Lani is conducting research to determine if learning how to play a musical instrument helps high school students perform better academically. Which of the these Internet search terms would be effective in helping Lani find the
answer to her question? Check all that apply.
mental and intellectual benefits of learning to play an instrument"
research about academic success of students who play instruments"
connection between high school test scores and playing an instrument"
'best high school jazz and classical bands around the country"
most popular instruments that high school students choose to learn"
different ways for students to improve grades in high school"

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. she was a small woman, short and straight-waisted like a child in her brown cotton gown. her forehead was mild and benevolent between the smooth curves of gray hair; there were meek downward lines about her nose and mouth; but her eyes, fixed upon the old man, looked as if the meekness had been the result of her own will, never of the will of another. in at least one hundred words, explain how this excerpt uses explicit and implicit details to describe sarah penn.

Fill in the blank: modernism can be seen in movies with (choose the best answer a. a technological and scientific view b. a fantasy type twist c. an anti-consumerism slant d. a realistic and non-imaginative slant

Read the excerpt from "mother tongue." lately, i’ve been giving more thought to the kind of english my mother speaks. like others, i have described it to people as “broken” or “fractured” english. but i wince when i say that. it has always bothered me that i can think of no other way to describe it other than “broken,” as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness and soundness. what best supports the inference that tan believes nonstandard english is no less valid than standard english? tan spends a lot of time thinking about her mother’s “fractured” english. tan has trouble thinking of descriptive words when she is writing. tan’s american education makes it difficult for her to understand her mother. tan winces when she describes her mother’s english as “broken.”