VIII. English Language Arts‚ Grade 10 A. Composition B. Reading Comprehension Grade 10 English Language Arts Test Test Structure The grade 10 English Language Arts test was presented in the following two parts: ■ the ELA Composition test‚ which used a writing prompt to assess learning standards from the Massachusetts English Language Arts Curriculum Framework’s Composition strand ■ the ELA Reading Comprehension test‚ which used multiple-choice and open-response questions (items) to assess
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There are five different traits that must be examined when deciding whether or not a character is an epic hero. The hero must be of noble birth or a high position‚ his actions often display courage and superhuman deeds‚ the setting is vast‚ the hero must be known nationally or internationally for his heroism‚ the hero must have humility‚ and the hero must face a supernatural foe (Characteristics of Epic Heroes) These characteristics match the poem of Beowulf and can be used to show that he is an
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stanzas of four short lines which lend the poem a sense of sudden flashback images. In contrast “An August Midnight” it is made up of two stanzas with six long lines‚ giving the poem a calm‚ contemplative quality. In “An Advancement of Learning” Heaney draws on his childhood phobia and fear of rats. This is due to his experiences of fear growing up on Mossbawn farm in the 1940s. The rats provide a link between his childhood and his urban life as an adult. “An August Midnight” is based on Hardy’s
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CHRISTMAS BREAK The beginning of Christmas break was awesome. We had a relaxing day and after school‚ Ella‚ Taylor‚ Seamus‚ Motse‚ Christina‚ and I went into to courtyard and gave each other our secret santa gifts. Seamus was my secret santa and I was Motse’s but I gave presents to everyone. I also got awesome Christmas presents from Kaitlyn and Weronika. From them I got two steven universe tee shirts‚ a steven universe beanie‚ a marcelline statue‚ another beanie‚ lipsticks‚ and an iTunes gift card
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Betrayal. Deceit. The Rosenbergs. Described by History.com as a married couple‚ with two sons‚ they were convicted of leading a spy ring to pass U.S. atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Controversy over the death sentence ensued‚ and President Dwight D. Eisenhower replied that “...the Rosenbergs may have condemned to death tens of millions of innocent people all over the world”; that the death of millions is even graver than the death of two ("Rosenbergs Executed"). Besides the controversy over the
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budget fees so that they incurred just a modest allowance for working capital. It is now April 1994 and Jerry Johnson has just met with Walter Heaney‚ the administrator and Jeanne Mills‚ the controller of Riverview. They discuss the operating activities of Riverview over the next 5 years and also its capital requirements over the next 20 years. Heaney and Mills bring forward two plans to change their format and the way they approach fixed assets. They want to change the focus to monthly fees
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The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period‚ English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture‚ and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently‚ the term English poetry is unavoidably ambiguous. It can mean poetry written in England‚ or poetry written in the English language. The earliest surviving poetry was likely transmitted orally and then written down in versions that do
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The poem says it is for “Michael Lonlgey”. I assume this is one of a group that Heaney wrote with and exchanged poems with. The first stanza conveys his compulsion to play around wells. He liked the mechanism and the sound it made. There’s alliteration of “dark drop”echoing the bucket hitting the water. There’s an image of “the trapped sky” as the reflection of the sky at the other end of the tunnel into the earth – to see the sky‚ he looks down‚ not up. When things are down‚ they can be pinned
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For example‚ Wiglaf referred to Beowulf as “the shepherd of our land” while attempting to get the men to assist Beowulf in what becomes his final battle (Heaney line 2644). Christ is often referred to as a shepherd and his followers his sheep‚ so by calling Beowulf their shepherd‚ they are connecting being a shepherd to being a savior‚ just like Christians do with Jesus. In addition to that‚ Aoife Moloney
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The History of Alcatraz Alcatraz is a historic prison located on an island in San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the most famous prisons in the country known for holding the most notorious criminals in the world and being “escape proof”. Alcatraz was first founded by Native Americans who believed evil spirits were on the island and first called it‚ “Devil’s Island” (Weiser). The island was isolated for many years after its discovery and after the Mexican-American War ended‚ the U.S.
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