George Washington served as a general during a difficult time. First his troops did not have the equipment they needed to fight the British. In addition they were hungry and poorly clothed. But he was a great leader . As a result he was able to keep troops going even during the worst of times . What piece of evidence from the passage supports the reason Washington served as a general during a difficult time?

a . Washington was a great leader

b . Washington's troops fought against the British

c . Washington's troops did not have the equipment they needed

d . Washington was able to keep troops going even during the worst of times

In the space below, enter the three discussion question stems you selected, and the answers you wrote as you reread the speech. even though this was a note-taking exercise, the answers should still be complete sentences, with correct spelling and punctuation.

Which of these rhetorical devices is most clearly used in the underlined portion of the text?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. there was a moment, in time, and in this place, when my brother, or my mother, or my father, or my sister, had to convey to me, for example, the danger in which i was standing from the white man standing just behind me, and to convey this with a speed, and in a language, that the white man could not possibly understand, and that, indeed, he cannot understand, until today. he cannot afford to understand it. this understanding would reveal to him too much about himself, and smash that mirror before which he has been frozen for so long. this excerpt from "if black english isn't a language, then tell me, what is? " is significant because -select all that apply- hughes imagines himself as a black slave. hughes uses black english to emphasize his argument. hughes uses a historical example to explain the origins of language. hughes explains the significance that black english holds for white people.