1. Write one possible topic at the top of the paragraph box. Then write all the ideas you can think of that are related to the topic. This list does not have to be organized or even coherent. This process is called brainstorming. Here's an example:
Topic: Reading
fun adventure quiet time
relaxing biographies good books
school books comic books dull
new words discussion new ideas
English class vacation study hall

2. Walk through the steps above to limit your topic. In the box below, type your limited topic.

Example: Why I read to relax

3. Write an outline of your speech. Provide at least three main points with examples and details.

Select the correct answer. read this excerpt from incidents in the life of a slave girl by harriet ann jacobs: among the ladies who were acquainted with my grandmother, was one who had known her from childhood, and always been very friendly to her. she had also known my mother and her children, and felt interested for them. at this crisis of affairs she called to see my grandmother, as she not unfrequently did. she observed the sad and troubled expression of her face, and asked if she knew where linda was, and whether she was safe. my grandmother shook her head, without answering. "come, aunt martha," said the kind lady, "tell me all about it. perhaps i can do something to you." which of these important concepts uncommon to abolitionist literature does jacobs depict in the excerpt? 1. some kind white characters were included in slave narratives so that northerners would not be offended. 2. southern society was complex and diverse with both good and bad people unlike northern stereotypes showed. 3. many kind slave owners and their slaves developed deep friendships. 4. most whites and blacks lived in harmony in the south and made efforts to each other. a. 1 and 4 b. 1 and 3 c. 1 and 2 d. 2 and 3

Which excerpt from leo tolstoy's the death of ivan ilyich reflects the author's opinion that the members of the medical profession don't really care about their patients?

Which point(s) of view do whitman's and coleridge's speaker use ?