1. Imagine that a person from the Middle Ages traveled through time to meet you. What would you ask this person? What do you think this person would want to ask you? Make a list of questions for yourself and the
time traveler.
2. With the notes and discussion in class, create your own fantasy setting and characters. Write one scene
(2-5 paragraphs) that shows a character (or characters) and a fantasy setting. Be sure to make connections
between the characters and the setting. What are these characters like? What does the world look like?
What's the connection between the setting and the characters' behaviors?

The rhythm and rhyme patterns of the limerick form are important because?

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

Which component is necessary to create an effective and debatable thesis statement