What type of creation story is presented in the passage? a long time ago, there was a vast expanse of water instead of earth. the animals and trees lived on a level above the water. one day, wise badger dived deep into the water to search for mud. sadly, he could not swim for long and had to come back. the animals decided to send brave muskrat to get the mud. he dived into water and swam for a long time. he came up with a small amount of mud. the mud began to expand in every direction, creating an island. the animals waited for the island to dry. they sent big crow to keep watch on the island. in seven days, big crow returned and informed them that the island was dry and ready. the animals and trees moved onto the island and lived happily ever after. what type of creation story is presented in the passage? a) ex nihilo b) earth diver c) world parents d) emergence

Follow the directions (and example) given to create your own sonnet. william shakespeare's sonnet 130 my mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun, coral is far more red, than her lips red, if snow be white, why then her breasts are dun: if hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head: i have seen roses damasked, red and white, but no such roses see i in her cheeks, and in some perfumes is there more delight, than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. i love to hear her speak, yet well i know, that music hath a far more pleasing sound: i grant i never saw a goddess go, my mistress when she walks treads on the ground. and yet by heaven i think my love as rare, as any she belied with false compare. instructions: write fourteen lines of iambic pentameter. use a sonnet rhyme scheme. use the first eight lines to set up your idea (the octave). use the last six lines to conclude your idea (sestet). (variety may be added by including a substitute foot from time to time such as the two anapests in line 3 above.) work in small groups giving each other feedback. reading the sonnet aloud allows you to hear the words and rhythms of the lines. generate questions that will clarify the use of words and forms. for example: was the idea of the sonnet presented in the first eight lines? how was sound used to enhance the meaning of the sonnet?