Written length: Approximately 2-3 paragraphs Topic: What are your dreams for yourself, your family, the world or society, or your future? Use the framework and phrase “I have a dream” to introduce new ideas in your speech. A way to add interest and variety to your speech is to use some of the elements learned about in this unit, such as metaphors, similies, onomatopoeia, and imagery. Like King’s speech, your speech should sound as if you really believe in what you’re saying, and you want your listeners to believe in it, too! Avoid using phrases like I think, I believe, in my opinion, and it seems to me in your speech.

Which phrase best describes the role of irony in a written book? a. to validate readers’ beliefs b. to defy readers’ expectations c. to represent an idea d. to dramatize events apex

Armed with invisible ink, a cipher system, and a passion to end the war and preserve the union, elizabeth van lew became butler's eyes and ears in the confederate capital city. truth be told, however, she became much more than that. she became a spymaster, the person responsible for running a network of agents, couriers, and safe houses that was very active during the war. in addition to the spying, elizabeth van lew continued to maintain her church hill home as a safe house and something of a local union spy headquarters. —the dark game, paul janeczko what is the central idea of this passage? van lew’s home was used as a safe house, which was critical to the confederacy. van lew had a passion to end the war and preserve the union. van lew was a spymaster, a leading force in the espionage activities for the union. van lew did not enjoy working for general butler.

According to the new york times article, death of a salesman connects to modern audiences since it deals with elusive success and financial ruin such as occurred on wall street in 2006-2008. question 2 options: a) true b) false