Read the excerpt from "Under the Raven's Wing.”He drove his truck to the trailhead at the bottom of the Cliff of the Archer. There, he began to climb. The first thousand feet were easy. There was a kind of path worn by other hikers. Then the climb became steeper, where the ground under Barton’s boots was dirt. Another thousand feet took him to a place that was mostly rock, with just a few tough trees.
Javier is reading about a beach outing."Thank you,” Evan spoke gratefully to the lifeguard. "These are my lucky flippers. I can’t believe you found them on such a busy day.”
Valentina wants to make a text-to-self connection to the setting in a text. Which question should she ask herself?
A.J. has been asked to describe the exposition in "Revolution 2137.” Which question will best help A.J. describe the exposition?
connects withreads overstructuresstudies
Read the passage from part 1 of "For the Win.”"This time will be different,” Jake thought. He had been raising sled dogs for Iditarod teams since he was eight years old, and he knew how to keep them healthy and strong so that they were fast on the trail. Just last year, Jake had decided to build a team of his own and enter the race himself."Now Dean shows up to ruin everything,” he thought as he checked his gear one last time. "Dean knows nothing about dogs. He simply spent a whole bunch of money to buy a top team and a fancy sled.”
Read the excerpt from "Nothing but Net.”Lydia pulled off her jacket and dropped it on the bench at the side of the court. She was about to join the game when Jared stopped dribbling, tucked the ball under his arm, and strolled up to her. The other guys followed and circled her.
Which statements about this passage are true? Check all that apply.
Read the question.Am I like any of the characters in some way?
Which detail from part 2 of "For the Win” should the reader use to check the prediction that Jake will look for Dean?
Read the excerpt from "Dream Season.”1) Jackie never yelled back, though, and he never hid to avoid their meanness, either. 2) Jackie was calm and strong.
Read the passage from part 1 of "For the Win.”"Now Dean shows up to ruin everything,” he thought as he checked his gear one last time. "Dean knows nothing about dogs. He simply spent a whole bunch of money to buy a top team and a fancy sled.” Just thinking about that made Jake so burning mad that he didn’t even notice the temperature drop to two below zero.The blog posts of the last week had only made matters worse. Jake and Dean were the two youngest mushers in this year’s race, so they were the big story on the Internet. Reporters and bloggers had asked to interview both of them, and Jake had mostly talked about his dogs and their care, while Dean had mostly bragged. "Well, I can tell you right now that the only thing Jake will see during our two-week run through the wilderness is the back of my sled,” he had said.
Which is something only direct characterization describes?
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