What conflict does Yoyo face in this excerpt? Yoyo is frustrated by her inability to write a good speech for the assembly at her school. Yoyo is worried about insulting her teachers and peers with the speech she has written. Yoyo is saddened by her father’s disapproval of the message in her speech for the assembly. Yoyo is reminded of the terrors her father faced under the dictatorship of the Dominican Republic.

Read the following excerpt from life on the mississippi by mark twain. no girl could withstand his charms. he "cut out" every boy in the village. when his boat blew up at last, it diffused a tranquil contentment among us such as we had not known for months. but when he came home the next week, alive, renowned, and appeared in church all battered up and bandaged, a shining hero, stared at and wondered over by everybody, it seemed to us that the partiality of providence for an undeserving reptile had reached a point where it was open to criticism. how does twain's use of understatement serve his purpose? be sure to use specific details from the text to support your answer.

Write four sentences that incorporate ‘imagery’ (all of your senses) to describe a place that you like to visit.

Which word best describes the mood in this sentence? lucia was aglow as she bounced into the room with stories about her summer vacation.