You and your group crash on deserted island with no hope of rescue.
•how would you proceed to organize yourselves?
–food, water, shelter?
–rules / punishment?
–who's in charge? why them?
–what threats do you face?
are those threats natural or man-made?

Read the sample student claim and the reasons listed for making this claim. claim: although many people argue that medical testing on animals is a violation of animal rights, the benefits it yields for society far outweigh any argument that can be made. reason #1: animal research has yielded both pain-relieving and life-saving drugs for humans. reason #2: laws prohibit scientists from using animal-based research in cases where non-animal testing would produce equally clear and valid results.

Read the excerpt from it's our world, too! : young people who are making a difference.the author’s purpose in this excerpt is to

Which of these statements is evaluative in nature a) the short passage creates a brilliant and sketch of gabriel b) resulting from the fact that gabriel is observant, he is also reflective c) the way gabriel looks at his wife shows that he is a detached onlooker d) that gabriel is observant is evident from the minute details he notices