Write two strong, well-written, organized paragraphs.
you will write the paragraphs on "the stone" and "the three brass pennies." in other words, your first paragraph will be about "the stone," and your second paragraph will be about "the three brass pennies."
in both of your paragraphs, you will
1. identify the theme of the story in your topic sentence.
2. include several supporting details from the text.
3. explain how those details develop or support the theme of the stories.
4. end your paragraphs with strong concluding sentences.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

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