Read the story.

luis shivered as he waited at the bus stop. it had been a really long day and the last thing he wanted to do was ride a city bus full of strangers. his dad was going to try to pick him up but he had to work late. luis had ridden the bus before but it wasn’t often and he always hated it. he swiped his card and then waited as the people in front of him walked through. he found himself standing between a seat beside a woman reading a book and a seat beside an older man who just looked like he enjoyed yelling at children. luis walked past the old man who had a very angry look on his face and took his seat beside the lady. she huffed as she moved away from him in the seat. suddenly, the bus screeched to a stop and luis’s stuff tumbled to the ground in front of him. he scrambled to grab his papers while the lady laughed at him. luis was shocked as he watched the old man pick up the rest of his stuff and hand it back with a smile.

which part of the story would be considered the climax?

luis walked past the old man who had a very angry look on his face and took his seat beside the lady.

she huffed as she moved away from him in the seat.

suddenly, the bus screeched to a stop and luis’s stuff tumbled to the ground in front of him.

he scrambled to grab his papers while the lady laughed at him.

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: