Ain't I a Woman?

The ideas in the second sentence of paragraph 1 illustrate

• a time-order relationship.

• a cause-effect relationship.

• a point-by-point relationship.

• a compare-and-contrast relationship.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

In which paragraph is a central idea of the speech stated?

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 6

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

The content of paragraphs 2–4

• supports commonly held beliefs about women

• distracts the audience from the main idea.

• advances the purpose of the speech.

• illustrates cause-effect relationships.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

How does Sojournor Truth organize her ideas?

• as responses to the other speakers' comments

• in a series of comparisons and contrasts

• in the order of their importance

• as a chronological list

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CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

The phrases "Then they talk" and "Then that little man"

• illustrate examples of formal style.

• identify Truth's allies in the crowd.

• introduce digressions from the main idea

• indicate the order in which opinions were presented.

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CCSS.L.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

Truth's argument in paragraph 2 is most likely intended to

• A alienate her audience.

• provoke an emotional response.

• clarify her support for women who do not work

• distract her audience from the purpose of the convention.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.SL.11-12.3

What tone does Truth create in paragraph 2 by repeating the question "And ain't I a woman?" several times?

• mournful

• indignant

• fearful

• contented

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

What previously made claim is implied in paragraph 3 with the clause "Then they talk about this thing in the head"?

• that women are all talk and no action

• that men admire women for their minds

• that women have superior intuitive abilities

• that men are intellectually superior to women

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

In paragraph 3, Truth develops a counterargument with

• evidence

• a reason

• a quotation.

• an emotional appeal.

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CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1B

Truth's argument in paragraph 3 is based on

• logic

• hearsay

• evidence

• faulty reasoning.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.1

CCSS.W.11-12.9