Writing a Human-Interest Article Suppose you were a newspaper journalist in 1850. Your assignment is to write a short human-interest article. A human-interest article focuses on the
people involved in an event or situation. Your subject is people who were part of the gold
rush. For your article, "interview" one or more of the people described in the reading. Be sure to
give background information on the gold rush as well as “quotations” from the people you
interview. This should be no longer than 10 sentences, but a minimum of 7 sentences.

Mr. pontellier did not attend these soirée musicales. he considered them bourgeois, and found more diversion at the club. to madame ratignolle he said the music dispensed at her soirées was too "heavy," too far beyond his untrained comprehension. his excuse flattered her. but she disapproved of mr. pontellier's club, and she was frank enough to tell edna so. which statement best describes the point of view in the excerpt? the third-person point of view is voiced by an objective character in the story. the third-person point of view is voiced by a subjective character in the story. the third-person point of view is an omniscient observer. the third-person point of view is an observer with limited omniscience.

In hard times by charles dickens, the scene in which the characters discuss the depiction of horses on wallpaper and flowers on carpets is the author’s way of showing the absurdity of

What is the first step in summarizing a plot? restating central ideas and key details eliminating minor or unimportant details connecting ideas with logical transitions identifying important words and phrase