(1) The first year of middle school, which was 6 thgrade, wasn’t that bad. (2) But something traumatic happened. (3) By the end of my 6 thgrade year, a group of boys would bully me during lunchtime, and I became scared to even step into the cafeteria because of that. (4) I never liked the disgusting smell of the cafeteria, but I had to eat anyway. (5) Because my parents taught me well, I knew I had to go report what was going on if not this behavior could potentially continue onto 7 thgrade. 2. Erick has included an extraneous sentence in the first paragraph (sentences 1-5). Which sentence should be deleted from this paragraph? A. Sentence 1 B. Sentence 2 C. Sentence 3 D. Sentence 4 E. Sentence 5

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.