2. Which sentence best expresses the central point of the selection? a. There is a serious problem in our country with sugar consumption, and nothing is being done about it.
b. Eating too much sugar has created an obesity epidemic, so we need to become more aware of exactly what is in
our food
c. Many of the food manufacturers in our country do not care about the health of Americans,
d. There was a time when very few children were overweight, but today nearly one third of all children are either
overweight or obese

Demonstrating understanding of jem's development one way to demonstrate understanding of character and theme is by writing from the perspective of a character. for this assignment, compose a short poem from the perspective of jem. your poem should detail his feelings about either a. his father, atticus or b. mrs. dubose. the poem must accurately trace the progression of jem's attitudes and beliefs, highlighting the important events and shifts in his perspective detailed above. your writing should also sound like jem, using voice and word choice that reflects the voice and word choice found in the novel. the poem can be a free poem (meaning it does not need to rhyme or follow a particular format). it should be a minimum of twenty-lines in length, have a title, and follow conventional rules of spelling, grammar, and punctuation.