Read the passage. "but i don't want to go among mad people," alice remarked. "oh, you can't that," said the cat: "we're all mad here. i'm mad. you're mad." "how do you know i'm mad? " said alice. "you must be," said the cat, "or you wouldn't have come here." which best explains how the passage develops the setting of alice's adventures in wonderland? a. the cheshire cat describes wonderland as a terrifying and cruel place. b. wonderland has a different set of laws and rules, which alice doesn't understand. c. alice knows that wonderland is completely ridiculous and is probably a dream that she will wake up from eventually. d. wonderland is a place for people who are insane. alice is just now learning that she is crazy.

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.