Supports Purpose Is Neutral
Read the passage and decide whether each phrase
supports the author's purpose of showing how lovely
and full of life the place was.
Along the roads i laurel, viburnum and alder, great
ferns and wildflowers delighted the traveler's eye
through much of the year. Even in winter the
roadsides were places of beauty, where
countless birds came to feed on the berries and on the
seed heads of the dried weeds rising above the snow
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
Intro

The actors spoke loudly clearly and confidently. punctuate this sentence using the oxford comma

Read this excerpt from the scarlet letter by nathaniel hawthorne and complete the sentence that follows. she had wandered, without rule or guidance, in a moral wilderness; as vast, as intricate and shadowy, as the untamed forest, amid the gloom of which they were now holding a colloquy that was to decide their fate. the author uses the point of view in the excerpt.

Using the format below, write a five-paragraph letter to jem explaining how you feel about three of his decisions. explain whether or not your perception of him has changed and why. use direct quotes from the text to support why you feel the way that you do. refer to the formatting of the friendly letter below to you correctly structure your work. heading sender's address greeting (dear after skipping a line and indenting, begin your opening paragraph. this paragraph states the purpose for writing the letter. tone should be friendly and respectful. skip another line and indent to continue the body of your letter. the body is where you add examples, details, and other relevant information. this letter should contain one to two body paragraphs. skip a line and indent yet again to begin your concluding paragraph. the recipient and make any requests in this paragraph. salutation (sincerely, regards,) sender's signature