Read the following excerpt from "Why I Wrote 'The Passage'" and answer the question that follows. "Once Monty existed, the story mostly told itself, as stories often do if you get out of the way and let them. The games in the story--Life, Risk, Monopoly, checkers--come from "Man in the Moon" (track 10), as does the name Andi; the Northwest Passage from "Find the River" (track 12); and the final moment in some complicated sense from "Sweetness Follows" (track 6). All this I understand. What puzzles me is why my mind went back to that day in the spring of fifth grade--why that moment? That's a mystery. But here's a guess: it had something to do with that laugh, my friend turning around to correct me, my ten-year-old self still needing to make things right in some quiet way. Writing is useful at these times. Here, you sometimes say to a younger version of you, take this--it will help."

What lesson can other writers learn from Martin and his writing of "The Passage?"

The best thing a writer can do is plan out every aspect of the story.

Writing can be a powerful experience to work through struggles in life.

The only way to write a good story is use an event from your childhood.

Basing a story on music is a great way to get ideas flowing.

English testmatch ! match the definition to the term. 1 . adjective phrase a verb form (which may end in -ing ) used as an adjective 2 . phrase a verb form used as another part of speech 3 . restrictive clause a verb form ending in -ing used as a noun 4 . verb phrase group of words without a subject and verb used as single part of speech 5 . gerund phrase verb form preceded by to that is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb 6 . participle phrase beginning with a preposition 7 . verbal prepositional phrase modifying a noun or pronoun 8 . adverb phrase participle with complements and modifiers 9 . coordinating conjunction verb ending in -ing used with a verb 10 . gerund prepositional phrase modifying a verb, adjective, or adverb 11 . prepositional phrase a conjunction that joins words or groups of words of equal rank 12 . infinitive an adjective clause that is essential to the meaning of the sentence 13 . participial phrase a verbal form ending in -ing with its object and modifiers used as a noun

Warm-up active recalling plot events warm-up arrange the events in the order in which they occur in julius caesar. caesar returns to rome in triumph over pompey cassius convinces brutus to join the conspiracy to assassinate caesar brutus and cassius discuss caesar's growing power. a soothsayer warns caesar to beware the ides of march

Welcome to the vocabulary assessment. by connecting with words in a more interactive way, through a graphic organizer that includes your own ideas, we hope you will learn new vocabulary strategies to integrate into your course work and your everyday life. objectives: use a variety of techniques to acquire a range of words determine, clarify, and illustrate the meaning of unfamiliar words to ensure that you properly and successfully complete the vocabulary assessment, do the following: complete the assessment using the passage provided. select a word from the passage, and identify/create each of the following for that word: denotation connotations synonyms antonyms affixes the sentence from the passage where the word appears an original sentence using the word a memory trick type your responses in the appropriate boxes. after you have typed your responses, print your graphic organizer and submit it to your teacher. be careful not to refresh the page before printing, as some browsers will not save your work. passage from "the pit and the pendulum" by edgar allan poe very suddenly there came back to my soul motion and sound—the tumultuous motion of the heart, and in my ears the sound of its beating. then a pause in which all is blank. then again sound, and motion, and touch, a tingling sensation pervading my frame. then the mere consciousness of existence, without thought, a condition which lasted long. then, very suddenly, thought, and shuddering terror, and earnest endeavor to comprehend my true state. then a strong desire to lapse into insensibility. then a rushing revival of soul and a successful effort to move. and now a full memory of the trial, of the judges, of the sable draperies, of the sentence, of the sickness, of the swoon. then entire forgetfulness of all that followed; of all that a later day and much earnestness of endeavor have enabled me vaguely to recall.