I. Introduction: Samuel Johnson once said, “I would rather be attacked than unnoticed. For the worst thing you can do to an author is to be silent as to his works.” A. Interpret the quotation:

B. Agree or disagree:

C. Thesis statement:

Which statement would best fit into part B of this outline?
Samuel Johnson was known for his poetry as well as his essays and biographies.
Johnson’s poem “The Vanity of Human Wishes” was largely ignored by his contemporaries.
Johnson’s sentiment is true because even negative reviews can often trigger the desire in people to read a book or poem.
Samuel Johnson is suggesting that it is better for a work to receive a negative response than no response at all.

Alvarez instruction active understanding characters what can you conclude about the daughters, based on the passage? check all that apply. her daughters would seek her out at night when she seemed to have a moment to talk to them: they were having trouble at school or they wanted her to persuade their father to give them permission to go into the city or to a shopping mall or a movie - in broad daylight, mami! laura would wave them out of her room. "the problem with you " the problem boiled down to the fact that they wanted to become americans and their father and their mother, too, at first - would have none of it. -“daughter of invention," julia alvarez they struggle to fit in. they feel supported by their mother. they value their mother's advice. they embrace american culture. they want to leave new york