excerpt "Second Inaugural Address"
by Abraham Lincoln

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.
What stylistic device does Lincoln use in this closing paragraph of his Second Inaugural Address to help him achieve his purpose?
A) similes
B) hyperbole
C) call to action
D) rhetorical questions

Passage 2: Excerpt from School Bus Ads Bring Needed Revenue to Area Districts
18 School buses are carrying more than students these days.



19 The vehicles sport fancy advertisements for local businesses and events.



20 It's part of the effort for school districts to make money in these budget-strapped times.



21 And it is paying off.


22 Lewis-Palmer School District 38 made about $8,000 in its first effort last year with eight advertisers and 11 buses. This year, it is expanding.


23 "Ultimately we hope to have advertisements on every bus to maximize our income," said Robin Adair, D-38 spokeswoman. The district, which has had $11 million in cuts in recent years, is seeking a $4.5 tax increase in the November election.


24 D-38 has 56 buses that collectively travel more than a half million miles a year. That could be a lot of bang for the advertising buck, and a nice amount of change for district coffers. Like Lewis-Palmer, most districts that allow advertising on their buses choose to put the money in general funds to help with such things as higher fuel and utility expenses and increased contributions to pension funds and student activities.

25 Other Pikes Peak districts that use their buses as rolling billboards are Colorado Springs School District 11 and Falcon School District 49.


26 Some of the advertisements on Lewis-Palmer buses include dentists, restaurants, insurance agents, a gymnasium, PTA's and the district's own programs.


27 A.B. Tellez, owner of Rosie's Diner in Monument, said he signed up for two buses, one middle school that features kid's meals and shakes, and an elementary bus that features, of course, chicken nuggets. "Those buses drive everywhere. It's awesome marketing. But there is more to it than that. It's being part of the community, helping out the schools. They need funds. I thought it was neat to use dollars to support the community as well as the community supporting us."


28 The districts report that the ads are approved by administrators before they are placed on the buses. There are none inside the buses to entice kids. The products must be child friendly -- no alcohol, tobacco, gaming or distasteful subjects. They don't usually allow advertising from other schools that might compete with them for students.


29 Colorado in 1997 was the first state to allow school-bus advertising.


(the question)
Which quote from Passage 2 provides evidence that many school districts are dealing with budgetary concerns?


A)"Lewis-Palmer School District 38 made about $8,000 in its first effort last year with eight advertisers and 11 buses." (paragraph 22)


B)“That could be a lot of bang for the advertising buck, and a nice amount of change for district coffers.” (paragraph 24)


C)“Like Lewis-Palmer, most districts that allow advertising on their buses choose to put the money in general funds to help with such things as higher fuel and utility expenses…” (paragraph 24)


D)“Some of the advertisements on Lewis-Palmer buses include dentists, restaurants, insurance agents, a gymnasium, PTA’s and the district's own programs.” (paragraph 26)

What is the most likely meaning of the simile in the following sentence?

The birds started singing at 5 a.m., sounding like a company of fire engines headed to a huge blaze.

A. It suggests that the speaker believes fire engines are too loud.
B. It suggests that the birds were communicating an urgent message to one another.
C. It suggests that the speaker was woken up by the birds.
D. It suggests that the birds were loud and unpleasant sounding.

Which choice best explains what caused the narrator to feel that the Tanzanian culture was becoming his own culture? (document included)

A) the fact that he shared the experience of moving to Tanzania with his family


B) connecting to the culture through music, which he enjoyed from his first day in school


C) his mastery of the language, which enabled him to view the world as a native Tanzanian did


D) his decision to give up the ideas and traditions that were associated with is old culture and language ​

Which statement best gives the central idea of the excerpt from Immigrant Kids?

A: Medical examinations at Ellis Island forced many immigrants to return to their home countries.
B: Immigrants were willing to leave their homes and journey to the United States because they believed their lives would be better.
C: Immigrant children were luckier than their parents because they were able to start a new life so young.
D: Ellis Island was an important part of an immigrant's arrival to the United States.

The Help
Aibileen had first thought Miss Leefolt had ______ _______ _________.

In a paragraph explaining right it was necessary for God to have a redemption plan. Use complete sentences

What individuals, events, and ideas brought Malala to this point in her memoir?

we loved the 4th of July because it meant spending time with Dad and lighting fireworks. This year would be no different, except we were old enough to light the sparklers ourselves! Mom could not even watch fireworks because they scared her so much. She made Dad promise to be careful. So when he came home with a bag full of fireworks we listened to the same thing we had heard since we were five years old.
Brandon is writing a story about a fun family memory. Which sentence is MOST LIKELY the next one he adds to this section?
A) Dad began his list of rules about keeping our room clean if we want to buy our own sparklers.
B) My brother Deon took our dog, Sassy for a long walk so she would be tired and sleep through the noise of the fireworks.
C) Dad said, "Boys, get the bucket and fill it with water, then come help me set up our fireworks display."
D) Dad said, " Boys, wait inside with your mother and Sassy. You should be able to see the fireworks from the window."

Which of the following examples uses quotation marks and commas to cite evidence correctly?

Group of answer choices

1 In scene 2 "the snow spread, like a soft blanket."

2 "In scene 2, the snow spread like a soft blanket."

3 "In scene 2" the snow spread, like a soft blanket.

4 In scene 2, "the snow spread like a soft blanket."

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Which paragraph from Passage 1 contains information that supports the argument against the placement of advertisements on school buses? Select one.


Paragraph 2


Paragraph 8


Paragraph 13


Paragraph 17

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TEXT 1 :Since 1983, the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and the Sudanese Government have been at war in southern Sudan. The conflict has already claimed more than 500,000 lives and displaced huge numbers of people. Among these were at least 20,000 children, mostly boys, between 7 and 17 years of age who were separated from their families. These ‘lost boys’ of the Sudan trekked enormous distances over a vast unforgiving wilderness, seeking refuge from the fighting. Hungry, frightened and weakened by sleeplessness and disease, they crossed from the Sudan into Ethiopia and back, with many dying along the way. The survivors are now in camps in Kenya, the Sudan and Uganda

Question 1: What's the main idea,detail 1 and detail 2?

TEXT 2:This extraordinary exodus has its origins in traditional forms of migration. After being initiated into manhood, young adolescent boys in southern Sudan have generally been quite mobile. Organized into small groups of their peers, they would leave home for a period to look after cattle. Or they might head for the towns or cities to go to school or to seek their fortune, before eventually returning home. In addition, at times of stress families all over Africa send their children elsewhere to find safety, food, work and schooling.

Question 2: What's the main idea,detail 1 and detail 2?

TEXT 3:But during the war this process has escalated dramatically. Fearing they would be targeted as potential combatants, many boys left their villages and headed for cities such as Juba and Khartoum. Here they hoped to find work or schooling, though as these cities became saturated with migrants, the boys often had to resort to begging or petty crime.


Question 3: What's the main idea ONLY???

TEXT 4:.Others set out for refugee camps in Ethiopia. Some travelled with friends or relatives, others slipped away on their own at night. Few had any idea of what lay ahead of them. They believed the trek would last only a few days and discovered that they faced a harrowing journey of 6 to 10 weeks. Continually under threat, they would flee for their lives, losing their way in the wilderness. Often they lost everything en route—blankets, sheets, shoes, clothes and pots—to soldiers, swindlers or bandits. Many fell victim to killer diseases. Others were so weakened by hunger and lack of sleep that they could go no further and sat down by the roadside—prey for lions and other animals.

Question 4:What are the Hopes/Expectations and Realities


LAST QUESTION:Take a moment to jot down the central idea. So far, the author shows...

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circle the predicates
star the subject
box the phrases

1: While taking his homework out of his desk, Alec heard a giggle from the girls behind him.
2: Having never seen an airplane before, the toddler was puzzled.
3: From out of nowhere, the teacher appeared in front of Sadie, clicking her tongue and wagging her finger.
4: Jules spoke excitedly to the honored guest, a famous singer.
5: Though disappointed about not getting any chocolate, Cole was happy to have so much candy.

"The queen of doom" Is an example of:
A. Personification
B. Simile
C. Alliteration
D. Allusion

Alice was very glad to find the queen in such a pleasant mood, and thought to herself that perhaps it was only the pepper that had made her so mean when they met in the kitchen.

“When I’m a Duchess,” she said to herself, “I won't have any pepper in my kitchen AT ALL. Soup does very well without—Maybe it's always pepper that makes people mean,” she went on, very much pleased at having found out a new kind of rule, “and vinegar that makes them sour—and salt that makes them bitter—and—and sugar and such things that make children nice.“
Based on evidence in the text, from whose point of view is this story being told?
A) This story is told by the cook in the kitchen.
B) This story is told by the character Alice.
C) This story is told by a narrator who is not a character in the story.
D) This story is told by the queen who is also a character in the story.

Do you think any of the color mutations in the beetles helped them survive in the environment? Explain your answer.

1) According to the Pew Research Center, 26 percent of American adults say they have not read a book in the past year. (2) Meanwhile, science supports the idea that reading is beneficial in many ways.3) Research conducted at the University of Toronto found that people who read short stories are more open-minded than people who read only nonfiction. (4) The authors said, “Although nonfiction reading allows students to learn the subject matter, it may not always help them in thinking about it.” 5) Yale University research shows that people who read books live longer. (6) A study of over 3,600 people over fifty found that people who read for thirty minutes daily lived an average of twenty-three months longer than people who did not read. (7) Reading improves many abilities, such as vocabulary, concentration, and thinking skills. (8) Reading also has an effect on emotional intelligence, social skills, and empathy-sensitivity to others’ feelings. (9) All of these things contribute to a person’s life span.10) Aim to read fifty books a year. (11) That number may sound like a lot, but think about how much time you waste scrolling on your cell phone. (12) Writer Marissa Fuller reports that reading more has made her feel peaceful and happier and that she is sleeping better. (13) She says, “his goal has truly changed my life. It’s really helping me to take a look at how I spend my day.”
Which phrase or sentence from the passage best sums up the writer’s claim/controlling idea?
Write the sentence number. What type of evidence does the writer use to support the claim/controlling idea? (Example: facts, quotes, statistics, etc.)
Provide two types of evidence that support the claim/controlling idea?

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When the Rosetta Stone was discovered nobody knew how to read the hieroglyphs or ancient Egyptian demotic. The stone was also written in ancient Greek. Since the inscriptions said the same thing in three different languages the Rosetta Sone became a very valuable piece of information. Through the work of many people, it took more than two months to uncover what the Rosetta Stone said. The Rosetta Stone is a rock that was written on by Egyptian priests for the honor of an Egyptian Pharaoh named Ptolemy V Epiphanes.

Even though the Rosetta Stone is in three different languages archeologists and scholars were able to translate it and read the inscriptions in a modern understanding. Jean-Francois Champollion was the first to crack the code of the Rosetta Stone. Napoleon Bonaparte's a french soldier was the first to find the Rosetta Stone with the writing near the town of Rashid. While digging the additions of a foundation for a fort near the town or Rashid in the Nile Delta the Stone was found.

The Damage on the Rosetta Stone made the three texts incomplete. The Egyptian hieroglyphics had suffered the most damage out of the three texts. Some of the text is incomplete due to cracks and missing pieces from the stone, but scholars and archeologists were still able to translate what it said. The Egyptian priests had craved the Rosetta Stone 196 BC during the Ptolemaic dynasty. The stone was made of a material called Granodiorite.

An old man in a gray jacket was leading a horse down the long lane. is there a being verb, action verb or a verb phrase it can be two or if the two are together it is a verb phrase so what is it

#1. How is the dash used as an interrupter in this sentence?
Money, popularity, love--none of these things will replace inner peace.
A. Parenthetical expression
B. Appositive
C. Direct address
D. Summary
E. Two adjectives before a noun

#2. How is the comma used as an interrupter in this sentence?
You are, as you well know, a candidate for class president.
A. Parenthetical expression
B. Appositive
C. Direct address
D. Summary
E. Two adjectives before a noun

#3. How is the dash used as an interrupter in this sentence?
Birth, death, and taxes--you can't get away from them!
A. Parenthetical expression
B. Appositive
C. Direct address
D. Summary
E. Two adjectives before a noun

Due: Monday, October 26, 2020, at 5:00 pm

When you begin a writing assignment, it is important that you outline the main points you intend to address. Keeping yourself organized when you write and having a clear plan is important. You will now complete an outline for a personal narrative essay. You will organize the main points that you want to include in your actual narrative essay. In your narrative outline, you will need to include the main points below in your outline.

Personal narratives are developed with a specific five-paragraph plot structure that includes an introductory paragraph, body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph. Since personal narratives usually tell a story, they use standard plot elements, such as exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution.

Topic: Clearly state your chosen topic for your narrative here.



I. Introduction: In one to two sentences, provide background on the main point of your narrative. You likely want to summarize the five Ws plus how so that you are able to set the scene and establish your main characters.



II. First Body Paragraph: In one to two sentences, summarize the rising action of your narrative.



III. Second Body Paragraph: In one to two sentences, summarize the climax of your narrative.



IV. Third Body Paragraph: In one to two sentences, summarize the falling action (or what occurs after the climax) of your narrative.



V. Conclusion: In one to two sentences, summarize the conclusion or resolution by discussing what you learned or what new perspective you gained.

In which stanza of the poem in Selection 2 does the narrator’s tone shift to convey excitement?


A)1st stanza


B)2nd stanza


C)4th stanza


D)5th stanza

(the poem


I gaze out the tour bus window at an ancient land.

The green fields could tell tales of centuries past.

Snaking rivers have chased their own tails and shed their blue skins

But are here for now.


5 I see a grove of trees sway slightly in the soft wind ahead.

Branches mime silent secrets beyond the window.

Shades of leaves have bloomed and faded and fallen again

But are here for now.


I look at a town of rubble beyond the passing trees.

10 Broken bricks and shattered shingles lie in a crisp grid of ruin.

This ancient village has prospered and faded, now felled by the axe of progress,

But is here for now.


It looks as if trees were planted to obscure the past.
These walls of leaves hide houses in pieces.
15 Someone wants to forget this short breath of history that has come and drifted onward

But is here for now.

Ahead a city gleams, a new horizon on ancient land.

Miles of glass and steel that speak at night with endless light.

A great future has arrived—an immovable age!

20 A permanent page in humanity’s tome of tales!—

But it is really only here for now.

In paragraph 1 of selection 2, the use of quotation marks with the word " dangers " presents the author’s tone as


A)concerned.


B)indifferent.


C)questioning.


D)sarcastic.


(the paragraph)

1 When crime spikes in a city, one of the first things local governments propose is enforcing a teen curfew. Officials often use emotional arguments that teens either aren’t safe at night or are causing trouble. A curfew, they say, will help reduce crime and save children from all sorts of “dangers.”

What is 2 things can you never eat for breakfast?

17. choose the word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

"By the time tennis practice is over, Mother _______________ dinner."
A) made
B) will made
C) will make
D) will have made
18)
What is the meaning of the word submerged as it is used in the sentence?

Four days of raining caused many cars to be completely submerged.
A) to move with water
B) to place water inside
C) to be placed above water
D) to be placed under water

At five in the morning
the streets are dark
and the world is quiet.

At five in the morning
the sun is still sleeping,
deep in its soft bed.

At five in the morning.
the stars who have been out all night
are dancing their last dances.

And i am the only one who sees them,
because i am the only one awake,
at five in the morning.

How does the placement of the words "at five in the morning" most clearly contribute to the meaning of the poem?

A. The choice to begin the poem with the words shows that the poem is about a day that is just beginning.
B. The repetition of the words emphasizes the fact that the poem is about a special time of day.
C. The choice to end the poem with the words implies that that the speaker falls back to sleep after the poem is finished.
D. The fact that the words are alone on a line creates a sense of suspense about what is going to happen.

How does the setting of a life at sea in Selection 1 affect the character?


A)He lives a life of unmatched ease.


B)He leads a life of great adventure.


C)He has many unmet needs.


D)He is in constant fear.




(the POEM)

I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and the sky,
And all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by,
And the wheel’s kick and the wind’s song and the white sail’s shaking,
And a gray mist on the sea’s face and a grey dawn breaking.

I must go down to the seas again, for the call of the running tide
Is a wild call and a clear call that may not be denied;
And all I ask is a windy day with the white clouds flying,
And the flung spray and the blown spume, and the sea-gulls crying.


I must go down to the seas again, to the vagrant gypsy life,
To the gull’s way and the whale’s way, where the wind’s like a whetted knife;
And all I ask is a merry yarn¹ from a laughing fellow-rover²,
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s over.

If you can be one thing when you grow up what would it be? (for you)

In paragraph 3 of Selection 2, how does the author develop the idea that “for the early people of Mesa Verde, the land was everything?”


A)by listing the resources found on the land and their uses


B)by describing the land with vivid and colorful language


C)by explaining how the land sheltered people from weather


D)by comparing the land with places the people had lived before


(the paragrahg)
3 Today the land is silent, save for the wind rustling the trees and the song of a canyon wren. But for the early people of Mesa Verde, the land was everything. It provided water, soil for crops, plants and animals for food, stone and wood for houses and tools, clay for pottery, and fiber for clothing and baskets. The land was also significant because topography determined where and how people moved and communicated.

C. Using the grid provided, show me how you would set up a weeklycalendar/planner-- be sure to include due dates and classes! Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday