Choose the correct item, then explain what they mean. 1. she dressed in bright colours so as to be the centre of piece/attention/one/focus. 2. scandal tends to hit the roof/road/headlines/ newspaper on a daily basis. 3. most people these days demand better quality products and so will choose brand/code/first/ business names. 4. my first view/impression/look/sight of the new soap opera was that it was rather boring. 5. there are some styles that seem to last for ever, while others are simply long-lived/well-lived/ short-lived/ quick-lived trends. 6. some film stars will do anything to be in the public service/light/eye/interest.

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.