ELA UNIT 3: Chapters 6-8
Quick Write/ Journal Entry/ Reflection
Directions. Respond to the Prompt below. Let your thoughts flow and challenge yourself to stay
on topic and not stop until you have written 7-11 sentences.
Why does piggy feel like gathering an assembly is "all we got"? Why does he feel this way?
What does he feel like an assembly is going to do for them?

Which phrase most closely matches the meaning of the word pleasantries in this excerpt from susan glaspell's trifles? county attorney: (as one turning from serious things to little pleasantries) well ladies, have you decided whether she was going to quilt it or knot it? a. tea cakes b. trivial talk c. foolish actions d. childish behavior

Which two historical elements may influence a story? the author’s biographical details the place where the story was published major events such as a war or natural disaster events that took place during the publication of the story

What is most likely the speaker’s reason to open with this? in approaching this problem, we cannot turn the clock back to 1868, when the [fourteenth] amendment was adopted, or even to 1896, when plessy v. ferguson was written. we must consider public education in the light of its full development and its present place in american life throughout the nation. only in this way can it be determined if segregation in public schools deprives these plaintiffs of the equal protection of the laws.