Take on the role of an editor who is putting together an anthology of literature. You must select one story from "The Monk's Tale" for students to read, and write an introduction that prepares them to understand it. The introduction will explore the story's plot, its related themes, and its rhyme scheme and meter.

Which excerpt from “the girl who silenced the world for five minutes” supports suzuki’s argument that she is “losing [her] future”? coming here today, i have no hidden agenda. losing my future is not like losing an election or a few points on the stock market. and now we hear about animals and plants going extinct every day – vanishing forever. i'm only a child, yet i know we are all in this together and should act as one single world towards one single goal.

Which theme do all rivers run to the sea and maus share?

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?