As you read through an essay for your history class, you encounter a number of unfamiliar words. which is a good active reading strategy for you read the text?

I'm pretty sure it'd be Context Clues. I remember our teacher saying to look for things surrounding the word that you don't understand to try to figure it out. More than likely there will be a word or sentence that helps define the word you don't know. Hope this is what you needed!

our founding fathers introduced the revolutionary idea that each person's desire to pursue their idea of happiness was not self-indulgence, but a necessary driver of a prosperous society. they created a government to defend that right for everyone.

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