“How to Avoid Informal Writing” (an article on Newsela)
Make and support a claim about why someone should read this text. What makes this text worth reading? What will a reader gain or what might a reader do after reading this? Support your response with specific details from the text. Write one or two paragraphs using complete sentences.

Answer:

Critical reading means that a reader applies certain processes, models, questions, and theories that result in enhanced clarity and comprehension. There is more involved, both in effort and understanding, in a critical reading than in a mere "skimming" of the text. What is the difference? If a reader "skims" the text, superficial characteristics and information are as far as the reader goes. A critical reading gets at "deep structure" (if there is such a thing apart from the superficial text!), that is, logical consistency, tone, organization, and a number of other very important sounding terms.

Explanation:

As Kennedy would like to think, how is America's solidarity as a country connected to the activities and choices of young people
?

Barry lives in a neighborhood called lower
line describe this neighborhood

What wave property is different between each region of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Optic refers to vision, or seeing, so what does the word panoptic meant?

blind, not seeing
seeing things that aren’t there
all-seeing
hazy or foggy

When Dally tells Johnny that the greasers won the fight against the Socs, Johnny says, “Useless . . . fighting’s no good.” What theme is suggested in Johnny’s statement?
that the greasers would just have to fight the Socs again
that people are hurting each other for no reason
that life is more important than friends
that violence does not solve anything

The names AP or UPI in the dateline tell you that the story was written by a(n) .

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3. What is “National Brotherhood Week,” according to the students and teacher? What is the conversation Mrs. Elliott and the students have about treatment of different races in the United States?


4. Does Mrs. Elliott tell the students they are going to discriminate based on color of eyes, or does she just start her experiment on her own?


6. What are some things Mrs. Elliott does to get students to discriminate against each other?


7. What does Mrs. Elliott give to the “lesser” students so that all students know who they are, even from far away?

8. When the two boys get in a fight during lunch, one boy says he was called a name. What name did the other boy call him?


9. Mrs. Elliott asks John, the boy who hit the other boy, “Did it help [to hit him]? Did it stop him? Did it make you feel better inside?” What was John’s response to all three questions?


10. On the second day of Mrs. Elliott’s experiment, she changes the rules. How does she change them, and how do the students react?


11. What did Mrs. Elliott notice about the work ethic and quality of work the “lesser” students submitted?


13. How do the group of boys treat each other when the experiment is over, and they have finished their discussion on discrimination?


14. On what day and year did Mrs. Elliott originally teach this lesson, and why (the video was the third year she’d taught this lesson)?


15. Do you think that doing an experiment like this would work in our classroom? What do you think could happen?

Amber is writing a research paper about animal intelligence. Here is her introduction: (1) At one time in history, it was believed that the ability to make tools was what defined the human race. (2) A certain intelligence has been associated with the ability to create and use tools. (3) New research supports that crows not only make tools, but they are also a lot smarter than we may think. What is the thesis statement in Amber’s introduction? sentences 1 and 3 sentence 2 sentence 3 sentences 2 and 3

Ash rode their bike for 10 minutes. They got home at 3:00.
What is wrong with these sentences?
A. The pronouns are wrong
B. It is supposed to be a compound sentence
C. There is nothing wrong with these sentences

Who is the speaker of the poem? How do you know? Refer to one or more details from the beginning of the text to support your response.


The poem:
I, too, sing America.

I am the darker brother.
They send me to eat in the kitchen
When company comes,
But I laugh,
And eat well,
And grow strong.

Tomorrow,
I’ll be at the table
When company comes.
Nobody’ll dare
Say to me,
“Eat in the kitchen,”
Then.

Besides,
They’ll see how beautiful I am
And be ashamed—

I, too, am America.

Read the fifth stanza from “The Raven.”

Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore!"
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"
Merely this and nothing more.
Question
How does this incident move the action of the poem forward?
Answers
A This is a turning point in the poem, as the speaker begins to accept his loss.

B The speaker refers to Lenore for the very first time here; the reader does not yet know who Lenore is.

C This is a turning point in the poem, as the speaker begins to descend into madness.

D The speaker again refers to Lenore, and the reader sees that his sorrow is all about his lost love.

When did the dodo bird get extinct? What was the main thing about it? Fun fact and why is it scary to you?

Read the excerpt from “Tools of the Spymaster."


The numbers that Major Tallmadge assigned to members of the Culper Ring were from a secret writing system he invented. He substituted digits for words that would be used in messages. "Long Island," for example, was 728, "arms" was 7, and "city" was 88. There was a number for each month, such as 341 for "January." He made four copies of his codes. He kept one and gave the others to Woodhull, Townsend, and General Washington. For words that did not have a number code, Tallmadge gave his agents a cipher. In a cipher, each letter in a message is replaced by another letter or a number.


The author’s purpose in this excerpt is to


teach readers about a code system used during the American Revolution.

persuade readers that ciphers are the greatest American invention.

argue that Major Tallmadge made a mistake in sharing copies of his codes.

compare the American codes for secret letters to the British codes.

Which statement best evaluates this response to the writing prompt?
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Turn: He was a shy and tall boy with blond hair. He was very nervous to be giving his presentation in front of the class. Into a more interesting description i will mark brainliest to the first

Read (or reread) these two paragraphs from a science course, looking for differences in how the ideas are organized and presented.

Light
Light passes through some materials without scattering. We call objects of this kind transparent. Clear glass and clear plastic wrap are two transparent objects. Other objects, such as wax paper or frosted glass, let some light through but scatter or block the rest. These objects are translucent. Then there are opaque objects, which do not let any light through. Opaque objects block all light. Instead, they produce shadows on a surface when an object prevents light from reaching that surface. You are an opaque object. So is a wooden door, a refrigerator, or a moose.

Sound
Sound travels in waves that are produced when something vibrates. Sound waves are invisible—we cannot see the movement of sound through the air with our eyes. Unlike light, sound needs a medium, something to travel through. Sounds can move through solids like walls or clothing, liquids such as water, or gases such as air. Walls, water, and air are all examples of different media through which sound travels.

Which answer does a good job of contrasting thetwo paragraphs?

Both paragraphs use lots of familiar images to help readers imagine how energy flows through things.

One paragraph introduces and defines basic terms while the other sticks with more basic information.

Both paragraphs focus on substances that an energy form might travel through.

One paragraph is about how light travels, and the other is about how sound travels.

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(Form two sentences. )
One sentence using the word "inscription"
and the other using the word "transcribe"

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1.How has violence affected your life?
2.What are the causes of violence?
3.What can I do about violence?

What do animals that are carnivores eat?
whatever they can find
fish and insects
other animals
plants and fungus

Read the sentence.
I completed my homework _____.
What prepositional phrase could be added to the sentence to tell when?

A. with my dad's help
B. beside my sister
C. after dinner
D. at my desk

Please write a summary of The Secret Garden full book don't give away the ending. Please put written answer
Please just answer and don't take advantage of my points. I will report anyone who does not write a summary of the full book or anyone who takes the points

Which of the following sentences should come first in a paragraph?
A.
Colorful place settings awaited the guests.
B.
Phil cleared the table and did the dishes.
C.
All of the guests greatly enjoyed the food.
D.
Jill carried the tray of food to the table.

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which of the following sentences is a compound sentence?

A
He had a good dance partner, a place to go, and a way to get there.

B
By today’s standards, he should have been happy, but he was not.

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Passage 1: Stage Fright by Lee Bennett Hopkins1 I wanted the role. The Prince. The Prince. I got it. Knew it. 5 I was totally convinced. I memorized each line. Learned them by heart. I studied and studied my perfect Prince-part. 10 But— when I took center stage I stammered stuttered hemmed hawed suddenly shuddered. 17 My heart skipped a beat. Face turned bright red. Until finally Prince-words popped back in my head. Though I’ll always know 21 My mind simply snapped I still got a thrill when I took my last bow as my classmates stood up shouted and clapped.
Passage 2: The Rose that Grew from Concrete by Tupac Shakur 1 Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s laws wrong it learned to walk without having feet. 5 Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from concrete when no one else ever cared. Now answer Numbers 1-3 based on the poem, “Stage Fright.” 1. What is the meaning of the underlined phrase from line 21 of Passage 1? (RI 2.4)“my mind simply snapped” A The speaker started to get a headache B The speaker was angry when he forgot his lines C The speaker was excited when he remembered his lines D The speaker suddenly recalled his Prince-lines 2. Which line from Passage 1 expresses that the speaker felt prepared for his performance? (RL 1.1) A “I was totally convinced.” B “Learned them by heart.” C “Until finally Prince-words popped back in my head” D “when I took my last bow” 3. Which statement describes how the last stanza adds to the Passage as a whole? (RL 2.5)A It lets the readers know that the speaker had trouble with his lines after seeing the audience. B It reveals that the speaker recognizes how he overcame an obstacle to succeed. C It describes the speaker’s challenge onstage and ability to finish his performance. D It explains that the speaker could hardly wait to be onstage because he practiced so much.Now answer Numbers 4-7 based on the Passage, “The Rose that Grew from Concrete.”4. Which of the following identifies a main theme of the Passage? (RL 1.2) A All living things need support from others in order to grow. B We must learn and grow from our failures. C People can overcome difficulties and succeed. D Nature can overcome problems better than people.
5. What does the figurative language refer to in lines 3 and 4 below? (RL 2.4) “Proving nature’s laws wrong/it learned to walk without having feet.” A A rose growing and succeeding despite challenges B A rose leaving the crack when it sprouted C A rose learning to walk on concrete D A rose realizing it cannot actually walk6. How does the speaker’s point of view influence how the rose is described? (RL 2.6) A Curious about the rose, the speaker asks several questions about it. B Believing that the rose is not real, the speaker exaggerates its qualities. C Feeling pity for the rose, the speaker lists all of the hardships it has faced. D Impressed by the rose, the speaker explains what makes it so admirable.7. Select one line from Passage 2 that is represented by the illustration. (RL 3.7) A “...from a crack in the concrete?” B “...learned to walk without having feet.” C “...by keeping its dreams...” D “...breathe fresh air.”Now answer Numbers 8 and 9 based on “Stage Fright” and “The Rose that Grew from Concrete.” 8. In “The Rose That Grew from Concrete,” the rose pushes through a crack in concrete to grow. Which line from “Stage Fright” shows the same theme of overcoming difficulties to succeed? (RL 3.9) A “I memorized each line.” B “My heart skipped a beat.” C “Prince-words popped back in my head.” D “I still got a thrill

How should sentence 26 be changed?
A. But one thing is certain that people still love to start their day with a
cup of hot, freshly brewed coffee.
B. But one thing is certain; that people still love to start their day with a
cup of hot, freshly brewed coffee.
C. But one thing: certain people still love to start their day with a cup of
hot, freshly brewed coffee.
D. But one thing is certain: people still love to start their day with a cup of
hot, freshly brewed coffee.

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Serafina and the Black Cloak is full of figurative language. For this assignment, you will be locating five examples of figurative language from anywhere in the book that you have read.



1. You must write type out the exact example in quotation marks and give the page number.

2. You must tell what type of figurative language it is. Use the anchor chart in the module to help you remember which is which.

3. You must also explain what the figurative language is telling or explaining.

USING ETHOS, PATHOS, AND LOGOS, you are trying to convince your parents to buy you an iPhone XR.

What is the best order for the sentences in this conclusion paragraph? 1. As you can see, it makes perfect sense for schools to offer a babysitting course as part of health class, 2. If even one life is saved through babysitter education, it will all have been worth it 3. Teenagers will gain confidence when they learn basic first aid and child safety. Parents can rest assured that their children are in good hands with the babysitter O A. 3,2,1 OB. 1,2,3 O c. 1,3,2 O D. 3, 1, 2​