Read the excerpt from "The Fun They Had" by Isaac Asimov. This story was written in 1951, only a few years after televisions became popular in homes and long before computers and the internet were a part of our daily lives. What are some similarities you see in the way school is taught in the story to the way students learn online now? What are some differences? The story is set in the year 2155. How do you think our modern-day schools will have changed by then?

What is the theme of "the story of the fisherman”?

Read this excerpt from the exposition in "the monkey's paw." father and son were at chess, the former, who possessed ideas about the game involving radical changes, putting his king into such sharp and unnecessary perils that it even provoked comment from the white-haired old lady knitting placidly by the fire. what is one piece of information you can infer about the story from this sentence? a. the father in the story is possessed, so he probably says insane things a lot. b. the woman in the story is knitting, so the characters probably don't have good clothes to wear. c. the father is playing chess with the son, but the son is not old enough to know the rules. d. since the father likes taking risks in a game, he might like taking risks in life as well.

What is the best strategy for responding to counter-arguments in your persuasive research essay ?