Which citation is correct?
Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.SMALLEST CHILD [MOURNFULLY]: Don’t go, Annie, to her.ANNIE [HER ARM AROUND HER]: Sarah, dear. I don’t want to go.SMALLEST CHILD: Then why are you going?ANNIE [GENTLY]: Because I’m a big girl now, and big girls have to earn a living.Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene?
Read this excerpt from The Miracle Worker.CHILDREN: Open it! Everyone be quiet! Do, Annie! She’s opening it. Ssh!(A setting of silence while ANNIE unwraps it. The present is a pair of smoked glasses, and she stands still.)Is it open, Annie?ANNIE: It’s open.CHILDREN: It’s for your eyes, Annie. Put them on, Annie! ’Cause Mrs. Hopkins said your eyes hurt since the operation. And she said you’re going where the sun is fierce.Which of these statements provides the best summary of the scene?
When writing a summary of a text, it is most important to
Which answer choice best states the difference between the The Story of My Life by Helen Keller and The Miracle Worker by William Gibson?
During her group’s discussion about proposed changes to the school dress code, the teacher concludes that Janell is not actively listening to the speaker.Which behavior is Janell most likely displaying to make her teacher think this?
Read the sentence.A student who is writing a summary about Helen Keller wants to cite information from page 16 of The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.
Read the following excerpt from Little Women."Really, girls, you are both to be blamed," said Meg, beginning to lecture in her elder-sisterly fashion. "You are old enough to leave off boyish tricks, and to behave better, Josephine. It didn't matter so much when you were a little girl, but now you are so tall, and turn up your hair, you should remember that you are a young lady.""I'm not! And if turning up my hair makes me one, I'll wear it in two tails till I'm twenty," cried Jo, pulling off her net, and shaking down a chestnut mane. "I hate to think I've got to grow up, and be Miss March, and wear long gowns, and look as prim as a China Aster! It's bad enough to be a girl, anyway, when I like boy's games and work and manners! I can't get over my disappointment in not being a boy. And it's worse than ever now, for I'm dying to go and fight with Papa. And I can only stay home and knit, like a poky old woman!"Tabitha is taking part in a group discussion about Little Women. In her discussion group, one participant states, “I think it must have been very difficult to be a female during this time period.”How could Tabitha best respond to show that she is being an active listener?
Read the excerpt from The Miracle Worker by William Gibson.CHILDREN: [DELIGHTED] There’s another present! Beatrice! We have a present for Helen, too! Give it to her, Beatrice. Here, Annie!(This present is an elegant doll, with movable eyelids and a momma sound.)It’s for Helen. And we took up a collection to buy it. And Laura dressed it.ANNIE: It’s beautiful!CHILDREN: So don’t forget, you be sure to give it to Helen from us, Annie!ANNIE: I promise it will be the first thing I give her. If I don’t keep it for myself, that is, you know I can’t be trusted with dolls!Select the excerpt from The Story of My Life by Helen Keller that shows Helen’s viewpoint of this event.
Read this excerpt from a play.(The scene opens on a park in summer time. Picnic blankets adorn the grass, and children are happily eating slices of watermelon as adults watch nonchalantly. Two adults sit on a bench with their eyes closed and their faces tilted upward.)RINA: Did you pack the kids’ kites?NATHAN: Yeah, they’re in the trunk, but I’m not sure I have the energy.RINA: I know. It is so pleasant just relaxing. (She removes her shoes, stretches her legs, and closes her eyes again.)NATHAN: I’m thinking I might grab a slice of watermelon. (He climbs down onto the blanket with the kids and makes himself comfortable.)(The sound of the park fountain can be heard as the family relaxes. Then the sky darkens, and a loud splattering of rain begins to fall.)NATHAN: (Startled) Where did this come from?RINA: (Hopping to her feet) Let’s pack up! Kids, grab your toys.Which setting detail advances the action of the scene?
Which pronoun is used in the first-person point of view?
Which elements of the poem most help readers determine the theme of "The Turtle”?
Which excerpt from the "The Turtle” best expresses the theme that all living things are a part of, and are guided by, a natural purpose?
Read the excerpt from "The Turtle.”of her patience, her fortitude,her determination to completewhat she was born to do –and then you realize a greater thing –she doesn’t considerwhat she was born to do.She’s only filledwith an old blind wish.Which main message do these lines express to readers?
Read this student summary of Act 1I of The Miracle Worker.Act I introduces Annie Sullivan as she says good-bye to Anagnos, a kind man who has helped her for many years. Annie is leaving the Perkins School for the Blind, a school named for a visually impaired shipping merchant from Boston. She and Anagnos discuss her new assignment, and Annie is curious about teaching a young blind girl. At the end of Act I, the other Perkins students enter to offer Annie presents and bid her farewell.Which statement contains a detail that should be eliminated to improve this summary?
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