Read the persuasive passage:

I recently read the book "Fred Says" by Lyndsay Wells. I loved this book! The story is funny and made me giggle. The author uses lots of describing words. You can imagine the crazy-looking sharks in the bathtub and the terrifying lizards under the bed. Fred and his mom talk about the sharks, and you can tell that Fred sure has an active imagination. The pictures in the book were wild and colorful. That is just the kind of illustrations that I like to see. I recommend this book as your next reading choice. Get it from the library today!

Were you persuaded by the passage? Why or why not? Write 3-4 sentences that give reasons for your response. Refer to the rubric as you compose your answer.

:in "mr. flood's party," how does edwin arlington robinson capture the loneliness and alienation felt by eben flood? use quotes and examples from the text to support your claim.

Describe a theme that the author develops through these two excerpts. then analyze how the two excerpts interact and build on one another to develop this theme. be sure to use specific details from the text to support your ideas.

Activity construct an argument about a topic, theme, or idea that you read about in william shakespeare's romeo and juliet, act ii or act iii. make sure you create a central claim for your argument that is debatable. provide textual evidence from the play to support your argument. here are some ideas for your essay. notice how each topic is focused and specific. you may write about one of these topics or choose your own focused and specific topic: discuss juliet's level of maturity and compare it to romeo's. compare how the two characters react to the events after their marriage, when romeo is banished from verona. discuss the balcony scene. does the knowledge of romeo and juliet's final fate influence the meaning of the balcony scene or the audience's interpretation of it? discuss the characters of tybalt and romeo as they relate to the theme of family and the theme of love. explain how the character of tybalt develops the theme of family and how the character of romeo develops the theme of romantic love. discuss the character of friar laurence. what motivates him to romeo and juliet to defy their parents? part a choose a topic based on what you read in act ii or act iii of romeo and juliet. then write a thesis statement. part b identify two or three short excerpts from the play as textual evidence to support your thesis statement. part c write a 300-word essay arguing the thesis of your analysis. (i mainly need on part b and c)