Write your claim for the prompt: In the poem “Masks,” two characters search for someone like them, but masks get in the way. Analyze how the symbol of a mask reveals the theme of the poem. Use evidence from the passage to support your response.

Bees don't eat flowers they gather nectar from them and take it back to the hive. complete, run on or comma splice

“skateboarding is a sport combining grace, courage and skill, and here we see it being born.” based on this passage, what inference can you make about the author’s opinion of skateboarding? a. the author does not think skateboarding is a ‘real’ sport. c. the author feels skateboarding should be illegal. b. the author feels skateboarding is only appealing to very young children. d. the author respects and appreciates skateboarding as a sport.

Lens quotation: "character is what you are in the dark." -dwight lyman moody