I want people to know that she was a great teacher who loved her family and her country. She had the courage to speak
out and do something about the injustice. She worked hard to pass redress. When a group of people feel they have been
treated unfairly by the government, the US Constitution guarantees you the right to redress the government. The
Japanese Americans did that and because the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was passed by Congress, our constitution is
strong again. It was weakened by Executive Order 9066 when President Roosevelt ordered 120,000 innocent Japanese
Americans into internment camps. Mary Tsukamoto always took the initiative to follow her beliefs. She was a respected
author (she wrote the book, We the People, a Story of Internment in America), a political activist and someone who
worked for world peace. She was selected by the California State Senate as a Notable Californian.
What should you examine to find the main idea in the paragraph?
the interviewer's purpose and style of questions

the topic, medium, and supporting sentences

the interviewee's purpose and type of responses

the main idea of the previous paragraph

Why is reasoning relivant to reading and evaluate text?

Which modifier could be used to make a comparison? first identical entirely talented

Frequently the subject of blues songs has to do with some challenge or problem faced by the writer. everyone faces personal challenges. sometimes music us deal with these problems. do you know of times when music has you or people that you know cope with difficult situations? think about your life experiences and challenges or the experiences of someone you know. then write your own twelve-bar blues song that describes one such experience that you or another person has had. your blues song should have three verses. you may write a fourth verse for extra credit. each verse you write should have three phases and should be written in call-and-response form. the first two phases of each verse should describe the experience, challenge, or problem and should act as your “call” phrases. the third phrase should describe the solution to your challenge or problem, or the next step in your story, and should act as your “response” phrase. review “sneaker blues” to see an example of a call-and-response song with three verses. “sneaker blues” my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; my sneakers got a hole and my feet are killing me; i’m gonna get my sneakers fixed just you wait and see. the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; the man said twenty dollars; you have got to be kidding me; twenty dollars is what he said, i might have to let them be. the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; the hole in my sneakers is getting bigger every day; twenty dollars is what he said, that’s what i’ll have to pay. write your song title and verses as the answers to the questions. after you have written your song, try putting it to music using one of the online music samples. original twelve-bar blues song (2 points) score 1. title(6 points) score 2. verse 1line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 3. verse 2 line 1: line 2: line 3: (6 points) score 4. verse 3 line 1: line 2: line 3: