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CHAPTER 2: What office is responsible for preparing the cost estimate? Who is “sometimes” called upon to help prepare the cost estimate?

Explain the role of both compare and contrast as a mode of writing. In other words, what is “compare” responsible for asking, and what is “contrast” responsible for?

What does the title, “My First Police Stop,” infer about Abdurraqib’s experience with police officers? Is this supported by the text?

What are the names of the two boys whose lives are compared in Wilkerson’s “…Sons of the Great Migration”?​ How does compare and contrast work in this essay?  

Narration is a style of writing that is used to ________________________________.

What, exactly, is the “sound of thunder” in Bradbury’s short story? (There are multiple ways to answer).

How do the narrator’s parents argue at home in “The Water Faucet Vision”? Why do they do this?

Write a sentence using the Oxford comma rule.  Please give an example as well of your own creation. (Hint: you should have at least three items in a series). Consider the different meaning between these two sentences: I love eating my dog and my children. I love eating, my dog, and my children. YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE OUTSIDE SOURCES (i.e. Google searches).  THIS WILL COUNT AS A PLAGIARISM STRIKE IF YOU CHOOSE TO INCLUDE IT.

What can be inferred about the relationship of Theo’s friend at home? 

This coordinator (FANBOYS) shows a relationship of alternatives between two independent clauses (ICs). Example: I could take a course in pottery, _____ I could take a course in astronomy.