1. Expand the meaning of each sentence by adding adjectives. (Dinner cooks.) (Clown chuckled.) (Car raced.)

(Dancer spun.) (Panthers growled.) (Leaves fall.)

(Bread baked.) (Lake glistened.) (Ship glides.)

2. Using the sentences above, expand the meaning by adding adverbs.

3. Using any five of the sentences from #2, expand the meaning by adding a compound word to each sentence.

4. Using any three of the sentences from #3, expand the meaning by adding a prepositional phrase to each sentence.

5. Using any one of the sentences from #4, expand the meaning by adding a synonym to this sentence.

Langston hughes cited walt whitman as one of his greatest influences and some believe that hughes wrote "i, too, sing america" in response to whitman's "i hear america singing." using on whitman's poem. consider aspects such as structure, there, word, choice, etc., as you craft your response. your response will be scored on how well you: -demonstrate your understanding of the ideas of the text -use evidence from the text to develop and support your ideas -organize your response in a logical manner -demonstrate an appropriate writing style through the use of precise word choice and varied sentences -use standard conventions for writing

In the poem, anne bradstreet discusses the themes of death and solace, or relief from pain. analyze the development of these themes in the poem. how and why does the speaker relate these two concepts? cite evidence from the poem to support your answer

In the space below, enter the three discussion question stems you selected, and the answers you wrote as you reread the speech. even though this was a note-taking exercise, the answers should still be complete sentences, with correct spelling and punctuation.