Write an essay explaining why it is important to be loyal in your life. Use these guidelines for planning and writing:
• You MUST complete the graphic organizer to help you organize the information. This
is required and worth 10 points.
• Clearly state your thesis
• Organize and develop your ideas effectively, having a main idea and supporting
details.
• Write your essay in third person point of view
• Choose your words carefully
• Edit your writing for grammar, mechanics, and spelling
• Restate your thesis in your conclusion

Laura is writing a report about the natural resources of mississippi. she will collect information about the natural resources from many different sources. one will be a multimedia encyclopedia. when she searches for information in a multimedia encyclopedia, she finds four results. three of the results will laura, but one will not her. which of these articles will not laura write her report? a) "the oil of mississippi" b) "the timber of mississippi" c) "the politics of mississippi" d) "the natural gas of mississippi"

Which pair of uses of figurative language from “the caged bird” support the extended metaphor of freedom versus oppression? back of the wind; floats downstream his wings are clipped; his feet are tied the caged bird sings; the free bird thinks dawn bright lawn; grave of dreams

Match these items. 1. academic language letter or letters added to the end of a word that changes the part of speech and meaning of the root word 2. social language language spoken with peers in social settings 3. suffix language spoken in academic settings 4. root word letter or letters added to the beginning or end of a word, root, or stem, or the middle of a word, to modify its meaning 5. prefix initial word before adding a suffix and/or prefix 6. affix letter or letters added to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the word