As an 11-year-old, my response to losing clemente was to put together an album of photos clipped from newspaper stories. since then i've read books and numerous stories about him and also watched documentaries of his life. —“clemente's impact wanes in puerto rico 40 years after his death,” jorge ortiz what information does the passage state explicitly? the author did not know how to deal with his sadness. the author was very upset when clemente died. the author made an album of photos from newspaper stories. the author was not affected by the death of clemente.

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.

Read the excerpt from act ii, scene v of romeo and juliet. friar laurence: these violent delights have violent ends, and in their triumph die, like fire and powder, which, as they kiss consume: the sweetest honey is loathsome in his own deliciousness and in the taste confounds the appetite: 15 therefore love moderately; long love doth so; too swift arrives as tardy as too slow. friar laurence is motivated to offer this warning because he knows that something bad will certainly happen to the lovers. feels that romeo is acting foolishly and should not get married. enjoys giving advice because he is wise and can others. wants to caution romeo about the consequences of his actions.

Determine the meaning of the word *propel* using the context clues in the sentence. wind power is the ability to capture the wind in a way to *propel* the blades of wind turbines. a) to move slowly b) to urge onward c) to stop from moving d) to drive, or cause to move, forward