In the informational text “Why it matters that teens are reading less,” Jean Twenge discusses how teenagers are spending less time reading in favor of spending more time online. Synthesize the information “Can Television Be Considered Literature and Taught in English Classes?” and “Why it matters that teens are reading less” to identify the benefits of reading. How do the two texts explore the skills that are developed through reading that can’t be developed with television or digital media? How could digital media and television be used in a positive way in the classroom?

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

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