Brooke has been asked to present on the topic below.Persuade students to participate in the annual seventh-grade Fun Run.What would be the most effective claim for this presentation?
Read this excerpt from Memoirs of the Year 1793 by Charles Brockden Brown, another story related to the yellow fever outbreak.He leaned his head against the wall; his eyes were shut, his hands clasped in each other, and his body seemed to be sustained in an upright position merely by the cellar-door against which he rested his left shoulder. The lethargy into which he was sunk seemed scarcely interrupted by my feeling his hand and his forehead. His throbbing temples and burning skin indicated a fever . . . .There was only one circumstance that hindered me from forming an immediate determination in what manner this person should be treated. My family consisted of my wife and a young child. Our servant-maid had been seized, three days before, by the reigning malady, and, at her own request, had been conveyed to the hospital. We ourselves enjoyed good health, and were hopeful of escaping with our lives. Our measures for this end had been cautiously taken and carefully adhered to. They did not consist in avoiding the receptacles of infection, for my office required me to go daily into the midst of them; nor in filling the house with the exhalations of gunpowder, vinegar, or tar. They consisted in cleanliness, reasonable exercise, and wholesome diet. Who is the story’s first-person narrator?
Read the sentence.I can’t help but roll my eyes whenever my sister tells a fib about eating her vegetables so that she can get dessert.Why does the author most likely use the word fib in this sentence?
Read the excerpt from "The People Could Fly.”Another and another fell from the heat. Toby was there. He cried out to the fallen and reached his arms out to them. "Kum kunka yali, kum . . . tambe!” Whispers and sighs. And they too rose on the air. They rode the hot breezes. The ones flyin were black and shinin sticks, wheelin above the head of the Overseer. They crossed the rows, the fields, the fences, the streams, and were away.
Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.42. MED. SHOT – THE PORCH 42.As the first of the mob reaches the bottom steps. The screen door opens and Goodman comes out, a man in his early forties who first greets them smiling and then letting the smile fade as he sees the faces.Based on the stage direction, what should the reader visualize in shot 42?
Pick the sentence that avoids redundancy and wordiness.
Which statement best reflects the author’s viewpoint in “Pakistan’s Malala”?
Read the paragraph.Joggers should be banned from using the bike lanes in Prospect Park. Within the last month, there have been two accidents caused by joggers using the bike lanes. Instead, joggers can take advantage of the many wheel-free paths throughout the park that are only accessible to pedestrians.
Which statement best identifies Mrs. Jones as the protagonist of "Thank You, Ma’am"?
Read the excerpt from "Aunty Misery.”Time passed and both Aunty Misery and her tree grew bent and gnarled with age. One day another traveler stopped at her door. This one looked untrustworthy to her, so before letting him into her home the old woman asked him what he was doing in her village. He answered her in a voice that was dry and hoarse, as if he had swallowed a desert. "I am Death, and I have come to take you with me."Which element of an allegory is found in this excerpt?
Read this excerpt from "The People Could Fly.""Goodie-bye!" The old man called Toby spoke to them, poor souls! And he was flyin gone.So they say. The Overseer told it. The one called Master said it was a lie, a trick of the light. The Driver kept his mouth shut.Which element of folktale is included in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt.Our planet and its people face many complex problems. These problems are more difficult now than at any other time in history. Therefore, it is essential that we have free education for children worldwide because children of today will have to deal with these problems as adults.Which selection shows evidence that would be appropriate to use when researching this topic?
Read this writing prompt.Write an argumentative essay about whether kids should be allowed to bring cell phones to school.Based on the prompt, which claim is the strongest?
Read the excerpt from We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson.As soon as James’s group was hauled away, Bevel released the next group of fifty students. When that batch was arrested, the next group burst from the church."Leaving out of the basement . . . we had our signs and all, I started crying,” Arnetta said. This time she didn’t cry out of fear. "When I looked up and saw all of the people . . . the idea of what was about to take place. The . . . Movement was moving forward. It was just overwhelming.”Each group emerged singing and clapping. Audrey’s group sang "Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round.” She later exclaimed, "The singing was like a jubilance.” Her group didn’t march as far as James’s had. "We got across the street, to the middle of the next block.” As her parents watched, she was arrested and put in the paddy wagon. Holding her game tightly, she was driven to Juvenile Hall at City Jail.Which general statement about the Movement is most likely true?
Which sentence from "Thank You, Ma’am" is part of the falling action of the story?
Read the excerpt from “How I Learned English.”Ron O’Neill, Jim, Dennis, were talking it upIn the field, a blue sky above themTipped with cirrus.And there I was,Just off the plane and plopped in the middleOf Williamsport, Pa. and a neighborhood game,Unnatural and without any moves,My notions of baseball and AmericaGrowing fuzzier each time I whiffed.The first-person point of view in this excerpt helps readers understand
Who is the protagonist in "Thank You, Ma'am,” and why?
Which line from Act 2 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street helps to distinguish this teleplay as a work of science fiction rather than a work of fantasy fiction?
Select the word that most precisely completes the sentence.If a celebrity gets caught in a scandal, fans will ___________ that the celebrity’s perfect image was false.
What is the purpose of this PSA?
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