In describing American school, Kingston writes "The other Chinese girls did not talk eitherso I knew the silence had to do with being a Chinese " But she later writes , "Not all the children who were silent at American school found voice at Chinese school ." instead of creating a simple comparison American school (versus Chinese school (1oud) Kingston describes a more complex situation . Why ? What does she want us to think about or to question ?

Which of the following best explains why the author chose the compare-and-contrast structure for paragraph 2

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

How does the author use word choice to show her point of view on the use of pesticides against insects?