Connections: text to media, text to self, text to the world. Compare and contrast your book The Kite Runner to others you've read, to situations or people in your own life, to events in history or the news.

How does the author characterize theseus in the story? cite evidence from the text in your response

Examine the public service ad. how does this ad transmit a cultural value? by sharing relevant high school graduation statistics by promoting a new type of educational program by reminding the public of the need for new schools by encouraging people to strive for more education

Based on his npr interview,"astrophysicist chroniclesbattle over pluto," why does dr. tyson believe that pluto is america's favorite planet?