Halloween- A Harmless Holiday? 1. What is the authors claim in this article?
a. Halloween is a fun holiday that parents worry about too much.
b. Halloween is a scary holiday that should be approached with caution
C. Halloween is a dangerous holiday that should be done away with.
d. Halloween is a holiday that has been celebrated for years and should continue
the way it has always been.

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.