1. In this excerpt from his autobiography, Dr. George Jenkins shares the true story of one of his early influences—a teacher who gave him hope for the future. First answer, how did this experience affect Jenkins? (Use 2 pieces of evidence from the text). 2. What do you think is a more important trait a teacher should have? Building connections with students or creating challenging assignments? Please answer the prompt and state your claim (argument) below with your reasons. DO NOT JUST GIVE ME YOUR STATEMENT AND REASONS, Please explain EACH of your reasons why! There is no need to find evidence for this prompt this time.
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Which type of characterization is used in the excerpt to reveal claire’s character traits? indirect, direct, both or neither

Read this excerpt from holes. he had no sailing experience, but the ship’s captain signed him aboard. the captain could see that elya was a man of great strength. not everybody could carry a full-grown pig up the side of a mountain. it wasn’t until the ship had cleared the harbor and was heading out across the atlantic that he suddenly remembered his promise to carry madame zeroni up the mountain. he felt terrible. what information does this flashback provide about elya? a.elya did not intend to break his promise to madame zeroni. b.madame zeroni is very angry and disappointed in elya. c.elya is terribly afraid of madame zeroni’s curse. d.elya does not care what happened to madame zeroni.

Martin luther king jr often spoke of a day in the future when he hoped that his children would be judged not by their skin color but instead by their character. write a narrative essay about a moment in your life when you were judged by something other than the content of your character. use narrative techniques to develop experiencies, events, and characters