ask a question. quote the text. help the reader relate to the topic of the essay. include an interesting detail from the text. Copy and paste your favorite lead at the top of your essay. Write the rest of your introduction right after your lead. Make sure you include all of these elements: A lead Name of text and author A sentence or two of key background information A sentence or two that lays out your thinking or what is interesting to you Make sure the introduction ends with your claim statement (you may decide to revise your claim statement). Read the complete introduction silently to yourself and make any changes needed so that the sentences flow well together. Original Writing Prompt Compare and contrast Phineas's behavior to that of an adolescent.

"spring, the sweet " from summer's last will and testament spring, the sweet spring, is the year's pleasant king, then blooms each thing, then maids dance in a ring, cold doth not sting, the pretty birds do sing: cuckoo, jug-jug 1 , pu-we, to-witta-woo! the palm2 and may3 make country houses gay, lambs frisk and play, the shepherds pipe4 all day and we hear aye5 birds tune this merry lay6: cuckoo, jug-jug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! the fields breathe sweet, the daisies kiss our feet, young lovers meet, old wives a-sunning sit, in every street these tunes our ears do greet: cuckoo, jugjug, pu-we, to-witta-woo! spring, the sweet spring! –thomas nashe jug-jug: sound of the nightingale palm: willow may: hawthorn pipe: play a shepherd's flute aye: always lay: song choose the sense that the poet appeals to in the last two lines of each stanza.

The duke and the dauphin lie, cheat, and steal for the purposes of their own survival. answers: •true •false

The boy and the wolf by james baldwin one day word came that a savage wolf had been seen in the forest. "how i should like to meet that wolf," said little gilbert. he was only seven years old, but now all his thoughts were about the savage beast. "shall we take a walk this morning? " asked his mother. "oh, yes! " said gilbert. "perhaps we may see that wolf among the trees. but don't be afraid." his mother smiled, for she felt quite sure that there was no danger. what point of view does the author use in this selection?