Example: War of the Worlds features how a band of survivors finally defeated a race of aliens
who almost conquered the planet.

Read the paragraph. the storm continued for hours. the thunder was so loud that it was deafening. lightening flashed in the sky, taking the night from completely black to light. the world was coming to an end. how does the use of figurative language the reader understand the paragraph’s meaning? 1 by the reader understand how scary the storm is 2 by the reader recognize how long the storm lasts 3 by the reader compare the storm with an object 4 by the reader remember a similar storm

What is articulating thoughts and ideas effectively using oral written and non-verbal skills a part of

From the story " saving the children"why is nicholas winton honored today? why did jewish people in czechoslovakia want to get their children out of the country? where did nicholas winton do his work saving the children? why was it hard for winton to find refuge for the children? to confirm your understanding, write a summary of “saving the children.”(a) aside from winton, who were the interview subjects? (b) analyze what do most of the interview subjects have in common? (a) why wasn’t this story told until 50 years later? (b) infer what does this say about winton’s character? summarize how did winton finally manage to get the children out of czechoslovakia? (a) support what was the “lie” hugo meisl’s parents told hugo and his brother before they sent them away? (b) make a judgment was this the right thing to do? explain. essential question: how do we remember the past? what have you learned about the nature of heroism from reading this article?