1. Locate FOUR websites: one commercial, one educational, one recreational, and one of your personal choice. 2. After viewing each of the websites, explain how each of the following is used in the website: Text: Summarize the content of the text and discuss word choice. Visual Elements: Discuss the visuals, colors, graphics, shapes, and patterns used. Sound Effects: Discuss any audio media used: music, sound effects, voice-overs, etc. Interactive Elements: Discuss level of user participation. Formality and Tone: Assess the formality and tone of the website. Example: Funbrain Text: Explains concepts in simple terms; uses conversational language Visual Elements: Bright colors; exciting visuals (animals, cartoons); font makes text more appealing; background pattern shows graphic of brain Sound Elements: No sound effects, music, or voice-overs used Interactive Elements: Highly interactive website, including games to practice all areas of study Formality and Tone: Informal language, exciting tone; appeals to younger children

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.