1. Identify Old Major, Boxer, Clover, Benjamin, and Mollie.

Old Major is the old white boar who dies in the beginning of the story, he was the one who came up with the idea to take over the farm. Old Major is very smart. Boxer is a huge horse, almost 18 hands high and very strong, he has a white stripe down his nose. Clover is a middle aged mare. Benjamin is the donkey on the farm. Mollie is a white mare who likes treats and is full of herself, she is taken from the barn by a man.

the water represents a powerful force, and supports the idea that farquhar cannot escape his fate.

explanation:

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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