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Elena is writing a paper on the historical background of the book That Spot by Jack London. Elena has drafted several points
to include in a paragraph. Arrange the sentences in the order to be most effective.

A)Thus we have the context here for our story about the sled dog spot.
B)But the snow was too deep and some hills too steep for horses or mules.
C)During the gold rush, many men traveled to the Yukon region in Canada to search for gold.
D)As the story states,”He weighed sixty pounds, and he had all the lines of a good sled animal.”
E)The only means of travel to get to the Yukon was through the snow
F)As seen in the text, Dogs were high, and we paid one hundred and ten dollars for him.”
G)Therefore, sled dogs were highly valued as they could cross the landscape.

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase

Which of the following would not be a good supporting sentence for an example paragraph with the following topic sentence?