Argument Essay Text 3

"The only thing I positively knew was gone was the books I'd burned...So I thought books would help."

• They are living in a world where books are praised.

• They are living in a world where books are banned.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"Take it where you can find it...in old friends; look for it in nature and in yourself." The author might believe that:

• Knowledge and happiness come from experiences in life.

• Knowledge and happiness only come from within.

• Knowledge and happiness only come from outside ourselves.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Based on this excerpt, the author might believe that:

• People are complete and mentally healthy.

• People are missing some things in life.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.6

CCSS.RI.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.6

Based on the context of the novel, the author is claiming that:

• Living in a digital world has no impact on people.

• Living in a digital world has a positive impact on people.

• Living in a digital world has a negative impact on people.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is the negative effect?

• People forget that books exist.

• People don't value connection and learning.

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CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

"But time to think? If you're not driving a hundred miles an hour...then you're playing some game or sitting in some room where you can argue with the four wall television. Why?" What is the author saying about how people spend their leisure time and how they should spend it?

"The television is 'real.' It is immediate, it has dimension. It tells you what to think and blasts it in. It must be right. It seems so right. It rushes you on so quickly to its own conclusions your mind hasn't had time to protest." What point is the author making about people's ability or comfort level in thinking critically for themselves?

Faber says about books, "You can shut them, say, 'Hold on a moment.' You play God to it...Books can be beaten down with reason." What does he mean? Choose all that apply...

• People allow stimulating devices to gain control of their thoughts and their time.

• A person can easily close a book, therefore maintaining control of their thoughts and their time.

• Books allow a person to slowly take in information so they're able to process it and determine their own thoughts about it.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

"And I hardly think a very old man and a fireman turned sour could do much this late in the game..." What might the author be trying to warn his audience about?

• This problem has already been resolved.

• Only certain types of people or professions can make a change in society's progress.

• We must recognize and correct this issue before it becomes too late for us as well.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

"But it came off the top of my mind!"

"All the better."

What is the author congratulating in this dialogue?

• New ideas or inventions

• Independent thought

• Teamwork

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3