Read the excerpt from Common Sense.
"Every day wears out the little remains of kindred between us and them, and can there be any reason to hope, that as the relationship expires, the affection will increase, or that we shall agree better, when we have ten times more and greater concerns to quarrel over than ever?"
The word "expires" tells the reader that Paine believed the colonies' separation from Britain was
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inevitable.
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Dekanawidah uses the phrase "Tree of the Great Long Leaves" in the Iroquois Constitution to suggest that members of the Iroquois Confederacy will be
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protected from harm if they maintain their alliance.
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Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
It would be dreadful to suffer this fierceness and wrath of Almighty God one moment; but you must suffer it to all eternity.
In this excerpt, what is the denotation of the word "fierceness"?
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aggression
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Read this excerpt from "The World on Turtle's Back."
Without knowing it, the right and left-handed twins built balance into the world. The plant-eating animals created by the right-handed twin balanced out the meat-eating animals created by the left-handed twin. And so the world thrived, and this was good.
Which statement best describes the purpose of this excerpt?
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to explain how balance came to exist in the natural world
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Which quotation from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" uses a rhetorical device to show that people have a fragile hold on life?
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Unconverted men walk over the pit of hell on a rotten covering, and there are innumerable places in this covering so weak that they won't bear their weight, and these places are not seen.
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Read the excerpt from the Iroquois Constitution.
We place at the top of the Tree of the Long Leaves an Eagle who is able to see afar. If he sees in the distance any evil approaching or any danger threatening he will at once warn the people of the Confederacy.
In this quotation, Dekanawidah is suggesting that
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the Iroquois nation will protect itself by carefully watching out for danger.
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Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number IV.
"You ought not to think an hour upon the matter, but to spring to action at once."
What is the purpose of the words "hour" and "spring"?
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to remind readers that they must take action immediately to succeed against the British
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Read the quotation from The Crisis, Number IV.
"It is not a field of a few acres of ground, but a cause, that we are defending, and whether we defeat the enemy in one battle, or by degrees, the consequences will be the same."
Which phrase best describes the "cause" that Paine refers to?
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freedom from an oppressive government
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Which is the best summary of The Crisis, Number IV?
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Our recent battles have been very exhausting, and though victory is within reach, we will have to work very hard to achieve it. As long as we are able to ultimately gain our freedom, it does not matter if we achieve victory in one battle or in many.
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Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number IV.
"Howe is now weaker than before, and every shot will contribute to reduce him. You are more immediately interested than any other part of the continent: your all is at stake; it is not so with the general cause; you are devoted by the enemy to plunder and destruction: it is the encouragement which Howe, the chief of plunderers, has promised his army."
Why is the repetition of "you" in this sentence an effective rhetorical technique?
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It reminds readers that they each have a personal interest in America's success in the war.
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Read the statement.
Achieving independence requires sacrifice and determination.
This statement is the The Crisis, Number IV's
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major premise.
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Paine most likely wrote The Crisis, Number IV in order to
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prepare readers for the difficulty of the days that lay ahead.
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Read this excerpt from The Crisis, Number IV.
It is distressing to see an enemy advancing into a country, but it is the only place in which we can beat them, and in which we have always beaten them, whenever they made the attempt. The nearer any disease approaches to a crisis, the nearer it is to a cure. Danger and deliverance make their advances together, and it is only the last push, in which one or the other takes the lead.
How does the use of figurative language in this excerpt support Paine's message?
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The figurative language helps readers understand the psychological effects of war on the colonists.
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Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number IV.
Shall a band of ten or twelve thousand robbers, who are this day fifteen hundred or two thousand men less in strength than they were yesterday, conquer America, or subdue even a single state? The thing cannot be, unless we sit down and suffer them to do it.
In this excerpt, Paine uses a rhetorical device to encourage readers to
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feel anger and contempt for the British troops.
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Read this quotation from The Crisis, Number IV by Thomas Paine.
Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it.
According to this quotation, Paine believes that the colonists
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must understand that fighting for freedom is extremely difficult.
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Which is the best summary of the final paragraph of The Crisis, Number IV?
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Paine informs General Howe that the colonists will continue to fight for independence.
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In 1782, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet called "On the King of England's Speech." This pamphlet most likely included
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an objective analysis of the king's speech.
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Based on "The Origin of the Robin," which statement best illustrates the Ojibwa view on an individual's growth and change?
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Growth and change occur as a result of conflict.
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Read this excerpt from "The Origin of the Robin."
His father visited him regularly every morning, to encourage him to perseverance, describing at length the honor and renown that would attend him through life if he accomplished the full term prescribed.
According to this excerpt, which best describes the father's hope for his son?
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that he will be revered and respected
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What does "The Origin of the Robin" suggest about Ojibwa views of the parent-child relationship?
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It suggests that parents' words were held in very high regard.
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Why is "The Origin of the Robin" considered a creation myth?
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It is about a boy who changes into a robin.
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Which statement best describes the ways that the speakers in "A Thought on the Inestimable Blessing of Reason" and "Deliverance From Another Sore Fit" achieve contentment?
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In "A Thought . . .," the speaker achieves contentment through steady contemplation, while in "Deliverance . . .," the speaker achieves contentment through prayer and solitude.
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Which statement best describes the rhyme scheme of "A Thought on the Inestimable Blessing of Reason"?
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There is a series of consecutive rhyming couplets.
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Read the stanza from "Deliverance From Another Sore Fit."
"Thou knowest the sorrows that I felt;
My plaints and groans were heard of Thee,
And how in sweat I seemed to melt
Thou help'st and Thou regardest me."
What does the word regardest suggest about the speaker's attitude toward God?
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The speaker realizes that God watches from a great distance.
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How are the speakers' senses of self-esteem similar in "A Thought on the Inestimable Blessing of Reason" and "Deliverance From Another Sore Fit"?
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In both poems, the speakers express humility before a larger and greater force.
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