Which best describes a retelling?
a. an explanation written in one’s own words that provides all of the details and information in a text
b. a written response that provides a personal opinion related to the central idea of a text
c. a short statement written in one’s own words that provides the key points or central idea of a text
d. a formal report that provides scientific facts and data to support the ideas in a text

Geoffrey is writing a paper investigating friendly-fire incidents in recent us military actions. which paragraph topic would be relevant to his paper and would therefore merit inclusion in his final draft? a) a paragraph criticizing us military actions in the viet nam war b) a paragraph discussing how friendly-fire incidents are investigated c) a paragraph describing what basic boot camp is like for a new army enlistee eliminate d) a paragraph discussing how hard an extended military service can be on a family