What is a portfolio as used in the early childhood curriculum? a. a form of informal assessment that uses a collection of a child's work samples and other products b. a form of informal assessment that focuses on a sequence of events over a given point in time c. a form of informal assessment that involves watching a child in an attempt to gather information on his or her behaviors d. a form of informal assessment that uses the engagement of a child in discussion through questions

The correct answer is option A: "A form of informal assessment that uses a collection of a child's work samples and other products". There are many types of portfolios. Even though you collect child's work samples and other products, the focus is on the process they have been doing during the year. So, at the end of the year, when you open and see the child's portfolio, you can tell how much that child has grew and learned in the subject.

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.

they bound logs together and built a raft. enkidu steered it down the great river. gilgamesh carried humbaba's head.