What is Important? Use evidence from the text to support each response. Complete at least one full paragraph for each question.

1. Select one of the stories or poems in this unit and identify the author's purpose for writing. Then, identify
the theme of that same story or poem. What is the difference between the theme and the author's purpose?
Are they the same, or are they different?


2. What views about what's important do most of the stories and poems in this unit share? How do the
selections differ in their views of what's important?


3. Name two pieces that share a theme and explain how each story develops this theme

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.

What sign post goes with the quote goodnight goodnight parting is such sweet sorrow. that i shall say goodnight till it be morrow

12. involves getting to know and recording information about the characters in story such a physical characteristics action and ways in which they relate others characters and to the plot o a. close reading o b. character mapping o c. note-taking p