4. Jimmy and Eric were huddled by the tire swing. "Why did Scott have to take the kickball? He knows we play kickball at recess." Jimmy whined. "Maybe we could just do something else." Eric suggested.
"No, I'm going to get back our kickball," countered Jimmy. Scott was bouncing the kickball against the
wall by himself when Jimmy approached him. "Give us back our kickball, Scott!" Jimmy shouted. Scott
looked
up
and down at Jimmy and then continued bouncing the ball against the wall. Jimmy ran up to
Scott and tried to snatch the ball as it passed from the wall back to Scott, but he was too slow. He missed
and fell onto the gravel and cried out, "Ow! See what you did, Scott!" By now Eric had joined the other
two boys and he made a suggestion: "Hey, Scott, maybe we could all play together." Scott looked at him
skeptically, but Eric's warm expression convinced him of his sincerity. "Ok," Scott muttered as he
helped Jimmy back to his feet and asked, "What do you want to play?" The boys agreed on kickball and
used the remaining recess time to play. Jimmy and Eric agreed that it was a lot more fun to play with
three people and Scott became a regular addition to their recess activities.
What is the theme of the story?
What happens in the story that leads you to believe this?

Need ! compare and contrast your independent reading selection with one or two other selections you have read in this unit. support your response with at least two pieces of evidence from your independent reading selection. be sure to give the title and author of your selection.

"she is his achilles' heel" is an example question 3 options: a allusion b alliteration c simile d personification

Read the following scene from trifles. sheriff (chuckling). married to the law. (moves toward the other room.) i just want you to come in here a minute, george. we ought to take a look at these windows. county attorney (scoffingly). oh, windows! sheriff. we’ll be right out, mr. hale. (hale goes outside. the sheriff follows the county attorney into the other room. then mrs. hale rises, hands tight together, looking intensely at mrs. peters, whose eyes take a slow turn, finally meeting mrs. hale’s. a moment mrs. hale holds her, then her own eyes point the way to where the box is concealed. suddenly mrs. peters throws back quilt pieces and tries to put the box in the bag she is wearing. it is too big. she opens box, starts to take the bird out, cannot touch it, goes to pieces, stands there . sound of a knob turning in the other room. mrs. hale snatches the box and puts it in the pocket of her big coat. enter county attorney and sheriff.) county attorney (facetiously). well, henry, at least we found out that she was not going to quilt it. she was going to—what is it you call it, ladies! mrs. hale (her hand against her pocket). we call it—knot it, mr. henderson. what changes might a director or screenwriter make to the original version of this scene in order to best emphasize the mood? cut dialogue from the scene to make it a more appropriate length update the setting to appeal to a more modern-day audience omit the actions of the characters to avoid confusion and chaos include the use of lighting, camera angles, and sound effects