Read the text. In the 1990s, a group of women in the African country of Gambia organized to take
action on plastic bags. Lacking any recycling programs, people had been throwing their
used plastic bags on the ground, along with other trash. Because plastic doesn't
decompose the way other waste does, piles of bags accumulated. What could they do?
The women came up with a novel answer for the plastic bag puzzle. They collected and
cleaned old bags, then reused them by cutting them into strips and crocheting or knitting
items such as purses from the plastic. Selling their handiwork at markets, the women
raised money for additional recycling programs, which enabled them to further reduce
plastic litter
Which organizational structure does this text primarily use?
problem-solution
compare-contrast

What is a generalization? a. a series of events that make up what happens in a story b. hints or clues that tell you what is going to happen in a story c. the final resolution or event that ties up loose ends in a story d. a simple statement about something complicated

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.