Identify the protagonist’s stage of identity development throughout the story (of beetles and angels). complete the chart with the correct stage and two instances of support from the text. recall the different stages:

• identify diffusion occurs when an adolescent does not make a commitment to any particular roles, values, or goals.

• identify foreclosure occurs when someone makes a commitment without considering other possibilities.

• identity moratorium occurs when an individual is in the midst of a crisis over a particular role or value and tries out alternatives in order to make a commitment.

• identity achievement occurs when someone makes a personal decision or commitment after going through a crisis and exploring his or her option.

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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.

What language uses emotionally words

What questions should readers ask about the exposition of a story?