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Read the short speech. Household chores are rarely exciting. Sorting laundry and unloading dishes does not quicken the pulse. Few people smile at the prospect of mopping. However, chores are building blocks for a firm foundation. Young children who help in the kitchen gain confidence preparing food. When teens help in the yard, they learn valuable home-maintenance skills. These experiences provide support for future independence and success. Identify the metaphor in the speech.

"However, chores are building blocks for a firm foundation."

Brad and Alicia says they are available to babysit on Friday night. Why does this sentence need revision?

The subject and verb do not agree.

Read the excerpt from "My First March." "Hey, Mama?" I asked. "How can all these buses be going to the same place we're going? I've never seen a building that could hold this many people." "Well, we're not going to a building," Mama said. "We're going to a march today. That means we'll be walking through the streets all over our nation's capital." Now read the excerpt from "2000 Buses." Two thousand buses, Twenty-one chartered trains, Ten special airlines, More cars than one could name A mass meeting they called it, The March for Jobs and Freedom Equal access, Equal justice, For all, and not just some What event do both excerpts describe?

a civil rights rally

Read the excerpt from "My First March." A group in the back started fanning themselves and singing the song "Heatwave," making everyone laugh and sing along. The author conveys the joy in the excerpt through the use of

an allusion.

How does Rosa Parks help the reader understand her emotions in this excerpt?

by describing in detail the order of what happened to her

If you start to feel hungry, fix yourself a snack. This is an example of a

complex sentence.

Read the excerpt from President Kennedy's Report to the American People. This afternoon, following a series of threats and defiant statements, the presence of Alabama National Guardsmen was required on the University of Alabama to carry out the final and unequivocal order of the United States District Court of the Northern District of Alabama. How did President Kennedy structure this excerpt?

He used cause and effect to explain the events in Alabama.

What is the best reason to conclude that the author wants the reader to admire American Indians?

Not; The author repeats the word "tribe," which places American Indian communities in a positive light.

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. But there is something that I must say to my people, who stand on the warm threshold which leads into the palace of justice: In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. Which statement best describes King's "palace" metaphor?

Not; The image shows the need for a strong central government.

In My Story, why did Rosa Parks refuse to give up her bus seat to a white man on December 1, 1955?

She was sick of segregation.

We knew Algerlynn must be angry because her features darkened and her speech became abrupt. Which is the most vivid choice to replace the underlined word?

furious

Read the short speech. Mrs. Valenzuela touched countless lives. She reached out to her students and taught them about history. Every lesson was offered with lively insight. She reached out to her peers and made them smile. The workroom echoed with laughter when Mrs. Valenzuela was around. She reached out to her family members and gave them unconditional love. The most likely reason the author uses repetition is to emphasize Mrs. Valenzuela's

personal connections.

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. We must forever conduct our struggle on the high plane of dignity and discipline. We must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence. Again and again, we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force. King's use of repetition in the excerpt stresses his

plea for peaceful action.

Brendan is playing in the backyard. This is an example of a

simple sentence.

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. How does the repeated phrase support King's message?

Not; by insisting that people cooperate to achieve a common goal

A text that describes events in the order they happened is structured according to

Not; chronological order

The dates in the excerpt help the reader to determine that "American Indian Civil Rights" is structured by

Not; first-person point of view.

In the excerpt, President Kennedy emphasizes his point most by using

Not; metaphors to compare equality to things the audience knows.

Which phrase from the excerpt uses a strong emotional connotation to help the author emphasize the tragedy that the American Indians suffered?

Not; reluctantly went

Which is found in "On the Bus with Rosa Parks" but not in My Story?

Not; the idea that segregation was unfair

Read the short speech. Patriotism is often taught through school routines. Young Americans may stand to say, "I pledge allegiance to the flag." They may attend special assemblies or programs honoring veterans. Career studies may include descriptions of armed service professions. Even the study of geography is an exercise in patriotism, as students learn the names of states and capitals. The author includes an allusion to allow readers to

Not; think of armed service professions.

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech. And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire. Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York. Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania. Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado. Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California. But not only that: Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia. Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee. Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi. From every mountainside, let freedom ring. The most likely reason King uses allusions in this part of his speech is to

encourage listeners to envision freedom everywhere.