It was a typical fall morning in the Northeast. As usual, I woke up late and quickly dressed for the brisk morning air that woul
d seep into my bones during the 15-minute walk to school. Even though I have been at the school for three months now, I still get a sinking feeling in my stomach when I anticipate the looks and whispers that will follow me down the crowded hallways. How does the passage provide engaging exposition for the reader? Check all that apply. It introduces characters. It describes the setting. It reflects on the conflict. It establishes the narrator. It sets up the situation.
These are the things that this passage accomplishes. In this passage, we learn what the setting of the story is. It is a fall morning in the Northeast. We also learn who the narrator is, a student who is nervous about school. Finally, we learn what the situation is. The situation is that this student has been at the school for three months, but he is not fully welcome into the school yet.
A persuasive speech is a specific type of speech in which the speaker has a goal of convincing the audience to accept his or her point of view. The speech is arranged in such a way as to hopefully cause the audience to accept all or part of the expressed view.
