Read Sherise's brainstorming table. Beginning
Middle
End
I had outgrown the desk in I found a cool design for a After three weeks of
my bedroom, my legs homemade desk on the construction, my dad and
could barely fit under it Internet and convinced my had successfully built the
dad to help me build it. perfect desk
Which sentence would best resolve this series of events in a descriptive narrative?
O I love stretching my legs in the roomy space under the desk that my dad and I built.
O I could not concentrate on my homework because my legs were in a tight tangle under the desk.
Finally, the desk was put together!
O I learned a lot about building.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.

"the tune the he might never know again." this part build anticipation. dexter got extremely happy by the piano tune. he could see what he was living at that moment in his life throught this feeling. the reader might want to learn more about his happy life. in fact, he called it a state of   'ecstasy'. the fact that he had got in a mood of intense appreciation and that everything about him was extremely bright and glamorous might lead the reader to feel that this state of happiness may not last long. the two parts from the excerpt that exemplify the anticipation are: " the sound of the "; " it was a know again."

the correct answer is a.

since in the sentence the word beacon is used as "guide".

lighthouse:

high tower located on the coasts and ports that emits a powerful light at intervals to guide navigators at night.

luminous tower.

beacon synonyms as a guide: lighthouse, north, tower