Read the paragraph. Which underlined word is a signal word showing cause?
J
O Because
This led to
Because the car broke down on the way to school,
Dennis was late for his first class. This led to a missed
quiz and a lowered grade. Dennis was terribly upset by
this. Therefore, Dennis spoke to his teacher. He very
nicely explained the situation, and he asked for a second
chance. Consequently, his teacher let Dennis make up
the quiz.
O Therefore
Consequently

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.