1. What inference can you make about what Ms. Saunders meant when she told Maleeka's mother she felt Maleeka was "wasting her potential." Use details from the chapter to support your inference. 2. What inference can you make about how the other teachers (Mr. Mac, Miss Benson) feel about Ms. Saunders? Remember, your answer must be supported with evidence from the chapter.

3. What type of figurative language is "She's a bull in a China Shop?" ( Miss Benson said this about Ms. Saunders)

Read this excerpt from patrick henry's speech ''give me liberty or give me death.'' what is the main idea of the text

Which is an example of perfect iambic pentameter? a. "i have been worth the whistle." b. "whose reverence even the head-lugg'd bear would lick," c. "a man, a prince, by him so benefited! " d. "ere they have done their mischief. where's they drum? " e. "marry, your manhood, mew! "

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful