Several teachers have proposed adding a "citizenship grade to report cards to rate students on kindness, respect, honesty, and hard work
alongside academic performance. Would you support this change?
Write a letter to your principal explaining why the school should or
should not add a citizenship grade to students' report cards.
Which claim most appropriately responds to the requirements of the prompt?
O A. Students should be graded on citizenship, because being a good
person is just as important as being smart and successful.
B. Students are far too focused on grades and need to learn that
there are more important things in the world than academic
achievement.
O C. While students should be held accountable for their behavior, it is
difficult to measure citizenship in a truly accurate way.
O D. A citizenship grade is a great idea, and our school should change
report cards to include one as soon as possible.

We must understand the connections between the climate crisis and the afflictions of poverty, hunger, hiv-aids, and other pandemics. as these problems are linked, so too must be their solutions. we must begin by making the common rescue of the global environment the central organizing principle of the world community. which statement best describes gore's use of evidence to support his argument? a. gore makes connections between events to support his argument that solutions to the climate crisis will also solve other problems. b. gore provides dramatic details to support his argument that solutions to problems of this magnitude are often rare. c. gore compares crises in the world to support his argument that the problem of climate change must take a backseat to other problems. d. gore describes positive outcomes to support his argument that people should remain optimistic about finding solutions to climate change.

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness. which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds. the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure. the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree. the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

Which word best describes the meaning of the word putrescent? a. earthy b. floral c. rotten d. strong