Writing an Essay to Compare the Presentation of Ideas across Genres

Question 1

Question 1

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Question 2

Which words from the passage help to create a dark or grim tone?

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D: callused, scorching, prowls

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of this passage?

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A: to create sympathy for enslaved workers

Question 4

Which words from the passage best support the author’s purpose?

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A: tired, toils, poor

Question 5

What is the most important point that the authors make in this paragraph?

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C: Plantations often were harsh because of the cruelty of those in charge.

Question 6

How does the authors’ word choice contribute to the claim in this passage?

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D: The repetition and connotations of words emphasizes that slaveholders were merciless.

Question 7

What are the effects of the words chosen by the authors of Sugar Changed the World? Check all that apply.They underscore the importance of the slave trade in the Americas.They create sympathy for the living conditions of enslaved Africans.They minimize the impact that the sugar trade had on the African people.They compare the lives of enslaved people with the lives of free people.They provide a metaphor for the bitterness and sweetness of the sugar trade.

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B: They create sympathy for the living conditions of enslaved Africans.; D: They compare the lives of enslaved people with the lives of free people.; E: They provide a metaphor for the bitterness and sweetness of the sugar trade.

Question 8

Question 8

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197043

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