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STUDENT TEXT, p. 95 PASSAGE VI HUMANITIES: Passage A and Passage B are ep xucbel ri spht se df r ionm1 9t w8 9o , ddi ifsf ec ur es ns itnsgo tuhrec ehsa, bbiot st ho f two nineteenth-century authors. Passage A Many readers, faced with Thoreau’s et on iag kmi na tdi co Yf apnokpe- ce upl teur rs eo ns ah,ohr at hv ae nrde sfoorrt e d dl oensecrr iwb ihnog lhivi se dl i fbey: Ta hl aokree aaun dwawsraont eo d d b a l l Walden (apg ua ibnl si st hme do di ne r1n8p5r4o)girne spsr. aBi suet ot hf en af ut ul lr se t ao nr yd ot hf iTs hpoorpeualua’rs ilmi f ea gi nevionltvoe qs us ue sbttiloent i.e s t h a t c a l l Thoreau’s retreat into the backwoods wb aacskmy aorrde. Hl i ki se caa cbhi ni l dwpa ist cohnilnygaahtaelnf -tmi ni l et h e fmr oi lme s hf ri so mn e tahr ee svti nl l ae gi geh, bs oo rhaencdo uj ul ds t etawsoi l y oNbe twa i En nagnl ya nnde eHdeerdmsi ut pc ipr lci ue sl a. tTehde pseot -i ct iaol lnesd ft ohre nUeni gdhe br gorrosui nn dn Re eadi l;r ho ea dw; ahsi si nevs os al vye“dCiinv i l Ds l iasvoebreydai ne nd ciem” pwearsi aal i tsrma c, tt wa goavi ni tsatl bs oo tchi a l a n d political issues. Questions 16–17 ask about Passage A. 16. The primary purpose of Passage A is to: F. demonstrate that a writer can praise nheartumriet.without himself living as a G. show that the popular view of Thoreau as an oddball loner is an oversimpli�ication. H. illustrate some ways Thoreau maltiesrrenpartievseenlitfeesdtyhlies.commitment to an J. show that active involvement with shoecrimaliti’sssluifeessitsylien.consistent with a Flesch Reading Ease: 45.4 Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level: 12.0 5 STUDENT TEXT, p. 95

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16. (G) Reading/Key Ideas and Details/ Main Idea CC: ELA-Literacy.CCRA.R.2 CCRS: AVG+.MI.2 Difficulty Level = 2; Teaching Time = 5–8 minutes; Purpose = Application The last sentence of the �irst paragraph sTuhmo rme aaur i’ sz el isf et hwe aasumt hoorre’ sc mo ma ipnl epxo ti nh ta:n tt oh ed “eps oc rpi -bceu lht iusrlei f sehi omr pt hl iaens d. T” hoifst ebne suts e d cTohrorreesapuo’ ns dpsr at oi s e( Gf o) . r( nF a) ti us rwe ri os nngo tb ea cma ua si ne ft oh ceuasuot hf tohr ee pmaps hs aags ei z. e( sHt)hi as twr er oa nd ge rbs e, cnaout s e