One of the biggest criticisms of Nic Stone’s novel is how smoothly everything goes for Jus. He makes it out of the hood, goes to a prep school, and, as we just found out in chapter 6, gets accepted into Yale. Critics argue that it’s an unrealistic portrayal of how life would likely go for a young, black kid like Justyce in real life. Write an essay response (at least three paragraphs) to those critics and take a stance. Is this a valid argument or not? Consider real life examples and the novel when thinking of support for your argument.

Which of the following was an economic event that led to an expansion of voting rights in the us? a) the panic of 1819 b) the war of 1812 c) the campaign of 1828 d) the “corrupt bargain” of 1824

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.

Which sentence in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich suggests that ivan ilyich and his wife couldn’t even agree on how to raise their children?