Activity Choose one of these texts to analyze:

“What the Doctor Ordered” (article on the efforts of an orchestra)
“The Eager Mercutio” (excerpt from Romeo and Juliet)
Part A
Which text did you choose and why? What is the author’s purpose in the text? How do you know? Write your answer in a few sentences.
Part B
Who is the intended audience? Briefly explain why in at least two sentences.
Part C
What is the author’s message? What sentences help support that message? Explain in a few sentences.

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.

Which type of poetry often begins by announcing the subject and asking a muse for ? a. epic poetry b. dramatic poetry c. sunnets d. ballads

Which of the following best describes a situation where odysseus men succumb to temptation