Read the excerpt from "President Obama's Third Annual Back to School Speech.” "Those are all questions that date back to this class that I took back in 8th grade. And here’s the thing: I still don’t always know the answers to all these questions. But if I’d have just tuned out because the class sounded boring, I might have missed out on something that not only did I turn out enjoying, but has ended up serving me in good stead for the rest of my life."

What argument does President Obama make in this excerpt?

Classes taken when young have a lasting impact on one's life.

Students should be open to new learning experiences.

Boring classes are just as important as interesting ones.

It is acceptable to do poorly in a class if you remember the material.

Which sentence you is an example of chronological structure in “the city without us”?

Used for an event that has been completed before the present moment in time. simple past past perfect perfect progressive past perfect progressive

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.