My brother gabe was a small and nervous boy. he had an annoying habit of following me everywhere i went. whenever he asked me to him with his homework, i told him to leave me alone. one morning, i was late for school. to make things worse, there was an important presentation that day. as i rushed out the door, gabe called my name. i ignored him as i ran out of the house. the presentation project was in fifth period. in my third-period class, i double checked my book bag to make sure i had my usb drive. it wasn’t there! just then, someone opened the classroom door. there was the small, nervous face of my little brother. i ran over to him and asked him why he was at my school. he pulled my usb drive out of his pocket and handed it to me. he had skipped school to bring it to me. i was suddenly ashamed of how i’d treated him. i vowed that i would be a better older brother from that day forward. what is the difference between the narrator and his brother gabe? gabe is nervous; the narrator is brave. gabe is selfless; the narrator is self-centered. gabe is kind; the narrator is a bully. gabe is calm; the narrator is always angry. nextreset

Read this excerpt from "birdfoot's grampa.” the old man must have stopped our car two dozen times to climb out and gather into his hands the small toads blinded by our lights and leaping, live drops of rain. what are readers most likely to infer from the phrase "leaping, live drops of rain”? a the toads are all hurt. b the toads are still alive. c the toads are in shock. d the toads are not moving.

Read the excerpt from rena's promise: two sisters in auschwitz. “i have a favor to ask of you, andrzej . . this is very difficult for me, but i must ask. it is no longer safe in tylicz for rena. her mother and i are worried for her safety every day.” “i heard what happened last night, mr. kornreich. i understand your concern.” “i have no money to pay you for this favor.” “sir, i would not take any money from you. she is my friend since childhood. i will do whatever you ask to your daughter.” “ you.” papa paused, stroking his chin where his beard should have been. “you seem like a man of your word. if you would bring rena across the border to slovakia, her mother and i might find sleep at night.” which best summarizes the excerpt? although he does not trust andrzej, rena’s father fears for his daughter’s life and finally agrees to leave her with him. slovakia is the only safe place for the jews of europe, and andrzej has agreed to take rena there. rena’s father asks andrzej to take her to safety in slovakia, and he agrees to do so. after much deliberation, rena’s father pays a polish man to take her safely across the border to slovakia. mark this and return

98 points and brainliest for think of an intense argument you had or witnessed sometime in your life. close your eyes and remember every detail. to turn this into a dramatic scene you will need to make changes that will make it make more sense to the audience. 500-600 words a description of the set up that explains what happened before the scene diction that matches the characters character objectives and obstacles are clearly conveyed a scene that escalates in dramatic intensity diction that is appropriate to the audience words that are not wasted in idle chit chat action (stage directions) that enhance the scene proper formatting for drama