Pete listened to the thunder booming outside the kitchen window. He tried to contain his emotions.
but he finally broke down and sobbed pitifully.
"There, there, Pete. We'l find something else to do
here at home," said Pete's mom. She began to
unpack the picnic basket and place sandwiches on
the table. "I don't want a sandwichl- yelled Pete.
Why is Pete upset?

Research the literary work you want to discuss and gather enough evidence to support your thesis statement. then write a 300-word essay. apply the writing strategies you explored in this lesson.

Read the excerpt from the land. of my brothers, i was closest with robert. i suppose, in part, being the same year's children made us close, but there were other things too. we had been together practically since birth, and we always took care of each other. when i got into trouble, robert was there to pull me out of it if he could, or at least to see me through it, and i did the same for him. the passage provides evidence of why paul and robert have physical conflicts. paul and robert avoid social conflicts. paul is the least influenced by robert. paul is motivated to ask robert for .

Which one event in the story almost caused them to turn back and give up? losing their donkeysthe descent into the volcanorunning into their first dead endlack of water