Which statement best describes Hopping's viewpoint and
purpose in this excerpt?
Read the excerpt from "Bone Detective" by Lorraine Jean
Hopping
At her lab she mixed the alginate powder with water to form
a paste. Standing in front of a mirror, she scooped up a
blob and spread it on her tongue. She pressed it down with
her fingers to get out any air bubbles. Not bad, she
thought Tastes just like spearmint. She decided to make
an extra-thick mold to make it easier to peel off. So, she
added another gloopy blog—and another
With her thickened tongue hanging out, Diane padded
around the lab doing odds and ends while the material set.
After about 10 minutes, she peeled off the alginate slowly
and carefully. It was fragile-bendable and easy to tear-
but it made an excellent impression of her tongue.
The author feels that Diane France is a resourceful
scientist, and writes to convince readers to make casts
of their tongues using alginate
The author views Diane France as a creative problem
solver, and writes to inform readers about the time
France made a cast of her own tongue.
The author thinks Diane France is a funny person, and
writes to entertain readers with an amusing event in
France's life
The author believes that Diane France is a brilliant
forensic anthropologist, and writes to persuade readers
to study anthropology

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: