Part A

Synthesize and evaluate your thoughts and response. Researching and

preparing for a discussion helps to ensure the effectiveness and

efficiency of a collaborative discussion. To start forming your response,

write down your initial thoughts on your chosen topic.

Here are some questions you can consider when formulating your

thesis:

In hard times by charles dickens, mr. gradgrind’s name can be interpreted in several ways. the selection supports all of the following interpretations except he grinds out graduates who are similar to each other as if he were running a factory he grinds the importance of facts into students’ heads he grinds down children by crushing their imaginations he grinds his teeth together, suggesting his intolerance for fantasy

What does water came out from a rock mean in this poem and why is it compared to the radio waltz? time was away and somewhere else. the waiter did not come, the clock forgot them and the radio waltz came out like water from a rock: time was away and somewhere else.

What steps best a reader determine the central idea of a text? select three options.