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."
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.
Read the formal e-mail.Dear Dr. Townsend,Our neighborhood watch group would like to accept your offer to visit with our group next month. Your proposed presentation addresses many of the issues that are of immediate concern to our group. Given your impressive credentials, we value your input and look forward to your presentation. To solidify the details, please use my contact information below to contact me.Sincerely,Marissa Lee
Read the formal letter.Jorge Smith123 Main StreetAnytown, IL 12345Janice Parker:Our annual awards banquet will be held in January. We would be honored if you would agree to be our key speaker.Please find all the relevant information in the attached itinerary. We will contact you in a week’s time to see if there is any other information you require and to answer any questions you might have.Sincerely,Jorge Smith
Read the closing from a formal e-mail.Talk To You Later:Which is the best way to revise the closing?
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.”
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.”
Read the signature.JennyTo include this signature in a formal letter, it should be revised to contain the writer’s
Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference.In his small Idaho school, football meant everything to Ernesto ("Neto”) Villareal, sixteen, the team’s star running back. And yet when he heard fans screaming racial insults at him and his Hispanic-American teammates, he wondered how he could keep playing for fans who felt that way. The insults also bothered Andy Percifield, a white student leader. When Neto and Andy teamed up, each using his own special power, fans began to feel heat they had never felt before.
Which part of a formal e-mail is optional?
Read the salutation from a formal letter.Dear Dr. GarciaWhat is the correct way to punctuate the salutation?
Read the excerpt from It's Our World, Too!: Young People Who Are Making a Difference.Neto decided to ask Andy Percifield for help. Percifield was the student council president, a tall, red-haired senior who always read the morning announcements over the P.A. system. Neto didn't know him, but people who did said Percifield was smart and fair. Maybe he would know what to do.Neto was waiting by Andy's locker the next morning. "He had tears in his eyes," Andy remembers. "He said that adult fans were swearing at the Mexican players and that it wasn't fair. He was really hurting. He said, 'Is there any way you can help?' I told him I'd try."
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 best describes the purpose of "Justin Lebo”?
Which statement best describes a difference between the two animal rights passages?
Read the excerpt from "Youth Activism and Animal "Rights.”In addition to traditional events like bake sales and car washes, young activists have raised money through more creative means. Many use special occasions, such as birthdays and bar or bat mitzvahs, to ask their friends and families to donate money to animal rights, rather than give gifts.
Which best describes the overall purpose of "Youth Activism and Animal Rights”?
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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