Which of these would you use to organize your brainstorming ideas?

Streams, stream banks, and the low lands around them provide important habitat for animals and plants that share the urban/suburban landscape with us.

What does the word habitat mean as it is used in the sentence?

Instead it hits impervious surfaces like hard pavement and rooftops and has no chance to infiltrate the soil.

What is the meaning of the word impervious as it is used in the sentence?

If all this extra water is diverted directly into a stream channel, several important changes will occur.

What is the meaning of the word diverted as it is used in the sentence?

Based on the information in paragraph 8, what inference can be drawn about water movement in cities?

As he sat on the grass and looked across the river, a dark hole in the bank opposite, just above the water's edge, caught his eye, and dreamily he fell to considering what a nice, snug dwelling-place it would make for an animal with few wants and fond of a bijou riverside residence, above flood level and remote from noise and dust.

What does the word remote mean as it is used in the sentence?

Then he held up his fore-paw as the Mole stepped gingerly down.

What does the word gingerly mean as it is used in the sentence?

As he sat on the grass and looked across the river, a dark hole in the bank opposite, just above the water's edge, caught his eye, and dreamily he fell to considering what a nice, snug dwelling-place it would make for an animal with few wants and fond of a bijou riverside residence, above flood level and remote from noise and dust. As he gazed, something bright and small seemed to twinkle down in the heart of it, vanished, then twinkled once more like a tiny star.

How does the use of the words "bright," "twinkle," and "like a tiny star" impact the tone of the passage?

Which quotation from the passage supports the idea that the Mole and the Rat are unfamiliar with each other?

Workers carved sandstone from the hillside for walls and salvaged floor tiles from the ruins of an old Spanish fort.

What does the word salvaged mean as it is used in the sentence?

It's easy to see why the Old Point Loma Lighthouse was taken out of service after only 36 years - heavy fog would often obscure the light.

How does the photograph help the reader understand the word obscure as it is used in the caption?

He rode through the streets demurely enough, but on reaching the open country roads his spirits broke forth into wild jubilation, and, urging the butcher's horse to full gallop, he dashed away in true cowboy fashion.

What does the word jubilation mean in the sentence?

How does the use of the word demurely in paragraph 1 convey Jim's feelings?

"Not a watch has ticked since you tied my up here like a mummy!"

What is the phrase like a mummy referring to in this sentence?

At first, Colonial men did not intend to launch a full-scale rebellion against Great Britain.

What does the word rebellion mean as it is used in the sentence?

What is the meaning of boycott as used in paragraph 2 of "Changing Attitudes"?

Read the sentence from paragraph 2.

In fact, in some American Indian tribes women held much of the power.

How does this sentence support the idea in the passage that women were important?

Turn the prompt into a question.

Your art teacher has asked that you write a paper about a specific kind of art. Write an explanatory essay about art created from found or recycled items. Your essay must be based on ideas and information that can be found in the “Art from Found Items” passage set.

Turn the prompt into a question.

Write an argumentative essay in which you take a position on whether or not the Olympics should have a permanent home. Use information/evidence from the passage set to support your essay.

When people ask for advice, they sometimes talk to more than one person. Explain why seeking multiple opinions can help someone make a better choice. Use specific details and examples in your response.