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January 18, 2026

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What effect does an author create by starting in the middle of a story’s action?(1 point) Responses It creates an unexpected or final moment of tension. It creates an unexpected or final moment of tension. It gives the r...
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Question Why would an author structure a text using a cliffhanger?(1 point) Responses To give the reader insight into character relationships. To give the reader insight into character relationships. To orient the reader...
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A piece of writing has these characteristics: short lines that are not complete sentences a capitalized word at the beginning of each line lines organized into small groups figurative and descriptive language Based on an...
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STEPHEN (Interrupting): Cool. Did they say when we’ll get our first thunderstorm? DAD: No, it wasn’t a forecast. They were talking about storm safety. . .what to do if severe weather comes along. THERESA: I know what I’l...
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Use examples from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt You've considered the challenges and major expansions of each of the 3 presidencies in focus. How did each of these presidents set an examp...
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Consider the idea that "national emergencies allow for more presidential power." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use examples from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. You've cons...
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Consider the idea that "national emergencies allow for more presidential power." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use examples from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt. You've cons...
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if triangle XYZ~ to triangle AYB, and line over XY = 24 yards, line over YZ = 30 yards, and line over YA =8 yards what is the length of line over YB
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triangle JKL~ to triangle PKQ, and line over KP = 14 m, line over JK = 56 m, and line over KQ =21 m what is the length of line over KL
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if triangle ABC ~ to triangle XBY, AB =16 cm, AC =18 cm and AY = XY = 6 cm what is the length of BX
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if triangle AYB ~ to triangle XYZ, AB =5, AY =12 and AY = AX what is the length of YZ
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Consider the idea that "national emergencies allow for more presidential power." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use examples from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Respond in 4...
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Consider the idea that "national emergencies allow for more presidential power." Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Use examples from Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, and Franklin D. Roosevelt Respond in 5...
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving Ichabod prided himself upon his dancing as much as upon his vocal powers. Not a limb, not a fibre about him was idle; and to have seen his loosely hung frame in full motio...
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What narrative technique is used to establish a second-person point of view?(1 point) Responses using the pronoun you using the pronoun you including observations of a neutral narrator including observations of a neutral...
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The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe True!—nervous—very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses—not destroyed—not dulled them. Above all was t...
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How might a writer engage readers using an observation?(1 point) Responses by illustrating a problem of a person dealing with a frustrated friend by illustrating a problem of a person dealing with a frustrated friend by...
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Question What is a hook in a piece of literature?(1 point) Responses It is a persuasive technique used to convince readers to believe a certain way. It is a persuasive technique used to convince readers to believe a cert...
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Theodore Roosevelt believed that unless a President was expressly prohibited from doing something by the Constitution, that power was available to him to exercise. Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? Respon...
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Identify 2 challenges each of these 3 presidents had to face Abraham Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
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What is an idiom? (1 point) Responses a figure of speech that implies a comparison between seemingly unlike things without using “like” or “as” a figure of speech that implies a comparison between seemingly unlike things...
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What is the difference between dramatic irony and verbal irony? (1 point) Responses Dramatic irony is when the expected outcome of an event defies normal expectations, while verbal irony is when the audience knows someth...
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Which scenarios are examples of verbal irony? Select the two correct answers. (4 points) Responses Janeen got a credit card and had the monthly bill emailed to her. The balance quickly became uncomfortably large because...
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Question How does irony contribute to the development of a work’s theme? (1 point) Responses It serves primarily to add humor and lighten the mood of a story, making a serious theme more entertaining and accessible to a...
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