Use the context clues in the sentence to define the italicized word from the essay. Check your meanings in a dictionary.

He reckoned the cost of raising a child, computing it to the penny.

Choose the situation that fits the meaning of the Critical Vocabulary word. Explain your decision.

If you have a prodigious talent for satire, would people reject your work or want to read it?

How do the captions add to the effectiveness of the photo essay? What is the relationship between the captions and the introductory text?

Explain how the author's perspective on her Mormon faith changes. Why must this shift occur before she can participate in the protest?

Choose the situation that fits the meaning of the Critical Vocabulary word. Explain your decision.

What would be an inducement to the English to settle in Ireland, the offer of land or the inability to understand the language?

Find examples of loaded language in the said lines. To which emotions do these words appeal?

Use the dictionary as well as context clues to define the italicized word in the sentence from the essay.

"I turn with the warm ardor of a friend to those who have nobly stood, and are yet determined to stand the matter out...".

What claim does Thoreau make about his obligation as a citizen? How does this claim relate to the premise, "That government is best which governs least"?

Explain whether the words in each pair are synonyms or antonyms. Use a dictionary to check your work if necessary.

solace/comfort

Examine lines of "The Crisis" and lines of "Civil Disobedience." Compare elements of each author's style, including the use of rhetorical devices, such as repetition and parallel structure.

What evidence does King offer to support his suggestion in the said line that the United States is not really acting to liberate the Vietnamese people?

What idea about the English view of the Irish does Swift convey through his use of words such as breeder, carcasses, and flesh? How does his inclusion of statistical data develop this idea?

Answer the question below, referring to the meaning of the Critical Vocabulary word in the statement.

The girl thought she saw an apparition in her bedroom. How did she react? Why?

Write four sentences about "A Modest Proposal" in passive voice. Exchange sentences with a partner and rewrite each other's sentences in active voice. Compare the differences between the two versions.