Read the passage about the life of Jackie Robinson.Jackie Robinson was born on January 31, 1919, in Cairo, Georgia. He was the youngest of five children and raised by a single mom in relative poverty. Jackie was very much inspired by his older brother Matthew, who won a silver medal in the 200-meter dash at the 1936 Olympic Games, to pursue his talent and passion for athletics. He attended John Muir High School and then went on to Pasadena Community College, where he played football, basketball, track, and baseball. From there, Jackie went on to the University of California, Los Angeles, where his time was cut short due to financial hardship. Despite the fact that his academics were cut short, Jackie’s career was not. After leaving the University of California, Jackie served in the United States Army. Fortunately, he never saw combat. However, during this time, he was arrested and court-martialed for refusing to move to the back of a segregated bus. Ultimately, he was acquitted of these charges and received an honorable discharge. It was after this discharge that Jackie was drafted by Branch Rickey to play for the Los Angeles Dodgers and help integrate the world of Major League Baseball. Including which fact would best help nominate Jackie Robinson for the “Most Courageous” category in a yearbook?
Read this excerpt from We Beat the Street."You're right, man," George said. "But I don't want to teach—I want to be a doctor or nurse or something medical.""I don't even know what you have to do to become something like that," Sampson said honestly."I don't either," George said. "But I figure you need big piles of money and about a million years to spend in college."How do George’s career goals at the beginning of the story compare to his goals at the end of the story?
The beginning paragraphs of Barrio Boy give a positive connotation to
Read this excerpt from I Never Had It Made."They'll taunt and goad you," Mr. Rickey said. "They'll do anything to make you react. They'll try to provoke a race riot in the ballpark. This is the way to prove to the public that a Negro should not be allowed in the major league. This is the way to frighten the fans and make them afraid to attend the games."If hundreds of black people wanted to come to the ballpark to watch me play and Mr. Rickey tried to discourage them, would I understand that he was doing it because the emotional enthusiasm of my people could harm the experiment? That kind of enthusiasm would be as bad as the emotional opposition of prejudiced white fans.Suppose I was at shortstop. Another player comes down from first, stealing, flying in with spikes high, and cuts me on the leg. As I feel the blood running down my leg, the white player laughs in my face. . . .Could I turn the other cheek? I didn't know how I would do it. Yet I knew that I must. I had to do it for so many reasons. For black youth, for my mother, for Rae, for myself. I had already begun to feel I had to do it for Branch Rickey.Which detail best supports the idea that Robinson is concerned about the job he faces?
Read the poem "The Snake" by Emily Dickinson.A narrow fellow in the grassOccasionally rides;You may have met him, — did you not,His notice sudden is.The grass divides as with a comb,A spotted shaft is seen;And then it closes at your feetAnd opens further on.He likes a boggy acre,A floor too cool for corn.Yet when a child, and barefoot,I more than once, at morn,Have passed, I thought, a whip-lashUnbraiding in the sun, —When, stooping to secure it,It wrinkled, and was gone.Several of nature's peopleI know, and they know me;I feel for them a transportOf cordiality;But never met this fellow,Attended or alone,Without a tighter breathing,And zero at the bone.Which statement best describes Dickinson’s use of figurative language in the final stanza?
According to The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone, what passion did Jean-François Champollion and his brother, Jacques-Joseph, share?
After reading a passage about Helen Keller, the class breaks into discussion groups. Kylee is a participant in one of the groups. She shares her opinions and uses examples from the text to support them. When she finishes speaking, Kylee begins reading a note from one of her friends.Which participant guideline is Kylee forgetting to follow?
Read this excerpt from The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone by James Cross Giblin.Champollion spent almost a year and a half in Egypt. On his return home to Paris, he began the huge job of deciphering and organizing all the material he had gathered. Sad to say, he did not live to see the fruits of his labor. On March 4, 1832, while preparing the results of the expedition for publication, he collapsed and died after a series of strokes. He was only forty-one.Based on the excerpt, what was the effect of Champollion’s visit to Egypt?
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What would be the most effective image to include in a text trailer about “Amigo Brothers”?
Which answer choice best states the difference between the The Story of My Life by Helen Keller and The Miracle Worker by William Gibson?
Read the sentences.After the basketball game, our whole team decided to order some pizza. _____, our parents went for salad!Which word or words best complete this sentence to show a contrast?
Read the passage from "Names/Nombres" by Julia Alvarez.“So where are you from, Judy?”“New York,” I told my classmates. After all, I had been born blocks away at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.“I mean, originally.”“From the Caribbean,” I answered vaguely, for if I specified, no one was quite sure what continent our island was located.“Really? I’ve been to Bermuda. We went last April for spring vacation. I got the worst sunburn! So, are you from Portoriko?”“No,” I shook my head. “From the Dominican Republic.”“Where’s that?”“South of Bermuda.”They were just being curious, I knew, but I burned with shame whenever they singled me out as a “foreigner,” a rare, exotic friend.
Read the text trailer for the short story “4102 Elm Street.”Strange noises. Weird odors. No one seen going either in or out. Andrew knew something strange was going on in the house across the street, and he was determined to find out what it was. Armed with time, a map of the neighborhood, and a magnifying glass, Andrew set out to solve the mystery of 4102 Elm Street. He had no idea what he would find . . . and he was a little afraid to find out!
In this chapter of White Fang, how does White Fang’s perception of the humans change?
Read each quotation from Barrio Boy and the statement below it. Which statement is a correct inference based on the quotation?
Read the excerpt from The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.CHILDREN: [DELIGHTED] There’s another present! Beatrice! We have a present for Helen, too! Give it to her, Beatrice. Here, Annie!(This present is an elegant doll, with movable eyelids and a momma sound.)It’s for Helen. And we took up a collection to buy it. And Laura dressed it.ANNIE: It’s beautiful!CHILDREN: So don’t forget, you be sure to give it to Helen from us, Annie!ANNIE: I promise it will be the first thing I give her. If I don’t keep it for myself, that is, you know I can’t be trusted with dolls!Select the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller that shows Helen’s viewpoint of this event.
Read this passage from Dragonwings by Laurence Yep.The demon stopped and studied Father as you might look at a dog that had suddenly said he was going to the opera. "Well, I'll be damned," he said. He reached into a pocket of his waistcoat and took out a card, and handed it to Father with a flourish. “I can use honest handymen like you. You come around anytime, you sabe me?”Based on the content of this passage, it can be inferred that the man
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