Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."My granddaddy's been on that island since he was a baby," said Lizzie, as quiet as the dark. "He won't leave. He'd never leave my grandmama. And he'd never leave my mama.""You won't have to leave. You can't have to leave.""That's what Mr.Tripp says. He's got this shotgun he waves around like Ulysses S. Grant, saying how he'll fight to protect our homes and such. He's about ready to declare independency."
In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, which characters are in conflict? Select 4 options.Turner and the townspeopleMrs. Cobb and Mrs. HurdLizzie and TurnerLizzie and her grandfatherMr. Stonecrop and the Malaga islandersTurner and the TrippsTurner and Reverend Buckminster
Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."Come hear me.""Sure. 'Please, Mrs. Cobb, may I come in and set a while and listen to Turner play your organ? Oh yes, thank you, I'll sit in your best chair. Of course, I'd love some tea. No, thank you, no cake just now. Thank you, yes, I am having a lovely time, Mrs. Cobb. He does play like all get out.'""Well, it might not be exactly like that.""Lord, I guess it wouldn't.""Come anyway."Lizzie looked at him for a long time, tilting her head to one side as if trying to figure him out—which was what she was doing. "You're a strange person, you know that, Turner Buckminster? I wonder if you can see anything straight. What do you think your daddy would say if he saw us two standing out here right now? Or knew that I would be coming up to Mrs. Cobb's house just to hear you play?"
Which are some effects of telling the story Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy primarily from the perspectives of children? Check all that apply.a less-biased insight into what is happening between the townsa stronger emphasis on the value of one’s reputation in societya more-practical view of the racial conflict between the townsmore prejudices and biases based on fewer life experiencesa stronger emphasis on the emotional aspect of the racial conflict
Which revisions for the underlined phrase make the writing more precise? Select two answers.
Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.One afternoon, after another dreary Sunday, he walked home from Mrs. Cobb's with the sea breeze determined to shove him to Malaga Island. It scooted around him and pulled at his ears. It threw up the dust of the road into his face to turn him around, and when he leaned into it, it suddenly let go and pushed at him from behind, laughing. But with the iron word forbidden tolling like a heavy bell by his ears, Turner would not let himself be brought to Malaga. And so with a last abrupt kick, the sea breeze twisted around and left him. Turner watched it rushing pell-mell down Parker Head and toward the shore. "Go find Lizzie," he whispered.
Nate is writing an essay arguing that the football program at his school should be canceled for safety reasons. Which is the most effective claim for his argument?
Which phrase from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I have a Dream” speech contains the strongest emotional connotations?
Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.He had seen the island from the far ledges, standing with his father and Sheriff Elwell and Deacon Hurd and everyone else important in the town. A stony beach, a stony ledge or two, some pines—a few toppled over with their heads in the water, a few tilted, most of them still straight. There had seemed nothing on the island that would set anyone but a gull to wishing that he could live there.But coming on it now, from the water, with Lizzie stroking and angling her way to the point, Turner felt as if he was on the brink of a discovery. . . . Turner felt the world moving slowly and anciently beneath him, and he began to sway back and forth with the waves, with the trees, with the rolling globe itself.
How is the poem "On the Bus with Rosa Parks" different from the memoir My Story? Select five choices.The poem describes a single scene; the memoir describes many scenes.The poem uses few words; the memoir uses many words.The poem has short lines and stanzas; the memoir is written in prose paragraphs.The poem places the bus ride in historical perspective; the memoir does not.The poem explains why Rosa Parks stayed seated; the memoir does not.The poem shows an outsider’s point of view of Rosa Parks; the memoir does not.The poem compares Rosa Parks’s gaze to a flame; the memoir does not.
DeSean is conducting research to support his claim that the penalty for texting while driving in his home state of California should be more severe than a $20 fine for first-time offenders. He finds this text in a reliable source.(1) In the United States, the punishment for driving while texting varies greatly from state to state. (2) For instance, in Alaska, there is a $1,000 fine for first-time offenders, while in California, the amount is $20, and in Montana, it’s not even illegal. (3) The bottom line is that texting while driving is extremely dangerous. (4) In fact, it makes the driver 23 times more likely to crash, and in 2010, eleven percent of drivers age 18–20 who crashed and lived admitted they were texting at the wheel.
Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech.In a sense we've come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the "unalienable Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.” It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds."
Read the paragraph.(1) Dogs are great pets for families because they teach children many important life lessons. (2) A dog must be walked and fed at certain times during the day. (3) When a child is in charge of these tasks, he or she learns to be dependable and disciplined. (4) Helping to take care of a dog might interfere with homework or other activities, but it’s essential for children to have some responsibility. (5) In addition, dogs are loyal, playful, loving companions.
Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.’s "I Have a Dream” speech.The Negro is still languished in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. And so we've come here today to dramatize a shameful condition.
Which sentence is written correctly?
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