Read Alexa’s argumentative essay.
Sugary drinks are not good for kids. Too much soda has been proven to weaken bones and cause tooth decay. Sugary drinks also contain many calories with no nutrition. Kids who drink too much soda can gain weight, which leads to more health problems. I encourage my friends to drink lots of water and say “no” to soda.

Which best states Alexa’s position on soda?
(A) Soda tastes delicious.
(B)Soda is unhealthy for kids.
(C)Sugary drinks strengthen teeth.
(D)Sugary drinks improve health.

Media project total score: of 100 points during the next several lessons you will create a media project about a place that is important to you, such as the place where you live. your teacher will score your assignment using the media project grading rubric. look at the rubric yourself so that you know how your assignment will be scored. you may create your project using a word processing presentation program or a slide program such as powerpoint®. include a title slide, two or three content slides, and a sources slide that contains the urls of your online sources. save the document to your computer with your name at the end of the filename (e.g., ng_ela 9-10_w_11_ga alice_jones). submit that document to your teacher for grading refer to the media project assignment document and follow the steps to complete the assignment. when you have finished, submit the assignment document to your teacher for grading.

Read the passage to determine the meaning of the word humanities. studying the humanities, such as art, literature, and philosophy, can you understand an ancient society. use the drop-down menus to answer the questions. what is the most likely meaning of the word humanities?

Who did kipling think would read his poem? what do you think that this audience might have said in response to it?