Lesson Seven: Writing Workshop- Summary Answers

Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I, by Thomas Paine."Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but ‘to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER,’ and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth."Which is the best way to paraphrase this excerpt?

Read the summary of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense.[1] In Common Sense, Thomas Paine attempts to appeal to the colonists. [2] He argues that America must separate from Britain. [3] He asserts that there is no way for Britain and the colonists to reconcile and that British oppression is unforgivable. [4] Paine was correct in his belief that the colonists should be free from the king’s rule.Which sentence contains subjective language?

Read the summary of the conclusion of “The World on Turtle’s Back.”[1] When the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] One day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] Though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] On the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] After the right-handed twin chose a deer antler as a weapon, he overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth. [6] Today, the right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] They rule the earthly world of men together.Which sentence is a compound-complex sentence?

Read the excerpt from the introductory note of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.“Benjamin Franklin was born in Milk Street, Boston, on January 6, 1706. His father, Josiah Franklin, was a tallow chandler [candle maker] who married twice, and of his seventeen children Benjamin was the youngest son. His schooling ended at ten, and at twelve he was bound apprentice to his brother James, a printer, who published the ‘New England Courant.’ To this journal he became a contributor, and later was for a time its nominal editor. But the brothers quarreled, and Benjamin ran away, going first to New York, and thence to Philadelphia, where he arrived in October, 1723.”Which of the following is a key detail about Franklin’s employment in this excerpt?

Read the excerpt from a summary of the Declaration of Independence.[1] The Declaration of Independence is beautifully written. [2] Jefferson argues that everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. [3] It is a government’s job to protect these rights. [4] When a government fails, Jefferson asserts that the people can overthrow their government.Which sentence should be revised to make this summary more objective?

Read the summary of the conclusion of “The World on Turtle’s Back.”[1] When the twins grew up, they continued to fight. [2] One day they decided to hold a contest to determine who was stronger. [3] Though they tried to defeat each other in many different ways, neither one could win. [4] On the last day, they fought with weapons. [5] Using a deer antler, the right-handed twin overpowered his brother, and he threw him off the edge of the Earth. [6] Today, the right-handed twin lives in the Sky-World, and the left-handed twin lives in the dark underworld. [7] They rule the earthly world of men together.Which best describes this summary?

Read the sentences.Thomas Paine authored Common Sense, which argued for American Independence from Britain. Paine also wrote The Crisis.Which is the best way to combine these sentences?

Read the sentence from a summary of Common Sense, by Thomas Paine.I believe that Common Sense presents arguments to convince the colonists of the need to free themselves from British rule.How does this sentence violate the principles of objectivity in writing a summary?

Read this excerpt from The Crisis, Number I, by Thomas Paine.“I have as little superstition in me as any man living, but my secret opinion has ever been, and still is, that God Almighty will not give up a people to military destruction, or leave them unsupportedly to perish, who have so earnestly and so repeatedly sought to avoid the calamities of war, by every decent method which wisdom could invent.”Which is the best way to paraphrase the underlined portion of the excerpt?