Step 1: Work collaboratively to set discussion rules and guidelines. a) Meet with other participants before the discussion to develop a plan.

b) Confirm that the team knows the topic and the text(s) that will be the basis of the discussion.

c) Set clear goals with the team that include deadlines for preparation, the schedule of the
discussion, the length of the discussion, and the roles of each discussion member.

d) Decide how the role of a moderator will function for peacekeeping and turn-taking.

e) Determine the purpose of the discussion and the audience.

f) Decide on the formality of the discussion and rules for consensus (general agreement). vote-
taking, and the presentation of alternate viewpoints.

what is a theme?

ans: the implicit idea of a written work of literature is called a theme.

so, the only theme of "birdfoot's grampa" by joseph bruchuc is that as a human being one should always remember the value of every life on earth.

the grampa is stopping the car again and again to save those little toads from washing away in the heavy rain is an act of kindness and humanity.

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease

it is c through the rain, the cheetah dashed.

attitude toward the subject implied in a literary work.

serious at times, angry, impassioned, and optimistic, but most of all urgent