Read this excerpt from Exploring the Titanic. Suddenly, out of the gloom the Boat Deck of the ship came into view. "Keep your eyes peeled for funnels." But there were only gaping holes where funnels had once stood. Based on the clues in the excerpt, what are funnels? anchors lifeboats smokestacks treasures

Assignment: "think of two songs you enjoy, and write an essay comparing and contrasting them. you can focus on style, rhythm, lyrics, mood, or other qualities of the songs" does anyone have ideas on what two songs i could use? they have to be appropriate, and have to have both similar and different qualities. 50 points

June and sylvio speak to mr. teller in the driveway of their farmhouse. it is raining hard, and they all carry umbrellas. a dog sits on the steps of the house. june: we didn’t think you’d be coming back for the puppy. mr. teller: i said i would when i dropped the puppy off. sylvio: yes, but that was months ago. we thought you’d be back for the puppy in a couple days. now she’s a full-grown dog. we have raised her ourselves, we built her her own doghouse, and we love her. mr. teller: but she’s my dog. i only dropped her off at your house for safekeeping since i had to go out of town on business. now i’m back and i want my dog back. what is the setting of this play? a basket a farm a doghouse a trip

Once you have finished revising your peer’s essay, continue to demonstrate your understanding of grammar and punctuation by writing an essay containing all of the grammatical concepts outlined above. your essay should be short, just 250 words, and it can be written on any subject. it should contain an example of parallel structure, an example of every type of phrase and clause outlined in this lesson, an example of two independent clauses connected by a semicolon, and an example of a colon. if you are struggling to come up with an idea for an essay, consider writing it about the themes present in one of the texts you have read already.