*Charting Author's Purpose ( W 30)

Read the article "Measles: A Dangerous Illness (Links to an external site.)" by Roald Dahl

Now briefly respond to these questions.

1) How did you react to this piece of writing?

2) What images did it conjure up for you?

3) What feelings did it leave you with?

4) What personal connections can you make?

5) What questions do you have?

Read the passage from sugar changed the world. sugar is different from honey. it offers a stronger sweet flavor, and like steel or plastic, it had to be invented. in the age of sugar, europeans bought a product made thousands of miles away that was less expensive than the honey from down the road. that was possible only because sugar set people in motion all across the world—millions of them as slaves, in chains; a few in search of their fortunes. a perfect taste made possible by the most brutal labor: that is the dark story of sugar. how does the comparison of sugar to honey reveal the authors’ purpose? it persuades readers that sugar tastes better than honey. it informs readers that there is a connection between slavery and sugar. it informs readers that honey had a major impact on society. it persuades readers that sugar is as important an invention as steel.

•your english teacher has asked you to write a short three-page research paper. which topic is the most narrow? a. water pollution b. how lake pollution affects fish c. how water pollution affects seal d. pollution

Your state government is planning to stop the payment of registration fees for senior school certificate examination (ssce) students in your state. write a letter to the governor, giving at least three reasons why the state should continue with this gesture of goodwill.