Read the following prompt. then answer the question that follows. prompt: the term “go extinct” means “to disappear from earth.” animals on earth go extinct for various reasons, including pollution and the destruction of the land they live on. write a five-paragraph essay (300 words) on how people are causing animals to go extinct. which research question would best narrow the topic in the writing prompt? a. do meat-eating animals compete with humans for food? b. how do chemicals that protect farm crops affect animals that eat those crops? c. what do animals eat and how do they search for their food? d. which is the most endangered animal in the world? e. do animals that hunt other animals to keep bugs and other pests under control?

In a short paragraph of at least two hundred words, compare and contrast how miguel de cervantes’s use of figurative language differs from language use by ha jin. use at least two examples of textual evidence to support your answer.

50 ! your poem must include the following: ● poetic form: lines and stanzas (not paragraphs! ) o your poem needs to be at least 10 lines long. ● sensory details/strong imagery o “paint a picture” and/or create an emotion with your words, word choice is key in poetry ● figurative language o include at least one of the following: metaphor, simile, and/or personification (click here for more info. on these) ● sound devices o include at least one of the following: repetition, rhyme, rhythm, meter, onomatopoeia, and/or alliteration (click here for more info. on these) ● labels o underneath your poem, include the words from the poem that represent the figurative language and sound devices and label them o examples: booming bombs - alliteration; like a firefly - simile you so

Which sentence contains an allusion? a. pamela and her twin are as alike as two peas in a pod, and they do everything together. b. pamela has a weakness for chocolates, which she says she's had since early childhood. c. pamela's face was as white as a ghost when she learned the shocking news about her brother. d. pamela's backyard looks like the garden of eden, with dozens of green and lush plants. e. pamela found herself trapped between a rock and a hard place, and she didn't know what to do.