Read the text, Leo Saves the Day: Today was the day Leo had been waiting for. He sprung up out of bed with an extra spring. He got ready with such ferocity that he almost knocked over his brother as he sprinted out the door. He hopped on his aging Huffy and peddled as fast as a ten speed could take him. When he reached the park, he met up with a few of his friends. They all had pride in their eyes as they grabbed some tools.

Leo and his friends had been trying to raise money to save the park. The park needed so much work, and last week they finally reached their goal. Today, their hard work would pay off. They gathered a handful of volunteers, a plethora a tools and paint, and a lot of heart. Today, Leo would give back to the town and give his little brother the playground he deserved.

What evidence from the text could you give to support the opinion that anyone can make a difference in a community?

Leo and his friends have been trying to raise money to save the park.
Leo and his friends do not have time to save the damaged park.
The park is very damaged and needs to be destroyed.
There is nothing Leo or anyone else can do to help, it's up to the government.

Place the steps of the strategy for reading technical information in the correct order.

Which sentence is correct? laura lent me her copy of cooking weekly so i could use a recipe. i enjoy doing crossword puzzles from the new york times. herman melville wrote the novel “moby d ick.” maggie loves to read the smithsonian magazine.

Read sentence 13 from the draft. some plants retain a great deal of their foliage through much of the spring and summer, but the leaves do not retain their green color for long. which detail would be best to add after sentence 13 to develop the topic? a. since the green color of the leaves that are bright and abundant during the warmer months will disappear by the time it is fall, it is important that the leaves are trimmed and kept freshly cut so that they will last for as long as possible. b. while the temperature outside may dictate when the fall colors of leaves appear, it is only one of many environmental factors that play a part in the changing of colors from green leaves to fall-colored leaves during the cooler months. c. if people want to enjoy the green color of leaves longer, trees should be planted where the environment is warmer and the days longer because chlorophyll in the leaves can only be manufactured and replaced with sunlight and warmth. d. the green chlorophyll normally masks the fall-colored pigments during the warmer months, but as sunlight becomes less abundant and trees become frozen, the fall colors of leaves become more visible as chlorophyll disappears.