It was too hazy to be sunny. Less cotton wool than curdled milk. Thunderstorm weather. How do you work out the differences like that from sounds, Masha pondered, as she slipped out of
the open door, which was covered with a curtain against mosquitoes, and into the morning air.
Why do the trolleybus wires sing even when there's no wind, she wondered. She returned to her
home: Icarus the trolleybus. Lots of buses that drove around had the name ICARUS written on
their fronts, but there was only one trolleybus called Icarus. And only this one trolleybus was
home to a little girl called Masha and her very old grandmother.

The writer mostly uses long sentences here. why? Tick two boxes.

to build up descriptive detail.

to add emphasis to the description.

to create a slow, relaxing pace.

to explain why the action takes place.

to show a sequence of events.​

Read the following scene from trifles. mrs. peters. she was piecing a quilt. (she brings the large sewing basket, and they look at the bright pieces.) mrs. hale. it’s log cabin pattern. pretty, isn’t it? i wonder if she was goin’ to quilt or just knot it? (footsteps have been heard coming down the stairs. the sheriff enters, followed by hale and the county attorney.) sheriff. they wonder if she was going to quilt it or just knot it. (the men laugh, the women look abashed.) county attorney (rubbing his hands over the stove). frank’s fire didn’t do much up there, did it? well, let’s go out to the barn and get that cleared up. (the men go outside.) how would a film version most likely emphasize the men’s emotions during this scene? by emphasizing the variety of props used by showing the men’s facial expressions by highlighting the characters’ costumes by focusing on the actions of the women

Determine the ideas that would be most worthy to share in a literary discussion about johnny tremain. provide an explanation for your choices. how did the role you selected and the work you completed you to understand more about the text? support your response with at least two pieces from the novel.

"a dream deferred" what happens to a dream deferred? does it dry up like a raisin in the sun? or fester like a sore- and then run? does it stink like rotten meat? or crust and sugar over- like a syrupy sweet? maybe it just sags like a heavy load. or does it explode? by langston hughes use the task 3 link as needed to locate terms. what does this poem say? 1 point what is the structure of this poem? 1 point what images does this poem create in your mind?