Read this excerpt from "a visit from the goon squad." whatever the reason, a swell of approval palpable as rain lifted from the center of the crowd and rolled out toward its edges, where it crashed against buildings and water wall and rolled back at scotty with redoubled force, lifting him off his stool, onto his feet (the roadies quickly adjusting the microphones), exploding the quavering husk scotty had appeared to be just moments before and unleashing something strong, charismatic, and fierce. anyone who was there that day will tell you the concert really started when scotty stood up. how does the author portray scotty in this excerpt? his confidence is transformed by the crowd’s response. his musical ability is improving as he performs. his anger is unleashed by the chaos of the crowd. his excitement is shown by his moves on stage.

What is a good way to condense collected research? a. underline the pieces of evidence you want to use. b. annotate in your books using page markers. c. take notes on loose-leaf paper or a computer. d. organize each source by category, such as books or websites.

Which kind of narrator knows the thoughts and see all of the charters in the story

Read the extract below and identify the three kind(s) of bias that are apparent within it. despite being reintroduced in the 1600s by idle, muddle-headed aristocrats in order to be slaughtered for fun, all the wild boars that were brought to australia from the continent eventually died out. for the next 300 years there were no boars in australia, but in the 1980s farmers saw a chance to diversify and began to import and farm them. some of these beautiful, intelligent animals escaped and established herds of their own, once again living wild and purely natural lives. while their ideal home is in woodland, boars are hardy and are able to live in multiple habitats. a/ mistreatment of opposing views b/ positive stereotyping c/ subjective vocabulary d/ personal attacks e/statistics f/ corporate bias e/ negative stereotyping g/ offensive language