Make a plan for your summary, and then write a summary, 300 words or longer, of the story of Richard Whittington in the box below. Begin with an introduction identifying your summary of the story. Then discuss the story's theme. Use the middle of your summary to write about the story's main ideas and events. Write a conclusion that includes the theme and major ideas.

Leslie would probably have come with us if she didn’t work all summer. which is the verb phrase?

The overwhelming majority of the peoples and nations of the world today want to live in peace

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were a wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.