Lucas is given the paragraph below to read and paraphrase.

Achilles, a powerful Greek warrior, was thought to be immortal because he had been submerged in the River Styx during infancy. However, because his mother dipped him into the water while holding his heel, he was left vulnerable in that small spot. Today “Achilles’ heel” refers to a weakness that can lead to downfall.

Which is the best paraphrase of the paragraph?

A - Because he was dipped in the River Styx, Achilles was thought to be immortal. Unfortunately his mother held him by the heel, and he was weak in that area. An “Achilles’ heel” is a weakness that can lead to downfall.
B - “Achilles’ heel” is a term used to describe a weak spot. The phrase comes from the story of a Greek soldier who was thought to be unbeatable—but was actually vulnerable.
C - Today the phrase “Achilles’ heel” refers to a weakness that can lead to downfall. This refers to the story of a powerful Greek warrior who had been submerged in the River Styx during childhood.
D - The article says, “Achilles, a powerful Greek warrior, was thought to be immortal because he had been submerged in the River Styx during infancy.” It explains the meaning of “Achilles’ heel.”

Answer:

B - “Achilles’ heel” is a term used to describe a weak spot. The phrase comes from the story of a Greek soldier who was thought to be unbeatable—but was actually vulnerable.

Explanation:

What were some of the fundamental, or main, differences between crew members and their various jobs on the Titanic? Why do you think Lord includes these descriptions? Cite textual evidence to explain your inference.

which sentence correctly uses a colon?

What inference can be made about today's passage?

It may be difficult to tell when a story took place, unless an author explicitly states it, but the presence or absence of technology can help a reader make an approximate guess as to when the story was set. Only novels and short stories that were written very recently will include references to smartphones and apps. Storylines that include references to the internet were written within the past 25 years. If a story makes mention of a television, then it probably took place during or after the 1950s.
The modes of transportation that people take are more examples of technology that can help the reader determine roughly when the story took place. If a character takes a plane ride, then the story very likely took place after World War II because commercial air travel became popular after the war. A character riding in a car wouldn’t happen before the 1900s. Of course, if the story mentions more recent advances like power windows or a driverless car, then it is far more recent. Train travel would put the setting within the past 200 years. The absence of technology doesn’t always mean that the story took place hundreds of years ago, it could just mean that mentioning technology was not necessary to tell the story.

The use of planes in World War II helped create the commercial air travel industry.

Authors always include references to technology when they are writing about recent events.

Stories that mention smartphones are not very popular.

Which sentence most clearly describes the structure of a story (Explain you answer)

A. All of the problems the charcters stem from their immaturity

B. Science Fiction elements fills a story thats mostly abot growing up

C. Exposition is thin in the story; the audince has to do a lot of guessing

D. The main conflict is between a hiker and the dangers of nature

SHARKS' TEETH
Langston Carter

The day we found the sharks' teeth was foggy and cool. Moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight. There were days, early in the summer like this one, where it seemed there was more water in the air than in the bay. We had beached the boat and stepped out on the recently cleared spit of land. The ground had a light dusting of white sand over an under layer of dried black mud. It looked like a recently frosted chocolate cake, though the frosting was spread a bit thin for my taste. The ground was solid, but we knew from experience that it was full of fiddler crab holes, and would be underwater at the first super-high tide. Mysteriously, to us anyway, someone wanted to build a house there.

We often came to these spots to look for artifacts. Our beach, our summer home, had been a fishing camp for as long as anyone living could remember. The oldest stories told of travelers coming down to the edge of the sea, lining up to fill their wagon beds with salted fish to take back home. Old decaying cabins still lined the beach. Rotting nets, hung out to dry in the last century, decorated their weathered walls. Their broken faces spun stories in our minds. The fishermen who, tanned and wrinkled from sun and salt, hauled their nets full of splashing mullet in to cheers from the waiting crowds. The bounty of the sea lightened everyone's hearts, and the smell of roasting fish filled the damp air. Women fanned themselves from wagon seats. Children splashed in the shallow edges of the bay. It was a scene we had acted out as youngsters, building an imaginary bridge to a life we would never fully know.

Which of the following describes the structure of this excerpt from "Sharks' Teeth" so far? (5 points)

Conflict and rising action
Climax and resolution
Rising action and reflection
Setting and character development

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Suppose someone in a peer review group says this about a story's main character:

"He reminds me of my favorite cousin because he's always saying things that make other people laugh."

Which of these responses builds on the comment in a way that would help the writer?

A. Making other people laugh is not something that makes a character likable.

B. I don't have a cousin like that. All of my cousins are much older than me, and boring.

C. What does your cousin have to do with this story about two kids in Mexico?

D. He is a very likable character, especially when he takes time to cheer up his little sister.

What was your favorite diary of a wimpy kid book that you still love now or back in your childhood? Just asking :)

How do various people on board experience the impact of the iceberg? Why does Walter Lord, in this chapter, show how different people on board the Titanic experience the impact? Cite textual evidence to support your inference.

which pair of words has assonance but not consonance.
A. Hug cats
B. Felt guilt
C. Sick bid
D. Big Bug

1Which quotation best provides a reason why teenagers struggle to get enough sleep?


“Sleep-deprived kids are more prone to mental and physical illnesses.” (Paragraph 4)

“‘A 17- or 18-year-old does not need as much sleep as a 14-year-old in order to function on a daily basis,’ Fuligni found.” (Paragraph 7)

“despite the change in their internal body clocks, school start times and other schedules don’t change.” (Paragraph 11)

“Sleeping more on weekends to make up for missing sleep during the week isn’t a good idea, though.” (Paragraph 15)

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Why did the neighborhood group replace the old trail?
A.
It was worn and no longer used by people.
B.
The river rose and destroyed parts of it.
C.
The city thought it was a safety problem.
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SHARKS' TEETH
Langston Carter

The day we found the sharks' teeth was foggy and cool. Moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight. There were days, early in the summer like this one, where it seemed there was more water in the air than in the bay. We had beached the boat and stepped out on the recently cleared spit of land. The ground had a light dusting of white sand over an under layer of dried black mud. It looked like a recently frosted chocolate cake, though the frosting was spread a bit thin for my taste. The ground was solid, but we knew from experience that it was full of fiddler crab holes, and would be underwater at the first super-high tide. Mysteriously, to us anyway, someone wanted to build a house there.

We often came to these spots to look for artifacts. Our beach, our summer home, had been a fishing camp for as long as anyone living could remember. The oldest stories told of travelers coming down to the edge of the sea, lining up to fill their wagon beds with salted fish to take back home. Old decaying cabins still lined the beach. Rotting nets, hung out to dry in the last century, decorated their weathered walls. Their broken faces spun stories in our minds. The fishermen who, tanned and wrinkled from sun and salt, hauled their nets full of splashing mullet in to cheers from the waiting crowds. The bounty of the sea lightened everyone's hearts, and the smell of roasting fish filled the damp air. Women fanned themselves from wagon seats. Children splashed in the shallow edges of the bay. It was a scene we had acted out as youngsters, building an imaginary bridge to a life we would never fully know.

Read this sentence from the text:

Moisture hung in the air so thick you could almost see it sparkling in the dim sunlight.

Which of the following best explains the phrase so thick you could almost see it. (5 points)

Almost seeing moisture suggests a shimmering scene.
Being able to see moisture implies the fog is quite dense.
The thickness of the fog is not affecting vision yet.
The fog is breaking up to let light in.

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Read this excerpt from Immigrant Kids.


Now the examinations began. First, the immigrants were examined by two doctors of the United States Health Service. One doctor looked for physical and mental abnormalities. When a case aroused suspicion, the immigrant received a chalk mark on the right shoulder for further inspection, L for lameness, H for heart, X for mental defects, and so on.


The purpose of this excerpt is to describe


the doctors who worked for the United States Health Service.


the health procedures that were part of immigration.


the physical and mental illnesses suffered by immigrants.


the immigrants who went through the medical exams.

Every student and teacher _____ (is/are) presented during the assembly.
Choose the correct answer.

What is Einstein's theory of relativity?

Provide an example of a static character and a dynamic character that we did NOT discuss in class. You can pull these examples from TV shows, movies, or books. Be sure to fully explain why each example is static or dynamic, and how they changed/did not change as a result of the conflict they encountered. Be sure to write your answer in complete sentences.

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Are the costs of reaching perfection (as presented in The Giver) worth living a perfect life? Is that kind of life “perfect”?

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Percy Jackson agrees to help Ares because…
Percy Jackson agrees to help Ares but…
Percy Jackson agrees to help Ares so...

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Suppose someone in a peer review group says this about a story's main character: "He reminds me of my favorite cousin because he's always saying things that make other people laugh." SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ILL GIVE BRAINLIEST AND 5 STARS

Which of these responses builds on the comment in a way that would help the writer?

Making other people laugh is not something that makes a character likable.

I don't have a cousin like that. All of my cousins are much older than me, and boring.

What does your cousin have to do with this story about two kids in Mexico?

He is a very likable character, especially when he takes time to cheer up his little sister.

Explain the difference in comparing and contrasting information

CHAPTER II—THE SHE-WOLF, an excerpt
From White Fang
By Jack London

Breakfast eaten and the slim camp-outfit lashed to the sled, the men turned their backs on the cheery fire and launched out into the darkness. At once began to rise the cries that were fiercely sad—cries that called through the darkness and cold to one another and answered back. Conversation ceased. Daylight came at nine o'clock. At midday the sky to the south warmed to rose-colour, and marked where the bulge of the earth intervened between the meridian sun and the northern world. But the rose-colour swiftly faded. The grey light of day that remained lasted until three o'clock, when it, too, faded, and the pall of the Arctic night descended upon the lone and silent land.

As darkness came on, the hunting-cries to right and left and rear drew closer—so close that more than once they sent surges of fear through the toiling dogs, throwing them into short-lived panics.

At the conclusion of one such panic, when he and Henry had got the dogs back in the traces, Bill said:

"I wisht they'd strike game somewheres, an' go away an' leave us alone."

"They do get on the nerves horrible," Henry sympathized.

They spoke no more until camp was made.


What is the main message of this excerpt of White Fang? Please respond in three to five complete sentences, including specific sections of text to support your answer.



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Which two themes are found in the following passage?

Ever since she was a little girl, Tina was afraid of lizards. The mere sight of the reptiles would send her into fits of screaming. However, Tina’s mother always told her that she should not judge a book by its cover.

Tina was quite surprised when she discovered that her new neighbor, Mr. Pamuk, was a herpetologist who studied lizards! Gathering all her courage, Tina went over to Mr. Pamuk’s house, determined to know what a herpetologist does. Mr. Pamuk, a patient and gentle man, sensed Tina’s fear of lizards almost immediately. As someone who loved lizards and snakes, he tried his best to take away Tina’s fear. He explained to her that a herpetologist studies lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodiles, and even frogs.

He told her that people jump to conclusions about reptiles without knowing the facts. Tina listened with amazement as he told her about a lizard that could change the color of its skin. Some lizards could even walk on water. Slowly, Tina began to forget her fear of lizards. In fact, she asked Mr. Pamuk if he would show her his pet iguana. Mr. Pamuk was happy to help.

All living beings on the planet are connected to each other.
You should not judge things based on how they look.
You can find true friendship in unexpected situations.
Courage can help you face your fears.
People should help each other learn about the world.

(MC)The next question refers to the dialogue that follows. The paragraphs have been numbered to help you identify them more easily.

(1) Logan sighed as he sat on the couch. "I can't believe we're stuck at home on the Fourth of July!"

(2) "I blame Dad," said Kerry. "He should have driven us to see fireworks instead of taking Mom to a movie."

(3) "It's going to be pretty boring watching fireworks on television." said Logan.

(4) "Oh, I've got better plans than that," laughed Kerry. "I've got four firecrackers and two model rockets. Care to join me in the backyard?"



Which paragraph features dialogue that reveals information about the setting?
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4

What are two different characteristics that describe Dally during the scene at Buck Merrill's place? Use details from the text to support your answer.
(In chapter 4 of "The Outsiders")

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Which word in bold letters is the subject in this sentence?

A perfect 100 percent successful method of permanent weight loss does not exist.

A.
perfect
B.
percent
C.
method
D.
loss

Please help! Very easy!
The first two screenshots are the word list of the words that you will use for the 3rd screenshot.

The Giver Book Writing Prompt:
The chief elder describes the life of children to age Twelve on pages 51, 52, and 54. What were the life and experiences of young children in the community like?