Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”Luckily, Major General Andrew Jackson arrived before the whole town boiled over. We knew right away that he was serious about maintaining order, because he put us all under martial law. Anyone on the streets past 9:00 p.m. could be arrested. In addition, all men able to bear arms were put into service. As a fourteen-year-old, I was too young to serve, but my Pa suddenly became an army man. On the eighth of the month, Jackson held a grand review of the new troops, and the whole town turned out to see them. I was mighty proud when my Pa fell into line with Antonio the grocer, Hans from the shipyard, and Miguel our neighbor.
Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”On the morning of January 8, 1815, the Redcoats made their attack. Mama and I woke up to the sound of it. It was like thunder that rolled on and on, and we held hands as we thought of Pa and our friends. Then, suddenly, everything was silent. It felt like forever as we waited for news. Finally, word came around that the British had raised the white flag of surrender.
Read the passage from “Part of the Stew.”New Orleans was very different from the Northern cities we knew so well. Here, people of different nationalities didn’t live, work, and shop within their own little settlements separate from the others. Instead, the city was a wonderful mix that I jokingly called a stew, my friend Jean Paul called a bouillabaisse, and my neighbor Miguel dubbed a gazpacho. When my family first arrived, I would make up any excuse to go to the shops around the town square just so I could enjoy the colorful sights and sounds of the people. Some were fresh from Canada, Germany, or the Caribbean. Others hailed from France, Spain, or Africa. There were also quite a few native people. It truly was an exciting place.
Which excerpt from “Part of the Stew” connects the fictional text to a factual historical event?
Read the passage from “Edgar Allan Poe.”“In speaking of my mother you have touched a string to which my heart fully responds. To have known her is to be an object of great interest in my eyes. I myself never knew her—and never knew the affection of a father. Both died (as you may remember) within a few weeks of each other. I have many occasional dealings with Adversity—but the want of parental affection has been the heaviest of my trials.”
Read the sentence.The bear slowly wandered down into the valley, occasionally stopping to eat some berries.
Which is the best example of a strong hook in a presentation?
Read the paragraph.Alvin wanted to be an astronaut when he grew up. He liked the idea of driving a land rover across the silent expanses of the moon. He often imagined himself floating outside a spaceship as the green Earth rotated thousands of miles below. And without a doubt, he knew he’d look great in a spacesuit.
Read these excerpts from Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times: 1769–1776 and The Loyalists of Massachusetts.Fiction: Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times: 1769–1776With her father, mother, and Tom she had quit drinking tea; why should she not persuade others to banish it from their tables? A thought came to her . . . . She dipped her pen into the ink, reflected a moment, and then wrote her thought: "We, the daughters of patriots, who have stood and do now stand for the public interest, with pleasure engage with them in denying ourselves the drinking of foreign tea, in hope to frustrate a plan that tends to deprive the community of its rights."In her enthusiasm she walked the floor, thinking of those whom she would ask to sign it.Nonfiction: The Loyalists of MassachusettsThree hundred women of Boston, heads of families, among them many of the highest standing, had, as early as February, 1770, signed an agreement not to drink any tea until the impost clause of the revenue acts was repealed. The daughters of liberty, both north and south, did the same. The young women of Boston followed the example of their mothers, and subscribed to the following pledge:"We, the daughters of those patriots who have, and do now appear for the public interest, and in that principally regard their posterity, as such do with pleasure engage with them in denying ourselves the drinking of foreign tea, in hopes to frustrate a plan that tends to deprive a whole community of all that is valuable in life."How are these two excerpts similar?
Tyler has been asked to present on the topic below.Recognize the custodian of Jefferson Middle School. Demonstrate that he is an important person who should be honored.What would be the most effective claim for this presentation?
We went down to the blue water’s edge as it lapped lazily against the shore.
Read this excerpt from Fever 1793The bright sun blinded me as I stepped outdoors. The garden looked distressingly poor, even with all the watering I had done and the brief rain.What does the first-person narrative reveal about the setting?
Someone or something that produces a result is a
Which excerpt from Fever 1793 directly reveals a character's thoughts or feelings?
Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic.Soon I had spent more hours in the deep ocean than any other scientist. But the Titanic continued to haunt me. My oceanographic colleagues scoffed at my Titanic dreams and told me I should devote myself to "real" scientific projects.Colleagues are
The closing of a presentation should
Read these excerpts from Fever 1793 and The Summer of the Pestilence.Fiction: Fever 1793Grandfather stayed silent until we approached a limping man dressed in dark rags, pushing a cart."Wonder where that fellow’s going?" he said. "Looks like he belongs on the waterfront."A thin white arm flopped over the side of the cart as it jostled over the cobblestones."Hullo, there, good man!" called Grandfather. "There is no place for the dead up here. Hullo!" The man ignored us and pressed on steadily.Nonfiction: The Summer of the PestilenceFor the dead—it is becoming a matter of great difficulty to procure coffins in which to bury them. Should any thing like the same proportion die from among those now sick which have died hitherto, I fear we shall be driven to the necessity of burying in pits, as has been done in New Orleans, and as was done during the great plague in London.How do these excerpts show the attitude of the population toward the sick and the dead?
Which best states why multimedia presentations use many forms of communication?
Read this excerpt from Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, from the Papers of Thomas Jefferson.It is long since I wrote to you, because I know you must be where you could not receive my letters: and perhaps it may be some time before I write to you again, on account of a contagious and mortal fever which has arisen here, and is driving us all away. It is called a yellow fever, but is like nothing known or read of by the physicians. . . . All persons who can find asylum elsewhere, are flying from the city: this will doubtless extend it to other towns, and spread it through the country, unless an early winter should stop it.Which excerpt from Fever 1793 connects to the historical account detailed in the excerpt?
Read the passage from The American Plague.Adding to his frustration was the fact that very few official papers had made their way to him at Mount Vernon. Washington was a stickler for orderly files that he could search at a moment's notice. This was the most important way he kept himself informed about the hundreds of things happening in the fledgling nation. Unfortunately, when the government clerks had panicked and dashed from Philadelphia, they had abandoned all papers and records in boarded-up houses. No one knew where these documents were; and no one was willing to risk his or her life wandering, through the infected city in search of them.What conclusion does the cause-and-reflect relationship in this passage support?
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