Which sentence from the passage contains information that could best be used to create a yearbook page about Clara Barton?
Read the excerpt from “W.E.B. Du Bois: Social Justice Leader.” Society saw Du Bois as an agitator constantly fighting for his beliefs, but also, in the view of some, causing trouble. His ideas were revolutionary for his time. His view of social justice extended worldwide and to many different groups. For instance, he was extremely vocal in his support of women’s rights. There was also great injustice abroad. European countries controlled parts of Africa and its wealth. Du Bois fought for the political, social, and economic liberation of Africa. To support his cause, he went to London for the First Pan-African Conference in 1900 and organized similar gatherings around the world from 1919 to 1927. These groups passed resolutions against the oppression of Africans by European governments, but there was little change. Which best describes the central idea of this excerpt?
In “Paul Revere's Ride” what happens directly before Paul Revere starts his ride to alert people that the British are coming?
Which best describes the author’s purpose in “Paul Revere's Ride”?
Read the stanza from “Paul Revere's Ride.” He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,-- One if by land, and two if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm." Which best describes the central idea of this stanza?
Read the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride.” It was one by the village clock, When he galloped into Lexington. Which word is a verb that shows the action in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from "Paul Revere's Ride.” He said to his friend, "If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft in the belfry arch Of the North Church tower as a signal light,-- One if by land, and two if by sea; And I on the opposite shore will be, Ready to ride and spread the alarm Through every Middlesex village and farm, For the country folk to be up and to arm." Who is speaking in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from "Our Hero.” The town is setting up for the parade to welcome brave Bill Wilson home again. Along the town's main street, flags and balloons, like cheerful sparring partners, bob and weave, and Bill's big brother Joe directs a crowd of grade school boys and girls. They sweep the street and chatter with excitement about Bill. These lines provide the reader with
Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry . "Then you don't have anything to be concerned about." Mother Lois maneuvered through the unusually heavy traffic. "I don't know where all the cars could have come from," she said. We both craned our necks, curious about all the unfamiliar cars and people. Certainly there had never before been so many white people driving down the streets of our quiet, tree-lined neighborhood. What idea is emphasized through repetition?
Read the excerpt from Warriors Don't Cry . Just before the court hearing where Governor Faubus would be called to account, the nine of us were summoned to Mrs. Bates's house to meet with the press. Nothing had changed since our last meeting. The troops were still in place around the school, and every morning the crowd of segregationists grew larger. Governor Faubus was still predicting violence. Several very dignified and important-looking men sat in her living room. One was the NAACP attorney, Wiley Branton. I recognized another man whose picture I'd seen in the newspapers: the famous lawyer Thurgood Marshall, the man who had delivered the argument that resulted in the Supreme Court's 1954 school integration ruling. What is the author’s purpose for including these details?
Which element of a personal narrative would be best for Joseph to include next?
Read the excerpt from "Gawayne." Now the giant cried aloud: "Yield or fight, King Arthur; which will you do? If you fight I shall conquer you, for you have no power to resist me; you will be my prisoner, with no hope of ransom, will lose your land and spend your life in my dungeon with many other brave knights. If you yield I will hold you to ransom, but you must swear to accept the terms I shall offer." What do the giant's words reveal about him?
Read the excerpt from "Justin Lebo.” It was a BMX bike with a twenty-inch frame. Its original color was buried beneath five or six coats of gunky paint. Now it showed up as sort of a rusted red. Everything—the grips, the pedals, the brakes, the seat, the spokes—were bent or broken, twisted and rusted. The author most likely included these details in order to
Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More. From the academy the boys of my class went to Union College at Schenectady. When those with whom I had studied and [competed] for prizes for five years came to bid me good-by, and I learned of the barrier that prevented me from following in their footsteps—"no girls admitted here"—my [annoyance and shame] knew no bounds. Based on this excerpt, which statement best describes society’s view of women attending college during the period in which Stanton lived?
Which would be a characteristic of a retelling of Eighty Years and More ?
Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More. With this constant [teasing] from students and the sad complaints of the women, my mind was sorely [confused]. So when, from time to time, my attention was called to these [horrible] laws, I would mark them with a pencil, and becoming more and more convinced of the necessity of taking some active measures against these unjust [laws], I resolved to seize the first opportunity, when alone in the office, to cut every one of them out of the books; supposing my father and his library were the beginning and the end of the law. Which statement best describes the central idea of this excerpt?
A yearbook page for Clara Barton states "Remember when . . . you risked your life to care for wounded soldiers?" What image would best illustrate this?
What is needed between sentence 4 and sentence 5?
Read the excerpt from Eighty Years and More: Reminiscences, 1815-1897. So, as soon as we were dismissed, I ran down the hill, rushed breathless into [my father’s] office, laid the new Greek Testament, which was my prize, on his table and exclaimed: "There, I got it!" He took up the book, asked me some questions about the class, the teachers, the spectators, and evidently pleased, handed it back to me. Then, while I stood looking and waiting for him to say something which would show that he recognized the equality of the daughter with the son, he kissed me on the forehead and exclaimed, with a sigh, "Ah, you should have been a boy.” Which best states the central idea of this excerpt?
Which best describes the historical context of the 1879 Speech by Chief Joseph?
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