"As they reminisced, Annie seemed to forget herself for a moment, until she finally looked down to see a drip of ice cream rolling down her hand. "Some things never change, " Mom said, grabbing a napkin and they shared a laugh.



What is the effect of this excerpt on the ice cream shop scene as a whole?


A. to illustrate that memories they shared were embarrassing


B. to imply that they were enjoying sharing memories from the past


C. to suggest that mother was relaxed as she enjoyed her lunch of ice cream


D. to explain that Annie was remorseful because she did not give her mother a store bought gift

Answer:

B :)

Explanation:

Read the following sentence and summarize the descriptive words in sequence.
On the third finger of my left hand is the pre-engagement ring given to me last year by my sister Doris. The 14-carat gold band, a bit tarnished by time and neglect, circles my finger and twists together at the top to encase a small white diamond. The diamond itself is tiny and dull, like a sliver of glass found on the kitchen floor after a dishwashing accident. The ring is neither very attractive nor valuable, but I treasure it as a gift from my older sister, a gift that I will pass along to my younger sister when I receive my own engagement ring this Christmas.

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(What story could these images tell? Create a short narrative for one of the following images. Remember ‘show don’t tell’ and vivid language (the senses)
Using proper comma placement, including FANBOYS for compound sentences)

What is the BEST reason for including a circle graph in a scientific report?

Read this excerpt from “L’Allegro” by John Milton. Which two lines are written in iambic pentameter?
Hence loathed Melancholy, Of Cerberus, and blackest Midnight born,
In Stygian cave forlorn,
'Mongst horrid shapes, and shrieks, and sights unholy;
Find out some uncouth cell,
Where brooding Darkness spreads his jealous wings,
And the night-raven sings;

Which event from chapter 7 of Holes is related as a flashback?

Stanley’s shovel not making a dent on the ground
Stanley jumping on the back of the blade with both feet
Stanley’s grandfather falling in love with Myra Menke
Stanley’s shovel fitting into the hole

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Read this excerpt from “Drummer Man.” It turned out to be a good thing that I signed on again. It wasn’t long into my second year when our regiment fought at the Siege of Corinth. In the heat of the fight we made a desperate charge across a ravine and Captain Williamson was wounded. So the call came in for a quick retreat, but unfortunately the captain was left there between the lines. Somebody had to rescue him, and it was one of two times during the war that I was happy for being small. I took off in a stooping run, unseen by the enemy, and somehow found the strength to drag Williamson back to the stretcher bearers and out of harm’s way. The second time I was glad for my slight height occurred when I was caught behind the enemy lines. All I can guess is that those rebels who surrounded me mistook me for a child. They took their guns down from their shoulders, looked me in the eye, and told me to run on out of there as fast as I could. Indeed I did without so much as one glance back. Which line best illustrates the narrator’s bravery? Indeed I did without so much as one glance back. It turned out to be a good thing that I signed on again. [A]nd somehow found the strength to drag Williamson back . . . It wasn’t long into my second year when our regiment fought . . .

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Some requirements:
- Cannot be in first person
- Must be fiction

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Based on the information in the myth, what would have happened if Aridane and Theseus did not escape from Crete? O A. King Minos would have given them a grand wedding. O B. The Minotaur would still be confined in the labyrinth. O C. The exits to the labyrinth would not have been blocked. D. King Aegeus would have continued to send seven young men and women to Crete.​

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Read the two excerpts below. The first one is from Captain John Smith's personal account of his rescue by Pocahontas, and the second one is from the children's book The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith published in 1906. Notice how the two accounts differ.


They were ready with their clubs to beat out his brains when Pocahontas, the King's dearest daughter, when no begging could prevail, took his head in her arms, and laid her own head upon his to save him from death.

--from John Smith's personal accounts


But just as the Indian brave was about to strike, his great war club swinging high in the air, Pocahontas rushed forward and threw herself between him and his victim. With her own body she shielded the Captain from harm, for her heart was moved to pity for the stranger, and she could not bear that he should die.

--from The Story of Pocahontas and Captain John Smith


What is the BEST way to describe how these two accounts differ?


Smith's account includes details about why Pocahontas intervened; the children's book does not


Smith's original account lacks emotions; the children's story attributes emotions to Pocahontas


Smith's account indicates exactly what Pocahontas said; the children's book leaves this part out


Smith's original account is full of emotion; the children's story is lacking in emotion

What are three ways that writers establish credibility in persuasive documents?

Make a list of the critical moments for Josef in the book Refugee and write one quote from the text that shows the change in the character so far (with citations)!! Also, explain how that shows a critical moment/change in your character.

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Why is word choice something to pay attention to when you revise your work?

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Read the sentence from the section "Don't Be Too Critical of Yourself,"

When we cope well with stress, we're also less likely to reach for unhealthy short-term coping mechanisms.

How does this detail develop the author's central idea?


It supports the idea that stress is really unhealthy by explaining some of its negative aspects.


By explaining a negative affect of not being self-compassionate, the author supports the idea that being kind to yourself is healthy.


It complements the idea that self-compassion is good for you by providing a positive aspect of it.


Because stress can be relieved by mindfulness, it provides a reason to practice it.

How should you punctuate a SHORT STORY title?

Put a comma in the title.

Capitalize every letter of the title.

Underline or italicize the title.

Put quotation marks around the title.

Read the excerpt below and then answer the question that follows:



It all began with Effie's getting something in her eye. It hurt very much indeed, and it felt something like a red-hot spark—only it seemed to have legs as well, and wings like a fly. Effie rubbed and cried—not real crying, but the kind your eye does all by itself without your being miserable inside your mind—and then she went to her father to have the thing in her eye taken out. Effie's father was a doctor, so of course he knew how to take things out of eyes.

When he had gotten the thing out, he said: "This is very curious." Effie had often got things in her eye before, and her father had always seemed to think it was natural—rather tiresome and naughty perhaps, but still natural. He had never before thought it curious.

Effie stood holding her handkerchief to her eye, and said: "I don't believe it's out." People always say this when they have had something in their eyes.

"Oh, yes—it's out," said the doctor. "Here it is, on the brush. This is very interesting."

Effie had never heard her father say that about anything that she had any share in. She said: "What?"

The doctor carried the brush very carefully across the room, and held the point of it under his microscope—then he twisted the brass screws of the microscope, and looked through the top with one eye.

"Dear me," he said. "Dear, dear me! Four well-developed limbs; a long caudal appendage; five toes, unequal in lengths, almost like one of the Lacertidae, yet there are traces of wings." The creature under his eye wriggled a little in the castor oil, and he went on: "Yes; a bat-like wing. A new specimen, undoubtedly. Effie, run round to the professor and ask him to be kind enough to step in for a few minutes."

"You might give me sixpence, Daddy," said Effie, "because I did bring you the new specimen. I took great care of it inside my eye, and my eye does hurt."

The doctor was so pleased with the new specimen that he gave Effie a shilling, and presently the professor stepped round. He stayed to lunch, and he and the doctor quarreled very happily all the afternoon about the name and the family of the thing that had come out of Effie's eye.

But at teatime another thing happened. Effie's brother Harry fished something out of his tea, which he thought at first was an earwig. He was just getting ready to drop it on the floor, and end its life in the usual way, when it shook itself in the spoon—spread two wet wings, and flopped onto the tablecloth. There it sat, stroking itself with its feet and stretching its wings, and Harry said: "Why, it's a tiny newt!"

The professor leaned forward before the doctor could say a word. "I'll give you half a crown for it, Harry, my lad," he said, speaking very fast; and then he picked it up carefully on his handkerchief.

"It is a new specimen," he said, "and finer than yours, Doctor."

It was a tiny lizard, about half an inch long—with scales and wings.

So now the doctor and the professor each had a specimen, and they were both very pleased. But before long these specimens began to seem less valuable. For the next morning, when the knife-boy was cleaning the doctor's boots, he suddenly dropped the brushes and the boot and the blacking, and screamed out that he was burnt.

And from inside the boot came crawling a lizard as big as a kitten, with large, shiny wings.

"Why," said Effie, "I know what it is. It is a dragon like the one St. George killed."

And Effie was right. That afternoon Towser was bitten in the garden by a dragon about the size of a rabbit, which he had tried to chase, and the next morning all the papers were full of the wonderful "winged lizards" that were appearing all over the country. The papers would not call them dragons, because, of course, no one believes in dragons nowadays—and at any rate the papers were not going to be so silly as to believe in fairy stories. At first there were only a few, but in a week or two the country was simply running alive with dragons of all sizes, and in the air you could sometimes see them as thick as a swarm of bees. They all looked alike except as to size. They were green with scales, and they had four legs and a long tail and great wings like bats' wings, only the wings were a pale, half-transparent yellow, like the gear-boxes on bicycles.



Question:
How would you summarize the events in the story so far? Be sure to use details from the text to support your answer.

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Make a list of the critical moments for Josef in the book Refugee and write one quote from the text that shows the change in the character so far (with citations)! Also, explain how that shows a critical moment/change in your character.

Read the excerpt from Monster. We see STEVE stand shakily and head back to the defense table. He looks out onto the onlookers and sees his parents. His MOTHER forces a smile and his FATHER makes a fist and nods emphatically. We see STEVE sit down, start to pick up a glass of water, and have to put it down because his hand is shaking so badly. Which statement best describes Steve's parents? They think that Steve is innocent. They are willing to fight for their son. They think that the trial is a joke. They are trying

When reading an informational text, how do you identify the author's thesis statement? Group of answer choices
The thesis statement is the first sentence of the introduction, in which the author introduces the topic for the first time.
The thesis statement is the sentence in the introduction that states the author's specific ideas about the topic.
The thesis statement is the sentence found at the beginning of a body paragraph, which is followed by supporting details.
The thesis statement is the sentence found at the end of the conclusion, which wraps up the author's ideas on the subject.

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How does the resolution of a story helps convey its themes?

when does a person start learning about and writing summaries

The first step in taking notes to generate a summary of an audio presentation is to


A.paraphrase central ideas.

B.eliminate minor details.

C.identify important words and phrases.

D.summarize in one’s own words.

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Which passage's narrative point of view is the most captivating? Why? Explain in three to four sentences

Which statement Best explains how effectively Aiden's claim responds to the prompt?

Write a short job description (two complete sentences) for Santa Clause.
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