Read the excerpt from act iv, scene iv of romeo and juliet. peter: musicians! o! musicians, ‘heart’s ease, heart’s ease: ’ o! an ye will have me live, play ‘heart’s ease.’ first musician: why ‘heart’s ease? ’ peter: o! musicians, because my heart itself plays ‘my heart is full of woe; ’ o! play me some merry dump, to comfort me. second musician: not a dump we; ’tis no time to play now. the musicians refuse to play music when peter asks because they don’t know which songs to play. feel it is too sad a day to play. want to get paid more. dislike the capulets.

What is a generalization? a. a series of events that make up what happens in a story b.hints or clues that tell you what is going to happen in a story c.the final resolution or event that ties up loose ends in a story d. a simple statement about something complicated

Read the excerpt from part 3 of the call of the wild. but it was in giving the law and making his mates live up to it, that buck excelled. dave and sol-leks did not mind the change in leadership. it was none of their business. their business was to toil, and toil mightily, in the traces. so long as that were not interfered with, they did not care what happened. billee, the good-natured, could lead for all they cared, so long as he kept order. the rest of the team, however, had grown unruly during the last days of spitz, and their surprise was great now that buck proceeded to lick them into shape. what theme is most supported by the ideas in this excerpt? good leaders are strong and intelligent. loyalty can be a very powerful force. only the strong survive in the wilderness. we are all ruled by our natural instincts.

Need ! compare and contrast your independent reading selection with one or two other selections you have read in this unit. support your response with at least two pieces of evidence from your independent reading selection. be sure to give the title and author of your selection.