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STUDENT TEXT, p. 90 3. TWhaes ht wi nog taodnd raensds eEsi saernehaol iwk ee ri:n t h a t b o t h A. warn against the military threat posed by the European nations. B. advise that the United States should retreat in the face of danger. C. argue that the United States is the most powerful nation on earth. D. offer advice on how the United States should act in world affairs.

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3. (D) Reading/Integration of Knowledge and Ideas/Multiple Texts CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.9 CCRS: BSC.PP.1 Difficulty Level = 3; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Example Ba roet hg iWv i na sghpi na gr tt ionng awnodr Ed iss oe nf ah do vwi ceer , tWh ao suhgihn gt ht oenmweas rs na gs et sh ed iUf fSe rt oi na vc oo ni dt ef on rt e. i g n ei snotlaant igol ne mf oernstes caunrdi t yt o. Eui ss ee ni thsogwe eorg rs at aptheisc a l tmheant at hc ee , wp roersl du mi s atbhlrye ac ot emnme dubnyi samgal onbda l mU So rhea sp aa rrtei csuploanr lsyi bt ihl iet yU aSsS Ra , wa no rdl dt hl ae ta dt heer. Passage B It is well known that Rembrandt was isni g� lnui e� inc caendt abryt iCs at roafvtahgeg ti oi m. Iensdwe eads , ienv� el ur eyn c e d bn ye vCearrma veatgCg ai or .aBv augt gRi oe m, hberaa lnsdo t nneovteor ns layw a Cnoartaavraagdgiicoapl.ainting. And Rembrandt was Both painters were masters of chiaroscuro , the use of dramatic contrasts ob fu lti gRhetmabnrda ns hdat ’dsotwe c thon di qeus ec rpi br oe df ou rcme s, a n aplrteosgeent chee rt hwaanr tmh ea rt or ef sCualrt a, va af gr igei no d. Hl i ee rd o e s n ’ t wt eal lnytotuo ai nsvtaodr ye. yRoeumr br er aanl idt yt ms oamd eu tchhi na sg st o lCoaorka vr ae ga gl ii on do or de se ri tt ot os spceaarke yyoouur ol ua nt go uf ay go eu;r ww hi t es r. eBaost hR eomf tbhreamn dptr’ se fgel ro ot hme idsahr ok m, beul ty a n d c n o ig m h f t o m rt a i r n i g sh , C . aravaggio’s is sinister and Rembrandt lived almost twice as lsoc nr egaams Cwairt ahvaa gpgaisos, i ao nn df ohri sp laai tnetr t wh aotr ykos u nC ea vr aevr asgegni soe. Ri ne mt hber ua pn tdi tg hd ta rheadn dt oi wd oo rwk ho af t Caravaggio never wanted.

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STUDENT TEXT, pp. 90–91 PASSAGE II HUMANITIES: These passages are adapted from articles discussing two baroque artists. Passage A St. Andrew on the Cross by Caravaggio ipsaai nrtui nt hg l ei ss sdlayrcko, ma npde tl lhi ne gt immaesitse rnpi gi ehct e. T. Thhee br ooudgyhol yf at oh aa lcf -rno as sk.eTdhoel dmmu radnehr ea rssbseuernr ot iuendd hl i ki me ai npaanc ku on fr uh lyye pn aa cs ko, nj oas tf lriensgh okni el l . aTnhoet h e r, �aing du ri el ls- daer �ei ns et adr bk layc kv gi sriobul en ad g, ai l il nu smt ian da taerdk a s tf rhoonutgohf bt hy ea csapnovtal isg, hsto. Tc lhoes ea ct ot i ot hnei sv iaet wt he er that one feels as though it would be possible to reach out and touch the �igures. These are not canvas stereotypes from central casting. These are �lesh-and-blood heavies, gf al icset se nt wi ni gs taenddi nh oa wg ol innyg, bi no dt hi ees dwa irtkh: vr ei sai lb l e buos nbersuteaxlpreeraileintyc.ing pain. Caravaggio gives Caravaggio’s style of painting was mt a luecnht emd obrae rroaqdui ce aal rtthi satns tshuec hs t aysl eRoefmo bt hr ae nr d t , aHnedt af ourg ht ht at th reeeans toinr ehbeawr oaqs uaegargeea tt hmaat sttheer. hAunmd at on di mo at hgai nt ,aht ieo innsveeenst emdoar en ei nwt sheet doaf r k . rules for art. Flesch Reading Ease: 60.9 Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 8.7

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