Write a letter to a person or family featured in the article. Think about how you would feel in their situation. In your letter, offer the kind of support that you would hope to receive in such a situation.

Imagine that you’re a journalist and you’re interviewing the ghost of Mercy Brown. Record your interview as a podcast or video or create a written transcript. (You will need to write your questions as well as Mercy’s responses.)

In a well-organized essay, compare and contrast the story of Amazon with the story of Sears. Support your ideas with text evidence.

Write a one-page scene about what happens after this story ends. Stay true to Eddie’s and Jordan’s characters as you move the story forward.

Read our interview with Gitanjali Rao. Choose a central idea and write a three-paragraph article about Gitanjali in your own words. Be sure to use quotes from our interview. 

On one level, this poem is about forest fires—the destruction they cause and the recovery of the forest afterward. What else is this poem about? Explain, using details from the poem to support your answer.

What challenges does Bilan face as a refugee? What is being done to help refugees like her? Answer both questions in an essay. Use text evidence.

A villain is an evil or cruel character. Is Loki a villain? Explain your answer using text evidence.

Explain why rainforests are important and why they should be protected. Draw on both the article and the infographic to support your ideas.

Who was the woman in the message? What clues does the author give you? Answer both questions in an essay. Use text evidence. 

Revise the article "Is This Trash or Treasure?"

Write a poem in which you ask the same kinds of questions that the speaker of this poem asks—but about yourself.