A student is writing an essay about how Greg changes from the beginning of “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” to the end. What should the student do during the prewriting process to help trace how Greg changes? A. Create a chart that lists Greg’s traits at the beginning of the story, the important conflicts in the middle of the story, and his traits at the end of the story
B. Develop a thesis statement that summarizes all of the important conflicts that Greg experiences in the beginning, middle, and end of the story.
C. Locate and paraphrase several pieces of evidence from the text that show Greg’s traits at the beginning and end of the story.
D. Develop a conclusion that provides strong evidence from the text about what Greg is like at the beginning, the middle, and the end of the story.

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

Review the detail. beethoven chooses to stay when the children beg him to play more. which is the best inference that can be drawn about beethoven?

Read this excerpt from we’ve got a job: the 1963 children’s march. though connor was commissioner of public safety, blacks knew that it wasn't their health and safety he intended to protect. and he certainly didn't put out their fires. between the late 1940s and early 1960s, more than fifty black homes and churches in birmingham were bombed. one neighborhood was hit so often, it was called "dynamite hill." no one was ever prosecuted, even when the police could identify the bombers. what is the tone of the excerpt? inquisitive sentimental apologetic scornful