HELP PLEASE!! The title of the selection you'll read in this lesson is "Lincoln the Great" by Wilfred W. McClay. Which question could you ask before reading to help you establish a purpose as you read the text?
O How does the author's point of view on Lincoln change throughout the text?
O What phrases does the author use repeatedly in the text?
o In what way was Lincoln a great president and leader?
o Why does the text end in the way that it does?

In the real world, feldman learned to settle for less than 95 percent. he came to consider a company “honest” if its payment rate was above 90 percent. he considered a rate between 80 and 90 percent “annoying but tolerable.” if a company habitually paid below 80 percent, feldman might post a hectoring note, like this one: the cost of bagels has gone up dramatically since the beginning of the year. unfortunately, the number of bagels that disappear without being paid for has also gone up. don’t let that continue. i don’t imagine that you would teach your children to cheat, so why do it yourselves? the excerpt serves as which type of support for the authors’ argument? a claim an example a conclusion a counterclaim