Select your own metaphors to complete a couplet. Remember to ask yourself what each reminds you of.

An old oak tree struck by lightning,

a spark is pain yet all in vain

Read the passage.
Human Activity and Earthquakes
When Americans think of earthquakes, they tend to think of California, a state known for its frequent seismic activity. In recent years, however, people in Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas have been feeling the ground shake more often. An increase in oil and gas drilling in these states has led to "human-induced" earthquakes—those resulting from human activity. When wastewater is disposed of during gas and oil drilling, the water is forced deep underground. The resulting buildup of pressure can cause fault lines (cracks in the earth's crust) to shift. According to Mark Petersen, head of the U.S. Geological Survey's earthquake hazard mapping project, "In the past five years, the USGS has documented high shaking and damage in areas of these six states, mostly from induced earthquakes."

What is the main idea of the passage?

An increase in oil and gas drilling has caused a corresponding increase in earthquakes in six states.

Residents of six U.S states have experienced an increase in earthquake activity in recent years.

The Silk Road was established because —
A. religious travelers needed a route to return home
B. Middle Eastern merchants wanted more trade with Africa
C. merchants from China began trading goods with other countries in Asia
D. more inns and guesthouses were needed in China and other parts of Asia

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Write a paragraph (at least 7 sentences) explaining why you believe each of the Greasers - Ponyboy, Johnny, and Dally - could be considered a hero. Include your own definition of hero in the essay, and be sure to explain how each character, in his own way, meets your definition. Remember to support your ideas with examples from the story.
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what kind of woman is antigone? describe how her words reveal her character. use evidence from the text to support your claim.

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Select the contraction that completes the sentence.

Mrs. Garcia _____ ready to give the spelling test.

weren't
wasn't

Select all the correct answers.
Which two elements should a good literary analysis essay include?
1. a claim that cannot be questioned
2. a thesis that states a claim
3. a summary of the literary text
4. evidence to support a claim
5. a list of related texts

The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe
#1 What meaning do the words “each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor” convey to the reader?
Read the following lines from the poem.

Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow:—vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow—sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Nameless here forevermore.

What meaning do the words “each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor” convey to the reader?


A. Winter was turning into spring.

B. The narrator kept seeing images of someone who had died.

C. The dying fire was casting shadows on the floor.

D. The narrator was sleeping.

How are people affected by love in this text? Is it positive or negative?
( from "Echo and Narcissus" commonlit)

Select three authors who are known for their short stories.
Ambrose Bierce
Charlotte Bronte
Charles Dickens
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Emily Dickinson

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Basically, write an essay it doesn't have to be long but you know an acceptable length

Now that you have analyzed several sources, you will write your final claim respond to the question: What persuades voters to support a particular candidate?

Construct an argument that addresses the CHQ using your knowledge of the 1960 presidential election, elections in general, as well as specific claims and relevant evidence from sources. You should review the rubric below before crafting your response to ensure you know what to include. It might also be helpful to review the rubric prior to submitting to ensure it includes all the necessary elements.

In the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, what does Camp Half-Blood use to signify how many years each camper has been there?

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Part A

Which sentence from "Superhero 101: A Dog's Day" indicates a flashback?


"Blade immediately noticed Trace’s countenance and followed his gaze."

"They followed him to an abandoned pet food manufacturing plant at the edge of town."

"Trace was still thinking about the conversation with his grandmother when he stopped so abruptly that Liam literally collided with him."

"'Look, over there. It's Casper. He’s supposed to be in prison.'"
Question 2
Part B

How does the flashback in Part A affect the story?


It introduces another character to the story.

It shows how profoundly Trace's grandmother's revelation affected him.

It shows the readers how the team works together.

It reveals where Casper has been hiding.

Read the passage.
April Fools' Days Around the World
April Fools' Day is celebrated around the world, although it varies somewhat from country to country. In the United States, for example, it's a day to play practical jokes. In France, where the holiday is known as Poisson d'Avril, or April Fish, people secretly tape paper fish on their friends' backs. A common April Fools' prank in Portugal is to throw flour on someone; in Scotland, the most popular trick involves sending someone on a useless errand. Denmark celebrates April Fools' Day on April 1, but some people there celebrate again in May. Maj-kat, on May 1, is yet another day for jokes and pranks in the spring.
What is the main idea of the passage?

Though there are variations is how differences in how different countries observe April Fool's Day, the celebrations all involve playing pranks.

On Poisson April, France's version of what Americans call April Fool's Day, pranksters tape paper fish to people's backs.

"The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President or Vice President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senator or Representative in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay poll tax or other tax."—Twenty-fourth Amendment

What was the effect of this amendment?

It stopped states from preventing former slaves and poor people from voting.
It stopped any state from disallowing women to vote in national elections.
It allowed any state to charge a fee to someone who wished to vote.
It allowed states to limit who could vote by age, gender, or race.

Based on James Thurber's quote, a reader could infer which of the following?

questions are pointless when they cannot be answered
the process of asking questions is more important than answering them
the process of answering questions is more important than asking them
it is good to know some answers to questions

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Reread paragraphs 25-31. Choose a sentence or phrase you underlined and write a paragraph explaining why the text you annotated indicates a key event.
The paragraphs:
25. Esperanza's eyes were on fire. She stamped out of the cabin, slamming the door, and walked past the mulberry and chinaberry tress to the vineyard. She hurried down a row, then cut over to another.
26. "Esperanza!"
27. She heard Miguel's voice in the distance but she didn't answer. When she got to the end of one row, she moved up to another.
28. "Anza!"
29. She could hear him running down the rows, catching up with her.
30. She kept her eyes on the tamarisk trees in the far distance and walked faster.
31. Miguel eventually caught her arm and pulled her around. "What is the matter with you?"

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ok, so, there's a problem at sunset skating rink, and that is, nobody comes on weekdays, so bring your friends and family and go skating as much as you can cause they might have to shut down. Can YOU help a friend out? It would make all of the staff and crew at the skating rink happy.
Just type sunset skating rink into you phone or any other device you use and follow the map to the rink. please

The Outsiders Pre-reading Activity: The 60’s Scavenger Hunt


About the Author and her Novel

1. When was the novel published?



2. How old was the author at that time?



3. What does the S.E. stand for in S.E Hinton?



4. Why did the author use initials instead of a first and middle name?



5. After the novel was published, what did the author become known as?



6. Is Hinton still alive? If so, what does Hinton do and where does she live?



7. What is the setting of the novel (state and time period)?

David is researching Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. He plans to locate audio files, images, and webpages on the internet using keywords. Which BEST identifies the resource needed to do this?
A) databases
B) search engines
C) electronic texts
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Read the claim below.
A college education has become too expensive.
Select the piece of evidence that best supports this claim.

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Which of the following is the correct definition for the term compound sentence?
A. A compound sentence is formed by joining a dependent clause and an independent clause.
B. A compound sentence is formed by joining two or more independent clauses with a semicolon, a comma, and an independent marker.
C. A compound sentence is formed by joining hands with a writer.
D. None of the above.

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Read the passage.

A Flag with 50 Stars

The first American flag to have red and white stripes and white stars on a blue field was flown in 1776, shortly after the United States declared its independence from Great Britain. Legend has it that a Philadelphia seamstress named Betsy Ross was hired by George Washington himself to create this flag. There is no evidence that this legend is true, and no one knows for certain who made the first flag, which had 13 stars and 13 stripes. However, we know for a fact that the first flag to have 50 stars—the one we have today—was designed by a high school student.

In 1958, Bob Heft was a 17-year-old student at Lancaster High School in Ohio. At that time, the United States had only 48 states but was on the verge of accepting two more: Alaska and Hawaii. The U.S. flag at the time had six neat rows of eight stars each. What would be the best way to add two more stars while keeping the arrangement neat and orderly? This was the question that Bob’s history teacher posed to the class.

The teacher gave the students an assignment: design a flag with 50 stars. Bob spent hours in the attic of his house, cutting up a 48-star flag and rearranging the stars until they fit just right. He was pleased with his solution to the problem, but his teacher found it less than perfect and gave him a B minus. Outraged, Bob told his teacher that he was going to send his design to his member of Congress, Walter Moeller. His teacher replied that if Bob’s design was accepted as the new flag, he would be more than happy to change the grade to an A.

A year later, Bob had graduated and was working as a draftsman when he received a call at work. He never would have imagined a call from President Eisenhower—but that's who it was! Now that Alaska and Hawaii had been admitted as states, Congressman Moeller had succeeded in having Bob's design chosen as the new U.S. flag. Bob Heft was invited to Washington, D.C., for a ceremony during which his design was officially adopted as the new flag of the United States.



Which statement best describes the author’s viewpoint toward Bob Heft in “A Flag with 50 Stars”?


Bob was not a very good student at Lancaster High School.


Bob should not have contacted a member of Congress about a trivial matter.


Bob's grade did not reflect the outcome of the story.


Bob should not have spent so much time on his project.

Identify main idea of each paragraph of Gilrays Flower Pot
I charge Gilray's unreasonableness to his ignoble1
passion for cigarettes; and the story of his flower-pot
has therefore an obvious moral. The want of dignity he
displayed about that flower-pot, on his return to
London, would have made any one sorry for him. I had
my own work to look after, and really could not be
tending his chrysanthemum2 all day. After he came
back, however, there was no reasoning with him, and I
admit that I never did water his plant, though always
intending to do so.

The great mistake was in not leaving the flower-pot in
charge of William John. No doubt I readily promised to
attend to it, but Gilray deceived me by speaking as if
the watering of a plant was the merest pastime. He had
to leave London for a short provincial tour, and, as I
see now, took advantage of my good nature.

As Gilray had owned his flower-pot for several
months, during which time (I take him at his word) he
had watered it daily, he must have known he was
misleading me. He said that you got into the way of
watering a flower-pot regularly just as you wind up
your watch. That certainly is not the case. I always
wind up my watch, and I never watered the flower-pot.
Of course, if I had been living in Gilray's rooms with
the thing always before my eyes I might have done so.
I proposed to take it into my chambers at the time, but
he would not hear of that. Why? How Gilray came by
this chrysanthemum I do not inquire; but whether, in
the circumstances, he should not have made a clean
breast of it to me is another matter. Undoubtedly it was
an unusual thing to put a man to the trouble of watering
a chrysanthemum daily without giving him its history.
My own belief has always been that he got it in
exchange for a pair of boots and his old dressing-gown.
He hints that it was a present; but, as one who knows
him well, I may say that he is the last person a lady
would be likely to give a chrysanthemum to. Besides, if
he was so proud of the plant he should have stayed at
home and watered it himself.

He says that I never meant to water it, which is not
only a mistake, but unkind. My plan was to run
downstairs immediately after dinner every evening and
give it a thorough watering. One thing or another,
however, came in the way. I often remembered about
the chrysanthemum while I was in the office; but even
Gilray could hardly have expected me to ask leave of
absence merely to run home and water his plant. You
must draw the line somewhere, even in a government
office.

helpppppppppppppp How is a discussion different from a conversation?

What strategies should writers use to help organize their ideas for an informational essay?
Select all that apply.

A. Make an idea map.
B. Make an outline.
C. Create a research plan.
D. Create a thesis statement.