LIFE ISN’T FAIR-- DEAL WITH IT! Opinion by Mike Myatt, adapted from CommonLit

How do paragraphs 8-18 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?

A. They explain why Myatt believes life is unfair.

B. They provide advice for dealing with unfair situations.

C. They describe how unfair situations can be advantageous.

D. They display personal experiences with unfair situations.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

Choose the sentence that is not logically connected in the paragraph. (1) doctor henderson was a kind and gentle man. (2) his patients loved and respected him. his death made many of them sad. (3) as a young man, he decided to become a doctor and pursue a life of healing and comforting. (4) his work will long be remembered by the citizens of battle creek, michigan.

From part ii of the novel, pick one paragraph in which the author uses semicolons. read over your chosen paragraph and in 200 words, discuss the effect of using semicolons in order to create longer phrases.