Read the paragraph.Several species of geese fly south in the winter to find food and mate. In fact, several geese from canada make their nests at Bartholomew park, which is only minutes from my home. My friends and I often take picnic lunches there to feed them and see their hatchlings. Of course, the number of birds in my area dwindles significantly once the seasons change.
How does the wolf in "The Dog and the Clever Rabbit” behave similarly to the elephant in "A Fable”?
Read this entry from a blog about service dogs.Lexie, an eight-month-old black Labrador retriever, is sleeping quietly at my feet. I can’t help but think that her soft, velvety ears and alert brown eyes would make her the perfect “doggie model” for pet magazines and pet store ads. However, Lexie will soon have a much more important job to do. In a few months, she will become the loyal companion and service dog for a young man who has been blind since birth. She will help him board public transportation, such as buses, subways, and trains, and she will help him safely cross busy intersections. Lexie will even help the young man avoid obstacles, such as high curbs and low overhangs. Like all dogs in our organization, Lexie has undergone months of specialized training to help a visually impaired person lead an active and independent life.
Which theme is found in the tale of "Aunty Misery?”
Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March.Mr. Streeter was a barber and owned his own shop. Orphaned as a teenager, he had raised his five younger siblings by cutting hair, stopping only for Army duty and two years of study at Miles College. Mrs. Streeter had graduated from Tuskegee University, just like both of her parents and five of her seven siblings. She worked as the youth director at the black YWCA.The excerpt uses third-person narration, because
Read the excerpt from "How I Learned English.”I watched it [the ball] closing inClean and untouched, transfixedBy its easy arc before it hitMy forehead with a thud.The word thud helps readers visualize and understand that the ball came in
Which quotation is correctly punctuated and formatted?
A student is writing an essay that analyzes how Greg changes from the beginning of “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” to the end. Which part of the student’s essay should include evidence from the story that shows how Greg changes?
Read this excerpt from "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi.""Rikki-tikki, you are not going to eat her eggs?”"Not eat exactly; no. Darzee, if you have a grain of sense you will fly off to the stables and pretend that your wing is broken, and let Nagaina chase you away to this bush. I must get to the melon-bed, and if I went there now she'd see me.”Darzee was a feather-brained little fellow who could never hold more than one idea at a time in his head; and just because he knew that Nagaina's children were born in eggs like his own, he didn't think at first that it was fair to kill them.What role does Darzee play in the story?
Read the excerpt from “The Girl Who Silenced the World for Five Minutes.”Parents should be able to comfort their children by saying, "Everything's going to be alright," "We're doing the best we can," and "It's not the end of the world."But I don't think you can say that to us anymore. Are we even on your list of priorities?
Read this excerpt of a speech that Javier is writing about the topic of a longer school day.I don’t think we should have a longer school day. Children already spend 7 hours in school. _____ If parents and teachers want students to do better in school, they should make smaller classes and pay teachers more money instead of extending the school day.
A student is writing an essay that analyzes how Greg changes from the beginning of “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” to the end. At what point in the writing process should the student develop a thesis statement?
Jackie is creating a Venn diagram about selling candy or fruit for a school fundraiser. Which should Jackie write on her diagram under the heading “Both Candy and Fruit”?
Read this paragraph.When the speaker concluded her presentation, the students began to stir. I heard papers rustle, and I saw a hand go up across the room. I was glad to see that others were interested, too. The speaker was the owner of an Internet-based hobby store, and I wanted to hear the secrets of her success. The first question the speaker fielded was about how to secure a patent. After she offered a detailed response, I raised my hand.Which statement describes the narrative voice of this paragraph?
Which of these student responses to We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March is an example of a text-to-self connection?
Read this excerpt from We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Children’s March.During the fifteen minutes after the bus arrived, racists assaulted not only the Freedom Riders but also other passengers – both black and white – who happened to be on the same bus, as well as bystanders waiting in the station to welcome their friends and family to Birmingham. The assailants also went after local white reporters, destroying cameras, film, and a microphone.Which words from the excerpt best convey the tone?
Read this excerpt from Fever 1793.Grandfather banged his cane on the floor."I didn’t run from the redcoats, and I won’t run from a dockside miasma. What is wrong with people, Andrew? We suffered all kinds of disease in our youth, but folks were sensible. They didn't squall like children and hide in the woods."Mr. Carris cleared his throat."If the yellow fever were a soldier, you’d run it through with your famous sword and sit down to a hearty dinner. But there may be cause for caution, old friend. Listen to the mayor’s orders which Andrew has just printed."In this excerpt, the author uses Grandfather’s and Mr. Carris’s thoughts to
Which best describes author Ashley Fantz’s view of Malala’s blog in "Pakistan’s Malala”?
Which description is an example of direct characterization?
A theme is
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