When developing a persuasive speech of any type, you should begin by a. identifying possible supporting materials b. choosing your wording carefully c. developing a thesis statement d. generating main ideas

How does the author foreshadow trouble in the prison? support your answer with explicit textual evidence

Explain what the text says explicitly. reread paragraph 2 of "civil peace." what does this paragraph reveal about jonathan and his family's circumstances? cite textual evidence to support your response.

Read this excerpt from "the all-american slurp." i pulled the strings out of my stalk. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. my brother followed suit. z-z-zip, z-z-zip. to my left, my parents were taking care of their own stalks. z-z-zip, z-z-zip, z-z-zip. suddenly i realized that there was dead silence except for our zipping. looking up, i saw that the eyes of everyone in the room were on our family. mr. and mrs. gleason, their daughter meg, who was my friend, and their neighbors the badels—they were all staring at us as we busily pulled the strings of our celery. what story element does the author develop in this excerpt? a) lot details about the party b) characterization of the lins c) characterization of the gleasons d) setting details about the gleasons’ house