THEME & CENTRAL IDEA 2
How does the author develop the
central idea that her family is
different?
Excerpt from A Mango-Shaped Space By Wendy Mass
1 takes longer than it should to get home because we have to walk
all the way around the Davises fields, Jennd's father actually farms
is lond; he grows soybeans and the sweetest corn for miles around,
My father plowed under our fields to make the landing space for his
helicopter, Jennd's father thinks my father is lozy since he only flies
three times a week and is back by dinnertime. My father thinks
Jennd's father should mind his own business. "Is your dad ever going
to stop working on your house?" Jenna asks as we come into view of
4. Everyone in town, including the rest of my family, wants to know
the answer to that question. The helicopter is now parked out back,
and my father is already halfway up the ladder on his way to the
roof, 'I don't think so," I reply honestly. My sprowing house is famous
in these parts and never fails to get a reaction. First, people stare,
They look up, they look down. Sometimes they even do that twice,
The house is almost like a living creature that keeps expanding and
contracting and remaking itself. Every inch of it was built by my
Father and grandfather from all different kinds of wood-whatever
they could borrow, barter, or beg for. They could never agree on
how the house should be laid out, so they each did their own thing
and eventually met up in the middle. This technique resulted in a
mumber of doors that lead nowhere and stairs that go inside walls
ike secret passageways. That is how Jenna and I managed to wind
in in the back of Path's closet, sol quess the spider web filled tunnels
Aby describing her father
B by describing their house
C by emphasizing the helicopter
D by emphasizing Beth's closet
What inference can be made about the
narrator?
A The narrator thinks her dad is smart.
B The narrator feels her dad is lazy.
C The narrator is embarrassed by her dad.
n the narrator cares about her dad

In at least 150 words, explain how richard wright use of dialogue in the short story "the man who was almost a man" contributes to the overall meaning of the story.

Which sentence contains a participial phrase that is placed correctly? -jose paid for a hamburger scanning the cafeteria for an empty seat -peeling off her winter jacket, sierra settled into the cozy armchair. -made of soft wool, nadia pulled on a blue sweater -the cowboy jumped from the horse laughing in the face of danger

Read the passage. excerpt from "why equal pay is worth fighting for" by senator elizabeth warren, april 17, 2014 i honestly can't believe that we're still arguing over equal pay in 2014. when i started teaching elementary school after college, the public school district didn't hide the fact that it had two pay scales: one for men and one for women. women have made incredible strides since then. but 40 years later, we're still debating equal pay for equal work. women today still earn only 77 cents for every dollar a man earns, and they're taking a hit in nearly every occupation. bloomberg analyzed census data and found that median earnings for women were lower than those for men in 264 of 265 major occupation categories. in 99.6 percent of occupations, men get paid more than women. that's not an accident; that's discrimination. the effects of this discrimination are real, and they are long lasting. today, more young women go to college than men, but unequal pay makes it harder for them to pay back student loans. pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women. . for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by, and many families depend as much on mom's salary as they do on dad's, if not more. women are the main breadwinners, or joint breadwinners, in two-thirds of the families across the country, and pay discrimination makes it that much harder for these families to stay afloat. women are ready to fight back against pay discrimination, but it's not easy. today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes. here in the senate, sen. barbara mikulski (d-md.) introduced the paycheck fairness act to give women the tools to combat wage discrimination. it would ensure that salary differences have something to do with the actual job that they are doing, and not just because they are women. senator warren states that the effects of pay discrimination are long-lasting. is this a valid argument supported by accurate evidence? no; warren weakens her point by claiming that the paycheck fairness act would "give women the tools to combat wage discrimination." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "for middle-class families today, it usually takes two incomes to get by." yes; warren supports her point by noting, "pay inequality also means a tougher retirement for women." no; warren weakens her point by noting, "today, a woman can get fired for asking the guy across the hall how much money he makes."