Help. So I promised my band teacher I would narrate a song at the christmas concert, but now that I look at the script, I really would be no good at it and I don't want to embarrass myself and the whole band. I'm begging you please give me some believable excuses to flake out without my parents knowing... and by the way the concert isn't until weeks from now.

Read the excerpt from “the railroad earth.” o well anyway i'll be learning eventually to like the railroad and sherman will like me some day, and anyway another day another dollar. the narrator of this excerpt can best be described as friendly. optimistic. wealthy. intelligent.

How does brian feel about working with stacey on the story? use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Coming to school each day, having the necessary materials, and to do homework students to be successful in school. choose the answer that is the most effective substitute for the underlined part of the sentence. if no substitute is necessary, choose ‘leave as is.’ a) leave as is. b) coming to school each day, have the necessary materials, and do homework c) come to school each day, having the necessary materials, and to do homework d) coming to school each day, having the necessary materials, and doing homework