Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.As one worker remembered it, "Well, so we stayed whispering, and no one knowing what the other would do, not making up our minds, for two hours. Then I started to get up. And at just the same minute all — we all got up together, in one second. No one after the other; no one before. And when I saw it — that time — oh, it excites me so yet, I can hardly talk about it. So we all stood up, and all walked out together. And already out on the sidewalk in front the policemen stood with the clubs. One of them said, ‘If you don't behave, you'll get this on your head.’ And he shook his club at me.["]
Read the excerpt from "A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.”But she nonetheless brought the booksBack and I held them to my chestClose to my heartAnd happily skipped back to grandmother’s houseWhere I would sit on the front porchIn a gray glider and dream of a worldFar awayI love the world where I wasI was safe and warm and grandmother gave me neck kissesWhen I was on my way to bed
Read the student paragraph about a theme presented in “Raymond's Run.”One theme in this story is “Treat others the way you would like for them to treat you.” Squeaky feels that adults should give kids the same respect that they expect from them. When Mr. Pearson calls Squeaky by her nickname, she thinks, “. . . he’s got no right to call me Squeaky, if I can’t call him Beanstalk.”
Which excerpt from “Raymond's Run” best shows that Squeaky isn’t afraid to stand up for herself?
Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.Nobody had, since this was the first "general strike" in the garment trades, also the largest strike of women workers ever known in the United States until that moment.
Which sentence is an example of indirect characterization?
Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.Esther Lobetkin, a recent immigrant, became chairman of her Yiddish-speaking group, marching with the strikers by day, then rushing to Clinton Hall to report and attend meetings until the small hours of the morning. A sandwich at midnight and an hour of sleep were all she seemed to need. Although she was arrested time and again, she never failed to yell from the back of the patrol wagon, "Do not lose courage! We'll win yet!"
Read the sentence.The blue car is bigger than the red car. I decided to buy the red one.
Read the following sentence.There are strict laws in place regarding the dumping of waste, in part to avoid the possibility that drinking water supplies will become contaminated.
Read the excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long.”There was a bookstore uptown on gay streetWhich I visited and inhaled that wonderful odorOf new booksEven today I read hardcover as a preference and paperback onlyAs a last resort
Read the excerpt from "Raymond's Run.”. . . and Rosie, who is as fat as I am skinny and has a big mouth where Raymond is concerned and is too stupid to know that there is not a big deal of difference between herself and Raymond and that she can’t afford to throw stones.
Which excerpt from "Raymond's Run” uses the narrative voice to make a judgment about a character’s behavior?
Which excerpt from “A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long” gives the best example of an implicit detail?
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."
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."
Read the excerpt from "Gawayne."At last the long evening was over, the last measure danced, the last wine-cup drained, the bride escorted to her chamber, the lights out, the guests separated in their rooms, and Gawayne was free to think of what he had done, and to consider how he had ruined his whole hope of happiness. He thought of his uncle's favour, of the poor lady's gratitude, of the blessing she had invoked upon him, and he determined to be gentle with her, though he could never love her as his wife. He entered the bride-chamber with the feeling of a man who has made up his mind to endure, and did not even look towards his bride, who sat awaiting him beside the fire. Choosing a chair, he sat down and looked sadly into the glowing embers and spoke no word.
Read the excerpt from "Our Hero."Bill Wilson has been gone for many years, adventuring with courage and with flair.He's climbed the highest mountains in the world.He's sailed, like Sinbad, on the wildest seas.
Which excerpt from "Our Hero" best supports the conclusion that helping others makes someone a true hero?
Read the excerpt from "Our Hero.”The town is setting up for the paradeto 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 crowdof grade school boys and girls. They sweep the streetand chatter with excitement about Bill.
Read the excerpt from "Lewis Hine Helps a Nation See the Light."Once inside a factory, Hine quickly got to work photographing children. He also talked to them, using a small notebook to record as much information as possible about their working conditions, education, and ages. He even measured the children's height by using the buttons of his coat. One example from his notebook reads, "Furman Owens, twelve years old. Can't read. Doesn't know his ABC's. Said, 'Yes I want to learn, but can't when I work all the time.'"
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