"from of Plymouth Plantation" by William Bradford PAGES 12 to 18 in Collections 11
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Read the selection from the historical account of Plymouth Plantation by William Bradford. Then,
reread the lines indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.
1.
Lines 110-224: Find evidence in these lines of repetition in the events Bradford describes.
What kind of events does Bradford's writing focus on?
2. Lines 234-259: Summarize these lines. How has the action, or pace, changed in this
paragraph? What can readers infer about Bradford's purpose from this paragraph?
3. Lines 260-268: What text evidence suggests that Bradford saw the Pilgrims as having
been chosen by God?

Read the passage first of all if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that[it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norway gazed down upon the world from it’s summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.