Answers CA-Common Core English Language Arts 11 A Credit Recovery 5 CreditsAnalyzing Tone and Identifying Central Ideas: Chief Joseph's speech "An Indian's View of Indian Affairs"

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Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”Sometimes a law is just on its face and unjust in its application.How does King support this claim?

by citing the 1954 Supreme court decision

by describing the fairness of moral laws

by describing a law about parade permits

by defining illegal segregation statutes

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Read the thesis statement about offshore drilling for oil.Offshore drilling will decrease the United States’ dependency on foreign oil. Which evidence would support the author's claim?

The US does not have enough oil to meet its demand; thus offshore reserves would have little impact.

Americans need to decrease their energy consumption and begin exploration of renewable energy sources.

The environmental impact of offshore drilling comes at too great a cost.

Offshore reserves could supply the US with energy needs for two years.

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”I have earnestly opposed violent tension, but there is a type of constructive, nonviolent tension which is necessary for growth. How does King support this claim in the rest of his letter?

by providing examples of recent nonviolent sit-ins

by quoting Socrates and establishing historical precedent

by chronicling the history of violent tension throughout the South

by presenting a visual image of a world in which equality reigns

How does the passionate tone adopted by Set'tainte (Satanta) within the speech "My Heart Is Bursting" most help him achieve his purpose?

It strengthens his ability to persuade through emotions.

It strengthens his ability to persuade through credibility.

It decreases his ability to persuade using logical ideas.

It decreases his ability to persuade using his reputation.

Read the student thesis, then answer the question.Parents should, if they choose, limit the amount of television their children are viewing.The best way to improve this thesis is to

include the topic being discussed.

express a viewpoint.

clearly take a side.

cite the source of the study.

Read the paragraph from an essay on preventing school bullying.(1) Bullying has a significant impact on a student's physical and emotional well being. (2) There are many school programs that will help stop bullying. (3) Establishing a school culture that focuses on acceptance, respect, and tolerance is crucial in putting an end to bullying.Which sentence logically fits right before sentence 3?

Students who are uncomfortable in their school setting are not as likely to earn good grades or participate in extracurricular activities.

While some programs focus on assisting those who are affected by bullying, others concentrate on changing the behavior of the bullies.

Schools that are able to evoke a sense of school pride and student fellowship typically have fewer incidents of bullying.

Have you ever witnessed an incident in school where one student relentlessly bullies another student just for the fun of it?

Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."They are now the objects of that very same anger and wrath of God, that is expressed in the torments of hell. And the reason why they don't go down to hell at each moment, is not because God, in whose power they are, is not then very angry with them; as angry as he is with many of those miserable creatures now tormented in hell, who there feel and bear the fierceness of his wrath. Yea, God is a great deal more angry with great numbers that are now on earth; yea, doubtless with many that are now in this congregation, who it may be are at ease, than he is with many of those that are now in the flames of hell.Based on the excerpt, which statement best describes Edwards's opinion, as a minister, of the members of his congregation?

They had lived devout Christian lives and would be saved.

They had pleased God with their membership in the congregation.

They had angered God and were in danger of damnation.

They had never learned about the teachings of Jesus and needed to do so.

Read the excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”If I sought to answer all the criticisms that cross my desk, my secretaries would have little time for anything other than such correspondence in the course of the day, and I would have no time for constructive work. But since I feel that you are men of genuine good will and that your criticisms are sincerely set forth, I want to try to answer your statement in what I hope will be patient and reasonable terms.What is the author’s purpose for including these sentences?

to describe the productivity of his daily routine

to emphasize the significance of his critics’ letter

to establish the impressive credentials of his staff

to explain the nature of his profession

Read the excerpt from “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”In other cases, the censoring has been direct and brutal. On February 28, 1981 the morning newspaper carried a story about the burning of my novel, Bless Me, Ultima. The book was banned from high school classes in Bloomfield, New Mexico, and a school board member was quoted as saying: “We took the books out and personally saw that they were burned.”Which type of rhetoric used most shows how the powerful use censorship to silence the powerless?

an appeal to emotion

an appeal to ethics

an appeal to logic

an appeal to the author’s character

Which excerpt from "My Heart Is Bursting" most contributes to the cultural view that freedom is essential to happiness?

I moved away from those disposed for war, and I also came along to see you.

We have been waiting here a long time to see you and are getting tired.

I love to roam over the prairies. There I feel free and happy, but when we settle down we grow pale and die.

These soldiers cut down my timber; they kill my buffalo; and when I see that, my heart feels like bursting; I feel sorry. I have spoken.

Read the excerpt from The Crisis, Number I. “’Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. My own line of reasoning is to myself as straight and clear as a ray of light.”In this excerpt, Paine uses figurative language to

describe the physical effects of refusing to fight for independence.

emphasize Britain’s oppressive treatment of the colonists.

explain why independence is an important cause to him personally.

illustrate his unwavering belief that the colonists must fight for freedom.

Throughout "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Edwards uses imagery in an attempt to make readers feel

angry at people who commit sins.

respectful toward God and religion.

fear about being sent to hell.

confident that they will be saved.

Read the excerpt from Common Sense."Neither can ye reconcile Britain and America. The last cord now is broken, the people of England are presenting addresses against us.”In this excerpt, Paine uses figurative language to

suggest that the relationship between Britain and America cannot be severed.

exaggerate the colonists’ claims of injustice against Britain.

emphasize that harmony between Britain and America is not possible.

describe Britain’s cruel treatment of the colonists.

Read the excerpt from “Take the Tortillas Out of Your Poetry.”For me, reading has always been a path toward liberation and fulfillment. To learn to read is to start down the road of liberation, a road which should be accessible to everyone. No one has the right to keep you from reading, and yet that is what is happening in many areas in this country today. There are those who think they know best what we should read. These censors are at work in all areas of our daily lives.Which best describes how Anaya uses rhetorical appeal to convince readers that censors want to limit what people can read?

Anaya speaks about everyone’s right to read what they choose in order to appeal to the reader’s sense of fairness.

Anaya presents documented facts about censors’ motivations in order to appeal to the reader’s sense of logic.

Anaya discusses his lifelong love of reading in order to establish his expertise for the reader on the topic of censorship.

Anaya refrains from stating a direct opinion in order to allow the reader to form one based on evidence from many areas of the country.

Read the excerpt from "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."We find it easy to tread on and crush a worm that we see crawling on the earth; so it is easy for us to cut or singe a slender thread that anything hangs by; thus easy is it for God when he pleases to cast his enemies down to hell.What is the denotation of the word “cast” in this excerpt?

drop casually

throw with force

toss lightly

release into the air

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