Sample Response: Shere Khan endangers all animals by breaking the law of the jungle. The law forbids any creature from killing a human, because eventually the humans would come into the jungle seeking revenge. When Shere Khan first attacks the human camp, he breaks the law and puts all of the other animals in danger. Getting burned by the fire should be a warning, but he keeps hunting Mowgli anyway. What did you include in your response? Check all that apply. a claim that focuses my analysis text evidence that supports my claim transitional words and phrases that connect my ideas details about the character’s words, thoughts, actions, and responses details about the law of the jungle

Read the following excerpt from "the city without us" by alan weisman: almost every other compound in nature contracts when frozen, but h20 (water) molecules do the opposite, organizing themselves into elegant hexagonal crystals that take up about 9 percent more space than they did when sloshing around in a liquid state. pretty six-sided crystals suggest snowflakes so gossamer it's hard to conceive of them pushing apart slabs of sidewalk. which statement best describes the effect of the metaphor on the excerpt's meaning? o a. it likens h2o molecules to hexagonal crystals, which are actually larger than people imagine. o b. it makes the frozen crystals seem like friends to the city to contrast with what a deceitful foe they are. o c. it compares the sloshing liquid to a river of water able to push apart the sidewalk o d. it compares the frozen crystals to delicately lacy snowflakes having an unexpected strength (apex)