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Lesson 13 Part 1: Introduction Determining Point of View Theme: Great Deeds and Minds An author’s purpose is the main reason he or she creates a piece of writing. This reason may be to inform, persuade, entertain, or reflect. An author may write with a particular audience in mind, hoping to affect people’s feelings on a subject. Analyzing the author’s tone, language, and content choices can help readers infer what the author’s purpose is. Those same clues can also reveal the author’s point of view-what the author thinks, feels, or believes. Read the following excerpt from the essay “Civil Disobedience” by Henry David Thoreau, first published in 1849. What do you think Thoreau’s purpose was for writing this piece? Is a democracy the last improvement possible in government? Is it not possible to take a step further towards recognizing and organizing the rights of man? There will never be a really free and enlightened State until the State comes to recognize the individual as a higher and independent power, from which all its own power and authority are derived, and treats him accordingly. Read the excerpt again. This time, underline phrases that contain the key points the author is making. Then read the chart below to see how the ideas Thoreau expresses can help you figure out his point of view about the importance of the individual. Topic Textual Evidence Idea Expressed Author’s Point of View “take a step further toward recognizing and organizing the rights of man” Our form of democracy can still be improved. The individual is more important than the government. True freedom is impossible under an oppressive government, and our government must change to reflect that. “recognize the individual as a higher and independent power” People should be considered greater than government. Thoreau’s point of view seems to be that the individual is more important than the government. His purpose, or reason for writing, is to persuade people that our form of government could still be improved. Determining an author’s purpose and point of view will help you understand what feelings or ideas the author wants you to take away from the text.
Part 2: Modeled Instruction Lesson 13 Read the following editorial about Edith Wilson. Genre: Editorial The First Female President by John Grey History remembers Edith Wilson as far more than just a first lady. In fact, she’s been hailed as the “first female president of the United States.” Though most of her contributions to the presidency took place “behind the scenes,” they are a testament to this remarkable woman’s strength and intelligence. They demonstrate that her unofficial title is well deserved. As wife to President Woodrow Wilson, Edith bravely assumed nearly all of the president’s routine daily activities when her husband suffered a debilitating stroke in October 1919. Rather than allow him to step down, she continued his presidency by acting in his place. She became the sole point of communication between Woodrow and his Cabinet. In fact, the American people believed their president only suffered from temporary exhaustion. Edith decided which issues to bring to her ailing husband’s attention and which ones she could deal with herself. Edith Wilson met these extraordinary challenges head-on and proved herself an admirable leader. Explore how to answer this question: “What text evidence helps you infer the author’s point of view about Edith Wilson?” To infer the author’s point of view, look for and underline any evidence in the text that suggests what he thinks of Edith Wilson and how she took control after her husband’s stroke. Use the text evidence you found to complete the chart and determine the author’s point of view. Topic Textual Evidence Idea Expressed Author’s Point of View “a testament to this remarkable woman’s strength and intelligence”; “her unofficial title is well deserved” The way Edith conducted herself was honorable and presidential. With a partner, discuss what you think the author’s point of view is, as well as his purpose for writing. Use evidence from the text to support your answer.
Part 3: Guided Instruction Lesson 13 Read the editorial about Edith Wilson below. Use the Close Reading and the Hint to help you answer the question. Editorial Close Reading White HOUSE Deception by Jose Gonzales How does this author feel about Edith Wilson? History may remember Edith Wilson as the United States’ first female president, but what it fails to mention is the elaborate deception she orchestrated. When her husband, President Wilson, suffered a serious stroke, Edith swooped in to “help.” She purposefully misled Congress about the seriousness of his condition. Then she used the opportunity to exercise head-of-state powers, such as signing official orders and writing decrees in her own hand. History must not look favorably upon this hijacking of the government. To speak with the president’s voice is, at best, dishonest. Circle the correct answer. Which sentence best expresses the author’s point of view? A Edith Wilson did the right thing in exercising her husband’s presidential powers. B Edith Wilson is rightly remembered as the first female president of the United States. C Edith Wilson deserves to be praised for serving her country. D Edith Wilson should not be honored by history for her deception. With a partner, compare and discuss specific text evidence to support your inferences.
Part 4: Guided Practice Lesson 13 Read the essay about an important figure in the history of the United States. Use the Study Buddy and Close Reading to guide your reading. Genre: Essay American Flag Heroine by Sylvia Edmund The tale of Betsy Ross sewing the first American flag is a cherished part of the lore of the American Revolution. According to both oral and written tradition, George Washington and members of the newly formed Continental Congress approached Ross with a rough sketch of a flag that would carry their armies into battle against the British. After some redesigning and a few contributions of her own, Ross sat in her rocking chair and sewed together the new American flag. It had alternating red and white stripes and 13 five-point stars for the original 13 colonies. Recently, however, some modern flag historians have been trying to discredit this remarkable story. They would have us believe that it is nothing more than elaborate fiction. As “proof,” they point to the fact that William Canby, Ross’s grandson, didn’t begin telling the story until 1870. They suggest he did this as a way of venerating his lineage. The time frame makes sense, however, when you realize that at the time, the country was gathering stories for the upcoming 1876 Centennial. The flag historians also maintain that they’ve found no evidence that a meeting between Ross and Washington took place, or that they were even acquainted. Worse, they claim that there is no evidence to suggest that Ross designed, contributed to, or was even involved in the creation of the first American flag. However, they have failed to provide any evidence to the contrary. Anyone who loves what our country stands for should ignore these pointless attacks on an inspiring bit of our history. What’s important is the weight this 200

43- A small group of entering second-grade students demonstrates mastery of closed-syllable words with all five short vowels in their reading and writing, including in CCVC and CVCC words, but they have not yet mastered long-vowel-pattern words. Following the continuum of phonics instruction prescribed in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR), which of the following phonics skills should the teacher plan to teach next to the students?
A- decoding and spelling words with the silent-e pattern for all five vowels.
C- decoding words with silent consonants, such as knot and gnat.
D- applying knowledge of syllable division patterns, such as VC/CV, V/CV, and VC/CCV, to decode two- and three-syllable words

?      What are some ways that knowledge about shapes and colors can be assessed in a natural setting?
?      Describe three objects or activities in the setting of your Capstone site that you would consider using to assess knowledge about shapes and three that you would use to assess knowledge about color.
?      Describe some other times during the typical day of a childcare center or classroom that you might use for progress monitoring.
?      Describe how you would incorporate this method into at least two-time segments that you find particularly relevant.

Compare – in detail – how each artist suggests the illusion of space in their artworks. What techniques to represent the illusion of space overlap? What’s distinct? Support your ideas with specific details from the paintings and use proper art vocabulary.

Read the following sentence.
“Other plants, such as tomatoes, have been genetically altered in a similar fashion, to remain fresher longer.”
What is the denotative meaning of the word fashion as it is used in the sentence?
Select one:
a. a trendy style
b. a prevailing custom
c. a manner of doing something
d. a particular kind of person or object
Read the following sentence.
“Like most innovations, genetically modified foods are not without controversy.”
Which of the following best replaces the word innovations in this sentence?
Select one:
a. plants
b. nutrients
c. pesticides
d. discoveries
Use these dictionary entries to answer the question.
sum (root word): take [Latin]
-er (suffix): a person or thing that does something
What does the word consumer mean in this sentence?
“Because of these concerns, many consumers want to know if the food they eat contains GMOs.”
Select one:
a. a person who eats or uses something
b. an object of monetary value
c. a label added to products
d. a person who sells food
Read the following sentence.
“The table below illustrates these issues.”
What type of sentence is this?
Select one:
a. compound-complex
b. compound
c. complex
d. simple
Read this sentence.
The family did not realize that there was a wrinkle in their plan until they found themselves in a rainstorm without any shelter.
What is the connotative meaning of the word wrinkle as it is used in the sentence?
Select one:
a. problem
b. crease
c. trick
d. fold
Read this sentence.
Opponents of labeling defend GMOs, but proponents are skeptical.
What type of sentence is this?
Select one:
a. simple
b. complex
c. compound
d. compound-complex
Genetic modification makes pest-resistant corn, but genetically modified corn may be unhealthy.
What type of sentence is this?
Select one:
a. compound-complex
b. compound
c. complex
d. simple
Which of the following is a compound-complex sentence?
Select one:
a. Unlike my mother, I don’t care to get involved in the GMO controversy.
b. My mother is not in favor of mandatory labeling, but my sister supports mandatory labeling.
c. My mother and my sister are on opposite sides of the controversy, but I have chosen to stay out of it.
d. Although my father is not an activist, I have become involved in the GMO controversy, but I remain respectful of my father’s position.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Select one:
a. We toured an organic, farm, a conventional, farm, a food processing plant, and a grocery store.
b. We toured, an organic farm a conventional farm, a food processing plant and a grocery store.
c. We toured, an organic farm, a conventional farm, a food processing plant, and a grocery store.
d. We toured an organic farm, a conventional farm, a food processing plant, and a grocery store.
Which sentence uses commas correctly?
Select one:
a. The bread label lists, carbohydrates proteins, fats and sugars.
b. The bread label, lists carbohydrates, proteins, fats and sugars.
c. The bread label lists carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and sugars.
d. The bread label lists, carbohydrates proteins, fats, and sugars.
For which writing situation would it be appropriate to use third-person point of view?
Select one:
a. a pamphlet that gives instructions for a self-guided tour of Washington, D. C.
b. a letter from a student to the president of the United States
c. a journal entry about a class trip to Washington, D. C.
d. a biography of a former United States president
For which writing situation would it be appropriate to use second-person point of view?
Select one:
a. a booklet with instructions for a self-guided college campus tour
b. an essay about the kings of England in the 14th century
c. a fictional story about a king who lives in FarFaria
d. an article about the writer’s own hiking experiences
Read the following sentence.
The girls had to go back and look at the article again before they could answer the question.
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?
Select one:
a. he
b. she
c. they
d. them
Read the following sentence.
The farmers, who disagree about how GMOs should be regulated, decided to schedule a meeting to talk it out among themselves.
Which pronoun correctly completes the sentence?
Select one:
a. themselves
b. ourselves
c. himself
d. herself

The Story of an Hour (Chopin)
In a complete paragraph (10-15 sentences), please respond. In the context of this text, what are the effects of discrimination against women? Cite evidence from this text, your own experience, and other literature, art, or history in your answer.

As Tom testifies, Scout remarks that until Atticus explained it to her, she “never understood the subtlety of Tom’s predicament.” What is Tom’s predicament? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

What if the play were rewritten in the form of fiction (whether short story or novel)?
You will demonstrate how either
The Importance of Being Earnest
OR
Antigone
could be rewritten as a short story or novel. Your goal is to present an argument about which form–drama or fiction– would resonate more with today’s readers and their understanding of what it means to be human in contemporary society. Keep your audience in mind. The students will have read both plays, but they will not have studied genre in detail.
The essay should cover explanations of each genre–drama and fiction–including key terms and concepts. Your thesis statement should argue for your chosen genre by answering the prompt above, providing the HOW and WHY. For example, if you were to argue that
Antigone
would resonate more with today’s readers as a novel, then you would need to include the reasons WHY fiction is better and HOW it would resonate more. Your close reading analysis of the play should consider the central themes, the behavior of and interaction among the characters, as well as ethical and cultural factors – in order to prove your argument about the preferred genre and what it conveys about the human condition.

In the non-fiction essay “Only Daughter” by Sandra Cisneros, what techniques has the author used to effectively deliver her ideas regarding challenges in life?
Determine the idea that the author has developed about challenges in life and discuss a minimum of 3 techniques used by the author to reinforce that theme or message. Recall that techniques used include symbolism, tone, mood, diction/syntax, imagery, figures of speech, irony, satire, anecdotes and examples.
Using all this information, how does one come up with a strong thesis statement for a critical/analytical response essay?

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1. THERE IS A SAYING THAT “HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF”. AMBETH OCAMPO WOULD SAY “HISTORY DOESN’T REPEAT ITSELF, WE REPEAT HISTORY”. WHAT TWO ASPECTS IN THE 19TH CENTURY PHILIPPINES SEEMINGLY REOCCURRING WITH THE 21ST CENTURY PHILIPPINES? AND THEN DISCUSS THE SIMILARITIES AND THE CONTEXTS OF THESE TWO ASPECTS AND COMPARE IT.
In the article of Ambeth Ocampo in Inquirer.net, he indicated that History does not repeat itself, we repeat history in the Philippine Setting. Ambeth Ocampo implies that in the past, we already saw what are the causes and effects of history especially in certain political and health aspect. He gave examples like the plague in the past and The political regime that is happening back then that can be seen in the current period of time. ( The regime of Marcos(19th century) and Duterte(21st century). He emphasized certain things like the killings that is happening in the marcos regime and the killings happening in Duterte administration(extrajudicial killings and the opposition side( people who rally, Leila delima) and the Abs cbn shut down which happened again in the time of Marcos and duterte administration. he said that we repeat the history in a way that we are choosing the same decisions just like in the past.
The role of studying Reading Philippines Hisotry is that the Philippine history in the times of pandemic serves as a guide in the past and reflection material for the filipinos. Philippine history as a guide in the past serves as our basis on what should we do in the same situation that we have. For example, people are learning history so that they know what happened, what went wrong and what should we avoid. Philippine history serves also as a reflection material to us because we can learned a lot of values via reading the experiences of the people in the past. That is why a lot of people is still fighting for what we believe in. Just like Ambeth Ocampo, in this time of pandemic, he had realized that he shared in her articles. Ambeth Ocampo shared his reflections in the article in a way that he explained the connection of learning Philippine History back then related to the present. He said that we should already learned from the past because of what we experienced in certain regime. However, the we the filipinos who have the power to vote still do not change in the people who we choose. That is why, history does not repeat itself, we repeat history based on our choices.
2.WHAT ROLE DOES STUDYING READINGS IN PHILIPPINE HISTORY (RPH SUBJECT) PLAY IN THIS TIME OF PANDEMIC? DISCUSS TWO (2) ARGUMENTS WITH HISTORICAL REFERENCES.
The role of studying Reading Philippines History is that it would bring us the reasons why our national heroes sacrificed their lives to their country and countrymen. Rizal fought until his last breath for us , Filipino people, for us to gain the freedom that was being deprived to us in 333 years by the Spanish. He was selfless when he wrote the his two novels. And, using these novels the Filipino were enlightened on their current situation. That is why Bonifacio and other members of the KKK fought using their weapons. The oppressed people would not get their freedom if they didn’t demand for it. That happened when the Filipinos being blinded by the friars.
It is also important to learn our history if history really repeats itself. With the current situation we have, it is so nice to dig in the past. To see how should our society face this kind of crisis. How the Filipino before face the oppression of the Spanish and wealthy people before. As you can see, in the media these days, the people are crying out because of hunger. Why these people experiencing poverty especially the farmers? In studying the history of the Philippines you would be able to know the root of the injustice system in the agricultural sect. Even before, there were conflict s in the agriculture, who is the right owner, who are the tenants and who are just the farmers and tillers. Knowing the reasons behind this, would explain to you why do these farmers in other regions are still poor despite of having land that they are tilling. Learning the history during pandemic would give us background on how the society these days work and how it is common to the society of the Philippines before.