Darcy receives the writing prompt below.
write an informative essay about a hero in greek mythology. summarize his or her life, and explain how this character is a true hero
she decides to write about perseus.
which are effective research questions to best develop this topic?
a. what was the name of perseus’s biggest enemy? how was this enemy conquered?
b. who are the members of perseus’s family? how did his father or hurt him? why is he a hero?
c. what events shaped perseus’s life? how did he overcome obstacles and prove himself a hero?
d. who was perseus? why is he important? what can be learned from his story?

Which revision of this sentence best uses direct characterization?

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

Thomas paine's common sense convicted colonists to