For each sentence, tell how the word diving is used a. the diving submarine moved silently b. our submarine is diving now c. diving is easy for a submarine

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”

Based on what you have read, write two or three sentences explaining what the point of view in the memoir allows readers to learn about helen keller.

Write a two-paragraph objective summary of charlotte perkins gilman's "the yellow wallpaper." identify a theme of the story and explore how characterization and setting develop that theme. one paragraph will be about character and the other paragraph will be about setting, but both paragraphs must be about the same theme. your story should include the following elements: • two paragraphs, each about a different detail (character or setting) that shows the theme • objective summaries that emphasize details related to each paragraph topic • clear, formal, academic language that shows your professionalism you should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. if you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now. tips for success ask yourself these questions as you revise: • did i write two paragraphs about a theme in gilman's "the yellow wallpaper"? • did i use one paragraph to describe how the main character's development contributed to the theme? • did i use the other paragraph to describe how the setting contributed to the theme? did i maintain a formal style and an objective tone?