Newsela-figures of speech Question: Write a short paragraph that explains the central idea of the article. Use at least two details from the article to support your response.

Micah wrote the following argument: our city should start a garden lottery that would award winners a free plot of land in one of the city’s abandoned lots to encourage community gardening. community gardening brings many benefits to a community, including a sense of belonging and opportunities to meet new people. gardening creates personal bonds between people of all ages. as a result, people feel connected to their neighbors, and crime decreases. which relationship does the phrase “as a result” clarify? a. the relationship between the claim that crime will decrease and the reason that community gardens foster a sense of community togetherness b. the relationship between the claim that community gardens bring many benefits to a community and the reason that people feel more connected to their neighbors c. the relationship between the claim that gardening creates bonds between people and the reason that people feel connected to their neighbors and crime decreases d. the relationship between the claim that free plots of land should be raffled in a lottery for community gardening and the reason that, as a result, neighbors will communicate more, and crime will decrease

Jeremy planned to read the following poem aloud: wisdom by sara teas daleit was a night of early spring, the winter-sleep was scarcely broken; around us shadows and the wind listened for what was never spoken.though half a score of years are gone, spring comes as sharply now as then— but if we had it all to doit would be done the same again. it was a spring that never came; but we have lived enough to know that what we never have, remains; it is the things we have that go. jeremy interpreted this poem to mean that certain people, places, 'and things are important to us in our lives. but as time passes, we lose those things. what technique could jeremy use when reading the poem to emphasize this idea for listeners? a.he could read the poem rapidly to show how quickly people lose what’s important to them. b.he could emphasize the rhyming pattern in each stanza to represent patterns in life. c.he could read the poem slowly to represent the changes that happen over a lifetime. d.he could raise and lower his voice to represent the good and bad things people face in life.

Rea is fascinated by the cuisine of a certain country. therefore, she has bought some olives, dates, and figs. she plans to use these ingredients to cook lamb and poultry stews in the country’s classic earthenware, called a tagine. which type of cuisine does rea seem to enjoy? a. italian b. spanish c. chinese d. moroccan e. indian