Read the source of the allusion.
The Titanic was a luxury steamship touted as indestructible, but in 1912, on its maiden voyage, it hit an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean and sank.
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
The politicians staff decided it was time to get off the Titanic, so they left the campaign and started looking for other jobs.
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Responses
A large project facing failure
A large project facing failure
A boring or monotonous project
A large project facing failure
Read the source of the allusion.
The ancient Roman scholar Pliny the Elder relayed an unbelievable story in which The Iliad (a poem hundreds of pages long) was written on parchment paper and inserted into the shell of a walnut. William Shakespeare later referenced his story when his character Hamlet uses the phrase “in a nutshell” to describe something that is compact
What is the meaning of the allusion in the sentence below?
So, in a nutshell, that's the story of my month long trip to Iceland.
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Responses
In a concise way
In a concise way
In conclusion
In a concise way
Use the sentences to complete the activity
Statement 1:
Since more popcorn is sold than any other snack food, it must be America’s favorite!
Statement 2:
Popcorn is America’s favorite snack food.
Statement 3:
Popcorn has been around for over 200 years! It was originally made by Native Americans.
Statement 4:
17 billion quarts of popcorn are sold each year, more than any other snack food.
Statement 5:
Nebraska produces the most popcorn out of any other state
In 3 sentences, explain which statement is a claim, which is a reason, and which is evidence, and in which order the statements should appear in the paragraph.
(3 points)
Claim: Statement 2 - "Popcorn is America's favorite snack food."
Reason: Statement 1 - "Since more popcorn is sold than any other snack food..."
Evidence: Statement 4 - "17 billion quarts of popcorn are sold each year..."
The statements should appear in the following order:
1. Statement 1: Reason - "Since more popcorn is sold than any other snack food, it must be America's favorite!"
2. Statement 4: Evidence - "17 billion quarts of popcorn are sold each year, more than any other snack food."
3. Statement 2: Claim - "Popcorn is America's favorite snack food."