Imagine it’s the summer before you start high school. You’re trying to figure out what to wear for that important first day of school. What should you do with your hair? What shoes should you wear? Write a 100-word letter to a friend—real or imaginary—who’s already in high school and explain your problem. Ask your friend if he or she has any advice for you.

Context clues can be definitions, examples, synonyms, or antonyms. the word root can give you an idea of the word’s meaning. affixes can you determine the word’s form and meaning. use the drop-down menus to identify the root in each difficult word. automatic: gratify: untenable:

What can you infer about gregor from this excerpt? a. he is ungrateful and refuses to eat all of the food that grete brings for him b. his appetite is good, which shows that his body is trying to return to human form c. he always eats trash, and grete is trying to get him to remember being human d. his eating habits are changing, and he is becoming physically less human

In at least 150 words, identify and describe the setting, and the way the author uses imagery to describe it for part 1 of nectar in a sieve.