As part of a unit on weather systems, a first-grade class will be reading a scientific, informational text with many new, tier-three vocabulary terms. Before this reading takes place, the teacher has students write about their favorite type of weather, identify the current weather outside over the course of a week, and watch a few videos depicting different types of weather systems. The main purpose for these pre-reading activities is to:

The purpose of pre-reading is to allow students to have a prior knowledge of the subject that will be covered in a more complex text.

Explanation:

Pre-reading is a very useful tool to be used in the classroom, because it is through it that students can prepare themselves to understand more complex texts and even simultaneous readings. In pre-reading, students have prior access to the subject that will be covered in the complex text. This early access allows the student to understand the text in a more detailed and complete way, improving comprehension and reading efficiency.

according to classical republican political theory, which democratic republics would function best?

a.   small republics, with people who had similar interests

b.   large republics, with people who had competing interests

c.   republics made up entirely of landowners

d.   republics made up entirely of servants

this question does't support enough resioning to answer.