Post-Reading Questions 1. The topic of the essay is Death Penalty in the Philippines. What is the thesis statement??

2. State the reasons/arguments of the writer on why death penalty should not be implemented in the Philippines?

3. What is the counterargument (opposing side) of the essay? What is the refutation of the counterargument?

4. In your opinion, should death penalty be implemented in our country?? State your reasons.

5. How would this affect our Filipino values and morale? ​

Reread lines 6-7 "the survivor." determine how the tone of these differs from the preceding lines (1-5)

Read the excerpt from "save the redwoods."another, one of the finest in the grove, more than three hundred feet high, was skinned alive to a height of one hundred and sixteen feet from the ground and the bark sent to london to show how fine and big that calaveras tree was—as sensible a scheme as skinning our great men would be to prove their greatness.which  best  describes how the excerpt appeals to readers’ emotions? the excerpt provides facts about the tree, which impresses readers’ scientific minds.the excerpt describes how the tree traveled to london, which excites the readers’ sense of adventure.the excerpt compares the tree to a person, which makes readers feel sympathetic toward the tree.the excerpt explains how to skin a tree, which makes readers feel awed at the height of the tree.

In at least one hundred words, describe how bly uses sarcasm in his poetry to evince an emotional reaction from his readers. how is this emotional reaction strengthened by bly’s ironic language and imagery?