this resource as to not infringe upon trademarks or copyrights that may pertain to the Winter Games.

Chemistry: Chemical Bonds in Compounds (Ionic and Covalent Bonds) reading passage, interactive compression activity, and writing prompt.

Reading these two books in sequence, I came across a passage in Charles Glenn's foreword to class Between Memory and Vision that threw a sharp and revealing light on the subtle and often mind - numbing distinctions elaborated in Does God Belong in Public Schools Glenn writes: «The effect of Supreme Court decisions over the past forty years was to treat religion as the only forbidden motivation for school choice.»

We supplemented the state tests with an assessment requiring students to read a passage and then write short - answer responses to questions about the passage.

For each of these subtopics, there are 6 activities: a reading task, translation (short paragraph) from French into English, sentences to translate from English into French, a writing task (short passage similar to the foundation writing exam), a photo (like in the foundation writing exam) and a role - play.

Thanksgiving - Literacy and Math Activities include: - Thanksgiving Reading Passages (handouts) for Reading Comprehension - Thanksgiving Activities for Writing - Thanksgiving Activity for Math *** Please see the thumbnails and preview for this resource before purchasing this product.

For each of these subtopics, there are 6 activities: a reading task, translation (short paragraph) from German into English, sentences to translate from English into German, a writing task (short passage similar to the foundation writing exam), a photo (like in the foundation writing exam) and a role - play.

The state's massive Education Reform Act of 1982 requires that school boards, starting this year, set minimum graduation requirements that include passage of a minimum - com - petency test in reading, writing, and mathematics in grade 11.

That is because, as cognitive scientist Daniel Willingham wrote, «Every passage that you read omits information.

She suggests students use Post-it notes to mark passages or pages they want to discuss, or write down a quote or a thought as they're reading to prepare them for the circle discussion.

Periodic Table of Elements reading passage, interactive activity, and writing prompt.

Conservation of material resources (reduce, reuse, recycle) reading passage, interactive activity, and writing prompt.

This product contains: - 1 short reading passage - 1 application activity - 1 writing prompt that goes along with the passage - Photo example / answer key Each reading passage is simple & not overwhelmingly long like textbooks are.