Mr. Tyler’s class is having a discussion about whether sugary drinks should be sold at an upcoming school event. One student says, "Sugary drinks are not nutritious and can cause many health problems."
Ms. Nichol’s class is having a discussion about Greek mythology. One student says, "The influence of the goddess Demeter can be found throughout Greek history and culture. She is the goddess of the harvest as well as the cycle of life.”
Mr. Shae’s class is having a discussion about the writings of Shakespeare. One student says, "One theme found in Romeo and Juliet is that love can cause violence. Although the play is a famous love story, it is actually very violent.”
Read the excerpt from the article, "Youth Activism and Animal Rights.”Farm animals, too, may be subject to practices that activists consider inhumane. These practices are generally perpetrated by large farms, known as factory farms, which may treat animals poorly in an effort to reduce costs and increase profits. In addition to other concerns, activists have discovered a level of confinement of pigs, hens, and cows that they consider extreme. They have developed materials conveying this information, promoting the message that farm animals deserve ethical care, just as pets do.Read the passage from the story, "Undercover Farmer.”I lived about ten miles from a big dairy farm, the kind they call a factory farm, and I knew from the newspaper that they were always hiring extra help—even tenth graders like me—to do odd jobs after school. I was assigned to feed the pigs, which was lucky because one of the things I’d read about was mistreatment of sows while they are pregnant, and I wanted to know more. I tucked a small camera in a back pocket of my jeans and a tiny tape recorder in the other. I thought it was too dangerous to try to take video, at least at first.The situation was worse than I thought. The farm kept the female pigs in crates so small they didn’t even have room to turn around. I took pictures of the pigs from all sides.
The Riverwoods High School Fitness Club class is having a discussion about an upcoming activity. As Timothy shares the itinerary, Taylor takes notes and Wendy looks out the window. Trevor interrupts with a sarcastic remark, which makes Samantha laugh. Anton raises his hand and asks the coach to repeat the time of departure.
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Read the story summary.While visiting a meteor crater, a teenager comes across a meteorite that inspires him to become an astronaut.
Which lines from Ovid’s "Pyramus and Thisbe" establish setting?
Which are topics best suited for a formal discussion? Choose three answers.a television seriesa scientific discoverya literary analysisa restaurant menua medical diagnosisa sporting event
Read the excerpts from Ovid’s Pyramus and Thisbe and Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet."Pyramus and Thisbe"They had no confidant—and so used signs: with these each lover read the other's mind: when covered, fire acquires still more force.Romeo and JulietRomeo: [. . .] It is enough I may but call her mine.Friar Lawrence: These violent delights have violent endsAnd in their triumph die, like fire and powder,Which, as they kiss, consume. The sweetest honeyIs loathsome in his own deliciousnessAnd in the taste confounds the appetite.Therefore love moderately. Long love doth so.Too swift arrives as tardy as too slow.
Read the excerpt from "Clara Barton’s Childhood.”From that time on, through long months, she was the member of the family whose entire thought and care was centered around her brother. David was very sick for such a long time that it seemed as if he could never rally.Hour after hour, and day after day, she sat by his bedside, his thin hand clasped in her strong one."Will I ever get better?” he would ask, sometimes several times a day.She practically shut herself up in that sick-room for two whole years.
Read the excerpt from "The Thing about Terry.”I’ve got it! I grinI’ve got just the surpriseI rush to tell them,Feeling happy and wise
Which elements of narrative poetry are reflected in "The Thing about Terry”? Select 4 options.rhymingabstract languagerhythmfree versesettingstanzas
Read the excerpt from "The Thing about Terry.”What’s she love most? I askWhen all else is saidWhat makes her smile,Gets her up out of bed?
Read the excerpt from "The Thing about Terry.”We work four long hours Nervous stomachs a-churnThen sneak into the closetTo await her return
The climax of the story of The Gift of the Magi is a good example of which type of irony?
Which best describes the purpose of "Justin Lebo”?
Read the excerpt from "Justin Lebo.”On the way home, Justin was silent. His mother assumed he was lost in a feeling of satisfaction. But he was thinking about what would happen once those bikes got wheeled inside and everyone saw them. How would all those kids decide who got the bikes? Two bikes could cause more trouble than they would solve.
Which detail from "Justin Lebo” best shows that Justin is caring?
Which detail from "Undercover Farmer” best shows that the narrator’s activism on behalf of farm animals changed practices in the community?
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