A Three-Point Turn

Chapter 1

"You know, hardly anyone ever needs to do a three-point turn anymore," said Justin, trying to help Becky calm down.

"Oh, so it's not a useful skill AND I am probably going to fail the driving test because I can't do it anyway," Becky said, raising her voice for emphasis. "That should make me feel like a million bucks when I flunk."

Justin was riding with Becky so she could take her driving test. He had volunteered for the job because he thought she would be less nervous with him than with their mom, but so far, he wasn't sure he was making any difference.

"Slow down, your turn is coming up here," he said, looking ahead.

"I know, I know," she replied, "I've been here before remember—the last time I flunked."

Justin was pretty sure if he had let her miss the turn, things would only have deteriorated further, but he wasn't sure he was fond of being the scapegoat for Becky's anxiety.

"Listen, you need to take a few deep breaths," he said, hoping he could help her at least relax a bit. "Being nervous won't help you with the three-point turn or anything else you have to do. Hey, did you just take that turn without your turn signal on?" This was going to be harder than he thought.

"Stop yelling at me," Becky replied, clearly frustrated, "I can't concentrate."

"Look, you need to stop and get yourself together here," Justin started. "It is not just about passing the driving test. I don't want to get in an accident, so pull into that parking lot."

Becky drove into the office building's parking lot where Justin was pointing. Justin knew they were less than a mile from the licensing office, and if she continued in this condition, he'd be having this same discussion three months from now when she tried the test again for the third time.

"You need to get a grip," he started after she put the car in park, "because you have studied and practiced driving all year. You know this stuff inside and out, backwards and forwards. What are you so nervous about?"

"I don't know, I don't know," Becky wailed, resting her head on the steering wheel. "I just get so tired of failing."

Listening quietly as Becky sobbed, Justin realized this was about much more than a driving test. He also knew if he didn't find a way to help Becky things would just get worse.

Chapter 2

Justin took a deep breath and collected his thoughts. Becky was an unbelievably consistent straight-A student. It was Justin who got the bad grades in school, and Justin who had to repeat every math class he'd ever taken. It was Justin who wished he could get the grades Becky got. Some things came easier for Justin: He was athletic, handy with tools, and good at making the best of whatever life threw at him. Mom called him her "lemons into lemonade" kid. But for the most part, Becky succeeded easily, whereas Justin had to work and work to just get a passing grade.

Rather than having Becky catalogue all the things she supposedly "failed" at, Justin decided to try an alternative approach, one that wouldn't remind him of all the ways he had failed.

"Okay, Becky, let's assume for a moment you fail this test again. What is the worst thing that could happen?" he asked.

"I would be the oldest kid at school without a license and be humiliated," she replied. Justin thought he heard a bit of panic in her voice but continued with his plan.

"Yes, but won't we still have to drive to school together for at least one more year anyway?" he asked.

"Yes, but..." she started.

"And who will know, if you don't tell anyone except your friends, that you don't have your license? You know Mom can't afford another car just for you, right?"

"Yes," she said quietly.

"So what difference does it make, really," he said. "Another three months to wait in the grand scheme of your life doesn't seem like all that long, right?"

"I suppose not," she said.

Justin could tell she was breathing more slowly now. "Besides," he said, "I would miss all the practice driving with you," and for good measure he reached over and pinched her arm.

"Ow," she said, hitting back at him, "that hurt."

"So let's go do this, okay?

"Okay," she said. Becky cranked up the car, backed slowly out of the parking spot and drove up to the parking lot's exit. Justin noticed, as they waited for the traffic to clear, that she had remembered the turn signal.

Which is true of both Chapter 1 and Chapter 2?

Both have multiple major conflicts to develop.
Both include mainly one character's point of view.
Both rely mainly on the narrator to resolve the conflict.
Both rely on internal thoughts to develop both characters.

Summarize pg.33 in the book crossover.Please use 2-3 sentences

if we keep on a career pathway what are we doing?

a.playing it safe
b.following directions
c.working toward a goal
d.changing our mind

Look at the advertisement below. In at least two sentences, describe the explicit and implicit meanings in this advertisement.use proper spelling and grammar

Which of these best describes how to reduce wordiness in this sentence??

Complete the following sentences using these pairs of pronouns as subjects. Have your sentences checked.

1. He and I _______________
2. They and we ___________
3. She and he ____________
4. You and they ___________

Write a sentence using the pronoun “it” as the subject.

_______________________

I'll give brainliest! What is the meaning of this quote in you're opinion?
“A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.” — George Bernhard Shaw.

What are your strongest assets when presenting to a group?

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What characteristics do these words have in common? Select all that apply.

halibut, flounder, tuna, trout



fish
domesticated
fresh water

The plot element represented in this scenario is ___.

Sherlock has just gotten a call that a wealthy client's inheritance has gone missing.

Jonas has gone through a whirlwind of drama in the first nineteen chapters of this novel. If he were to have written a four-stanza poem about everything happening in his life in the nineteen chapters, what would it sound like?

From the novel "The Giver".

1. Identify four put-downs aimed at Jin on his first day in a new school.

2. Invent a more respectful way for the teacher to introduce Jin. Write it here:

3. Create a friendlier response for the kid who saw Jin eating lunch.

4. Write a more powerful response for the kid who said, "Be cool, man."

Is a multiverse real? If so please start from the smallest planet to the Multiverse, name them in size order.. (smallest to biggest)

PLZZ HELP!! YOU GET 20 IF YOU DO!!!
Find the root and its meaning in the word below. Use a dictionary if necessary.

Disease


root:
1.dis
2.sease
3.ease
4.sea

meaning:
5.pain
6.comfort
7.absence of
8.health

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Write a story that takes place on another planet. Underline (or all caps) the adjectives you use to describe the setting.

S. E. Hinton said in an interview that she really gets to know her characters. In fact, she says she focuses more on them than on the setting in her books. In the first chapter of The Outsiders, how does she describe the “greasers”?
by using mostly indirect characterization
by showing how each one handles conflict
by using the plot details to show what they’re like
by using mostly direct characterization

Which replacement corrects the spelling error in this sentence??

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What characteristics do these words have in common? Click on all that apply.

chopsticks, needles, pencils, toothpicks


wooden objects
long, slender objects
eating utensils

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Read the paragraph. Then answer the question that follows.

Perhaps you wanted pizza for dinner, but were out voted by the rest of the family who wanted chili. This is similar to what happens in a community. One person has to give up a right for the good of the group. Sometimes citizens' duties and rights conflict with each other. A good example is a public protest. People have the right to meet in groups and share ideas. However, a protest can disrupt traffic or other normal activities. A city must provide extra police protection to keep people safe. Therefore, the city has the right to require permission in advance for a protest. Government must make laws to balance the rights of individuals and different groups of people.

Which of the following statements best describes this paragraph?

The paragraph contains categories of comparison.
The paragraph contains a simile.
The paragraph contains no text connections.
The paragraph contains an analogy.

In the following sentences, list the homograph that matches the definition that follows the sentence.

Example: The coal mine is mine. Belongs to me

Answer: The coal mine is mine.

1. The bow of a ship is curved like a bow. -Used to shoot arrows

2. He took a bow after shooting the bow and arrow well. -Bend forward

3. The crew did well in digging the well. -Source of water

4. Does the deer herd have many do? -Female deer

5. He died and was put in the grave after a grave illness. -Serious

6. Can you lead us to the harmful lead paint? -Show the way

7. A minute is a minute compared to a day. -Very small

8. She moped because her moped was broken. -Small motorcycle

9. The farmer sows grain to feed the sows. -Female pig

10. Don’t try to clean up if you’re tarry. -Wait

With what you know and have learned in this lesson, create an "art behind the bars" project proposal. Write a 90-word letter to the mayor of your city explaining why you think it is important to have these projects in prisons and propose one project.

This speech was given prior to the Civil War and nearly 70 years before women in the United States were allowed to vote. What is Sojourner Truth saying about the connection between civil rights for African Americans and the rights of women? Why was she able to stand before a large audience and expound this way without notes or preparation? What issue of today might inspire you to make an unrehearsed speech? Post a detailed response to the Sojourner Truth Discussion prompt. Then respond to two classmates' posts.


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Which statement accurately describes a cause-and-effect relationship described in this excerpt?

Because Napoleon departs for France, the French army and scholars decide to stay in Egypt.
Because the French army and scholars decide to stay in Egypt, Napoleon decides to depart for France.
Because the French soldiers are tearing down a ruined wall in a fort, they discover the Rosetta Stone.
Because the French soldiers are searching for the Rosetta Stone, they tear down a ruined wall in a fort.

Which literary term is used to identify "and a twinkle in her eye" in the sentence below?

And with a swish of her wand and a twinkle in her eye, Cinderella's fairy godmother transformed the pumpkin into a carriage.
essential
parenthetical
nonrestrictive
unnecessary

Would you agree to the recording of all private ceremonies, why or why not?

From The Giver

What have you learn from this? 3-5 sentences please

Read the excerpt below, then answer the question.

One day in spring four men were riding on horseback along a country road. These men were lawyers, and they were going to the next town to attend court.
There had been a rain, and the ground was very soft. Water was dripping from the trees, and the grass was wet. The four lawyers rode along, one behind another; for the pathway was narrow, and the mud on each side of it was deep. They rode slowly, and talked and laughed and were very jolly. As they were passing through a grove of small trees, they heard a great fluttering over their heads and a feeble chirping in the grass by the roadside.
"Stith! stith! stith!" came from the leafy branches above them. "Cheep! cheep! cheep!" came from the wet grass. "What is the matter here?" asked the first lawyer, whose name was Speed. "Oh, it's only some old robins!" said the second lawyer, whose name was Hardin. "The storm has blown two of the little ones out of the nest. They are too young to fly, and the mother bird is making a great fuss about it.”
"What a pity! They'll die down there in the grass," said the third lawyer, whose name I forget.
"Oh, well! They're nothing but birds," said Mr. Hardin. "Why should we bother?"
"Yes, why should we?" said Mr. Speed.


Who are the key figures in this text and what do we learn about them? Your answer should be 3 to 4 sentences.

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Match the definition to the word.


defamation

the act of forcing one to leave a group, often a means of punishment

fabulous

pertaining to the Holy Scripture


Biblical (or biblical)

the religion of the followers of Jesus Christ

Christianity

a dispute between people

grammatical

brave

courageous

disgrace or dishonor on a person



inaccessible

correctly, properly

duly

unreachable

argument

pertaining to fables; amazing or incredible in nature


expulsion

conforming to the rules of a language