Here is your goal for this assignment: Abridge a passage for oral reading
Read and follow carefully the instructions below.
Click on the link below to download the essay file.
Read the passage on the downloaded page carefully. Then, make appropriate cuts (delete lines) until the passage can be read aloud interpretively in two minutes, using proper pace, pauses, and expression.
Mark the passages and words with the symbols reviewed in lesson 13 based on the way that you wish to interpret the passage (/, //, and word underlining (Windows 3.1 users, capitalize words that would normally be underlined)). If you need to refer to the original passage again from time to time, it appears below.
Your teacher will evaluate your work based on the following:
Is the purpose of the cutting clear?
Is the action easy to follow or confusing?
Is the number of characters sufficient or are there too many to follow?
Does the cutting start in an interesting, straightforward place?
Does the cutting end in a logical, satisfying place?
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which of the following statements about considering your audience and purpose is false?

you should think about what your audience already knows about your topic.- first choice

32.how is the rhythm in a lyric poem created?

by stressing certain words or syllables- first choice

33. which of the following describes an elegy?

a poem expressing sorrow for someone who has died- third choice

34.how does the audience know that the play is moving on to a new scene?

the scenery, lighting, and props change.-last choice

35. the internet is an electronic communications network that connects computer systems all over the world.- third choice

36. which of the topic sentences below best states the paragraph’s main idea?

there are several ways for students to earn money.- third choice

37.what tone does this passage convey?

satirical- third choice

38.what point is he trying to make by wearing the veil for most of his life?

he means to show that everyone, not just he, has experienced sin and sorrow and should therefore try not to hide it from others or from god.- first choice

39.based on the sentence’s context clues, how do you think the character feels?

excited- third choice

40.what tone does this passage convey?

pessimistic- second choice

to and without are prepositions, so a, b, and d are prepositional phrases. the adverb phrase is c, about the surprise.

explanation:

the main character of "the secret life of walter mitty" retreats into a false pretense as a means escape from his mundane reality -- this is a flagrant issue seen in societies abroad, typically found in young adults and it is robbing our youths of their childhood.

explanation:

a thesis -- a well developed, formal thesis is required to be one sentence long. there are many themes in "the secret life of walter mitty" and i had resolved to give you one of the simpler ones while still honing it with class.