Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. which of these phrases uses the best voice and word choice for a children's fairy tale?
a. it was a dark and stormy night; the breath of the cool breeze sent shivers up my spine.
b. the little mice danced with joy because they were so excited about their new home.
c. her grandmother's voice grew weak as she told the story of her journey to america.
d. leonard ran so quickly his heart was beating out of his chest and his lungs bur

Read the excerpt from the dark game: true spy stories from invisible ink to cia moles. yet, by the time robert e. lee surrendered to ulysses grant at appomattox, virginia, some four years later, about 620,000 soldiers had died on the battlefields, more than american battle deaths in all other wars from the revolution through the vietnam war. what is the author’s primary purpose for including this detail? to inform readers about the differences between three military conflicts to persuade readers of the seriousness of the american civil war to entertain readers with tales from behind the lines of battle to encourage readers to visit battlegrounds in appomattox, virginia

Based on part two of trifles, which of the following images most reinforces the them of loneliness that exists throughout the play?

Millicent sat down at her desk in the big study hall. tomorrow she would come to school, proudly, laughingly, without lipstick, with her brown hair straight and shoulder length, and then everybody would know, even the boys would know, that she was one of the elect. teachers would smile , thinking perhaps: so now they've picked millicent arnold. i never would have guessed it. —"initiation," sylvia plath what inference can be made about millicent from the way she is characterized indirectly? millicent is a student with straight brown hair. millicent does not usually take care of her appearance. millicent has not always been popular.