Read the excerpt below (from Ray Bradbury's "All Summer in a Day") aloud and with expression. Emphasize different words to
change the meaning of the passage. Write one or two sentences discussing how the emphasis changes the meaning of the sentence.

All day yesterday they had read in class about the sun. About how like a lemon it was, and how hot. And they had written
small stories or essays or poems about it
I think the sun is a flower
That blooms for just one hour.
That was Margot's poem, read in a quiet voice in the still classroom while the rain was falling outside,

One way to show a character is a) to use dialogue b) use dynamic sentences c) interview friends d) share details

What do the sketches of 9/11 victims in "portraits of grief" achieve?

Read this passage from "the city without us" by alan weisman: which statement best explains how the structure of the passage supports the author's purpose? a. the passage traces several events in the order that they will occur to highlight how nature conquers human civilization. b. the passage shows that natural forces such as an absence of predators and an increase in the squirrel population can lead to destructive results. c. the passage shows that natural forms such as an absence of predators and human hunters can lead to the reforestation of new york city. d. the passage identifies how two natural forces are co-dependent - the deforestation of new york and the extinction of squirrels.