Read the following story excerpt and answer the question that follows: "come on james! " nick called him from the street. "let's get to the court. the guys are waiting." james looked down at his list of assignments on the computer. "nick, i can't go today," he yelled regretfully out his window. "i am behind on my work. you are, too! you should come over and we can study together." no response from nick. james sighed and opened his website. a short time later he heard a loud knock at the door. it was nick. "you were right. let's finish up and then go shoot hoops." what does this dialogue reveal about james? james is a responsible person. james cares more about basketball than school. james is reckless about his schooling. james likes to study alone.

To celebrate black history month, we will be learning about the lives of some african americans. your assignment is to find biographical (life story) information about one famous african american historical figure. be sure that you find the following information about the person you select: date of birth, country of origin, how he or she (or his/her family) came to the united states, why he/she is famous, and how the person died (if applicable). we will use the information that you gather in the research on an in-class project. be sure to keep track of your sources; your final project will require a works cited page. in an internet search engine, which group of keywords is most appropriate for this assignment? a) black history month, date of birth b) african, american, people, biographies c) famous people, africa, america, project d) african american, people, countries, famous