Selecting a Purpose for Reading Read each book title and description. Use the drop-down menus to complete each statement,
City of the Sea is a science fiction story that takes place in an underwater city of the future. One purpose for reading
this novel would be
Beginners Making Cupcakes is a cookbook with recipes for new bakers. A reader would likely choose this text to
Through the Snow is a biography of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton. A reader would select this text for the
purpose of

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.

Read the excerpt from “strychnine in the soup,” in which mr. mulliner explains the ending of a mystery novel to a bar patron who is anxious to know the conclusion of the story. “the plumber forgot his snake and had to go back for it,” explained mr. mulliner. ‘‘i trust that this revelation will prove sedative.” “i feel a new man,” said the draught stout. “i’d have lain awake worrying about that murder all night.” explain how a student who did not know the meaning of sedative could infer its definition?

Which line is an example of perfect iambic pentameter? a. "i have been worth the whistle." b. "whose reverence even the head-lugg'd bear would lick," c. "a man, a prince, by him so benefited! " d. "ere they have done their mischief. where's thy drum? " e. "marry, your manhood, mew! "