Read the excerpt from "How I Learned someone said "shin" again, There was a wild stamping of hands on the ground, A kicking of feet, and the fit Of laughter overtook me too, And that was important, as important As Joe Barone asking me how I was Through his tears, picking me up And dusting me off with hands like swatters, And though my head felt heavy, I played on till dusk Which role does the first-person point of view play in this excerpt? O It helps readers understand how amused Joe Barone feels when he helps the main character. O It helps readers understand that the main character is beginning to feel accepted. O It helps readers identify better with Joe Barone's opinion of the main character. O It helps readers identify the events that occur during the story's climax and falling action.

It's timed! overpopulation can affect the natural environment • limiting land available for crops.• lowering the standard of living.• causing the destruction of forests.• worsening sanitation in cities.

As you have learned, epic heroes experience trials along their journeys. using your knowledge from beowulf, create a trial you believe an epic hero like beowulf might face. you will need to write a description of the trial using the aspects of a narrative. the trial can be anything you imagine, meaning you can test the hero in any way you see fit. be creative and have fun with this! let your creativity flow. focus on key attributes of beowulf and use his attributes to create a trial that would truly test him. since beowulf is very strong, a trial involving strength and endurance might be to easy. try thinking outside the box to create a trial that would truly test the hero of the geats. examples of beowulf’s attributes: couragous, loyal, strong, persistant, honorable, confident try to use one or multiples of these attribute when designing your trial. a good way to think of this activity is that you are a hunger games game designer. what could you make that would stump beowulf

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