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By oppressing our young people and women, we
don’t have a new generation that is full of ideas
and full of change. Lasting peace in the Middle
East depends on empowering young women
through education.
According to a recent report by the Brookings
Institute’s Center for Universal Education, there
are now 3.1m fewer children out of school in the
Arab region than there were in 2002, but 8.5
million children still remain excluded. Many are
poor girls living in areas of conflict and rural
areas.
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In examining the organizational pattern for
the elements in this web page, the viewer can
conclude that the webmaster probably used
which of the following to organize the
information?
A. A Venn diagram
B. A Story Map
C. A timeline
D. An outline
What is your clue to this answer?
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D. An outline
The organizational pattern for the paragraphs is
main idea followed by supporting details;
therefore, an outline that lists the main ideas
with details underneath would be the most likely
form of organization. A Venn diagram is used
for compare and contrast, and that is not the
pattern for this article. It is not a fiction piece, so
a story map could not be used. It is not written
in time order (chronological order) so it would
not be organized on a timeline.
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Which of the words or phrases help the
reader determine the meaning of the word
oppressing?
A. Lasting peace
B. we don’t have a new generation that is full
of ideas
C. Middle East
D. education.
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B. we don’t have a new generation that is full
of ideas
The word oppressing means to hold back.
The first paragraph is addressing the holding
back of women gaining an education. This
keeps the new generation from forming new
ideas that would be helpful for peace.
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According to a recent report by the Brookings
Institute’s Center for Universal Education,
there are now 3.1 million fewer children out
of school in the Arab region than there were
in 2002, but 8.5 million children still remain
excluded. Many are poor girls living in areas
of conflict and rural areas.
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What is the author’s purpose in using the
statistics in the second paragraph (2nd excerpt)?
A. To provide background information
B. To draw attention to the number of young
people who are currently not attending school
C. To give the Arab nations credit for their
efforts in educating young people.
D. To set the reader up to ask questions about
the about peace
Why is this the best answer? A question about
author’s purpose may require more than one
piece of information.
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B. To draw attention to the number of young
people who are currently not attending school
For one thing, the title, from “The Peace Dividend
of Educating Women in the Middle East” tells the
reader what the article is going to be about. The
thesis statement and the entire opening paragraph
support this answer, also. By oppressing our young
people and women, we don’t have a new
generation that is full of ideas and full of change.
Lasting peace in the Middle East depends on
empowering young women through education.
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Which of the following describes the author’s
style, tone, and diction in this passage?
A. Personal, serious, determined
B. Formal, light, carefree
C. Classic, dark, formal
D. Instructional, tender, child-like
What is your evidence for your answer?
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A. Personal, serious, determined
Style-- The daughter of a friend of mine is
currently studying business at the American
University at Sharjah in the United Arab
Emirates.
Tone—Politics, culture, and men’s power over
girls and women in many developing
countries are the major factors holding back
women’s education.
Diction-- It’s time to fix the imbalance.
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Which summary statement below maintains the author’s
intent and successfully avoids expressing an opinion?
A. The article is a plea using only personal bits of
information to support the thesis.
B. The article is a plea for furthering the education of
young people, especially women so that they can take
positions of power around the world.
C. The article is a plea for building education systems in
the Middle East that will allow all people, especially
women, to receive the education that they need so that
they might take an active role in securing peace in the
region.
D. The article is an explanation of why women do not
receive an adequate education in the Middle East.
Why did you choose this answer? The whole article must
be used for this explanation.
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C. The article is a persuasive article that includes
both statistical information and personal
anecdote in support building education systems
in the Middle East that will allow all people,
especially women, to receive the education that
they need so that they might take an active role
in securing peace in the region including a call to
action .
This choice indicates the main idea, types of
supporting details, and the final component of
the article.
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The daughter of a friend of mine is currently
studying business at the American University
at Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. I
asked my friend, will she then continue on to
do a masters? “No”, her mother said. “I want
her to marry.” My friend has a PhD; but her
priority for her daughter is stability as a
housewife, not a career as a business woman.
Priorities in Arab countries still remain stiffly
focused around marriage, reproduction, and
building a family.
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What is the main idea of the above excerpt (9th
paragraph).
A. It is a personal experience with a friend from
the Middle East who is affected by the low value
of education for girls in the area.
B. It is a personal experience with a friend who
shares the same priorities of the author.
C. It is a short anecdote meant to lighten the
tone of the article.
D. It is a short anecdote that was added for
humor.
What is your text evidence?
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A. It is a personal experience with a friend
from the Middle East who is affected by the
low value of education for girls in the area.
“No”, her mother said. “I want her to marry.”
My friend has a PhD; but her priority for her
daughter is stability as a housewife, not a
career as a business woman. Priorities in Arab
countries still remain stiffly focused around
marriage, reproduction, and building a
family.
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The viewpoint which held throughout the
passage can be described as
A. Flippant
B. Concerned
C. Generous
D. Careless
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B. Concerned
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What is the thesis sentence of the article on
educating women in the Middle East?
A. Lasting peace in the Middle East depends on
empowering young women through education.
B. By oppressing our young people and women, we
don’t have a new generation that is full of ideas
and full of change.
C. Many are poor girls living in areas of conflict and
rural areas.
D. According to a recent report by the Brookings
Institute’s Center for Universal Education, there are
now 3.1m fewer children out of school in the Arab
region than there were in 2002, but 8.5 million
children still remain excluded
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A. Lasting peace in the Middle East depends
on empowering young women through
education.
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In addition, the benefits of female education for women's
empowerment and gender equality are broadly recognized:
As female education rises, fertility, population growth, and infant
and child mortality fall and family health improves.
Increases in girls' secondary school enrollment are associated
with increases in women's participation in the labor force and
their contributions to household and national income.
Women's increased earning capacity, in turn, has a positive effect
on child nutrition.8
Children — especially daughters — of educated mothers
are more likely to be enrolled in school and to have higher levels
of educational attainment.
Educated women are more politically active and better informed
about their legal rights and how to exercise them.
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What inference can be made from reading the
bullets?
A. The author has a neutral stance on the
subject.
B. The author wants to bring peace to the Middle
East.
C. The author supports the fact that the only
benefit of the education of women in the Middle
East is peace.
D. The author has evidence that there are
various benefits to the education of women in the
Middle East.
What is your text evidence?
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D. The author has evidence that there are
various benefits to the education of women in
the Middle East.
Any of the bullets would support “D.”As
female education rises, fertility, population
growth, and infant and child mortality fall and
family health improves.
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Which of the following would best explain how
the passages are connected thematically?
A. Both passages rely on statistics.
B. Both passages support the education of
women in the Middle East.
C. Both passages support peace in the Middle
East.
D. Both passages support a peaceful solution to
war.
Support your answer with evidence from both
texts.
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B. Both passages support the education of
women in the Middle East.
1st article--We need to work together to prevent
wars and conflict in their infancy. Peace is the
ultimate prize and women’s education is the key
to make this happen. Other sentences could
support “B” in addition.
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2nd article—Any of the bullets or introduction
would support this answer. Educated women are
more politically active and better informed about
their legal rights and how to exercise them.
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Knowing that she was afflicted with heart trouble,
great care was taken to break to her as gently as
possible the news of her husband’s death.
It was her sister Josephine who told her, in
broken sentences; veiled hints that revealed in
half concealing. Her husband's friend Richards
was there, too, near her. It was he who had been
in the newspaper office when intelligence of the
railroad disaster was received, with Brently
Mallard's name leading the list of "killed." He had
only taken the time to assure himself of its truth
by a second telegram, and had hastened to
forestall any less careful, less tender friend in
bearing the sad message.
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What is the narrator’s tone in the first two
paragraphs?
A. Frightening
B. Somber
C. Angry
D. Hopeful
What is your text evidence?
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B. Somber
Knowing that she was afflicted with heart
trouble, great care was taken to break to her
as gently as possible the news of her
husband’s death.
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Which details from the setting best reflect the
time period.?
A. He had only taken the time to assure
himself of its truth by a second telegram…
B. It was her sister Josephine who told her…
C. It was he who had been in the newspaper
office
D. Knowing that she was afflicted with heart
trouble
Explain your answer.
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A. " He had only taken the time to assure
himself of its truth by a second telegram…”
Telegrams were sent before telephones, cell
phones, and computers were used widely, so
this detail lets the reader know that the story
was written many years ago.
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Now her chest rose and fell tumultuously. She
was beginning to recognize this thing that was
approaching to possess her, and she was striving
to beat it back with her will--as powerless as her
two white slender hands would have been. When
she abandoned herself a little whispered word
escaped her slightly parted lips. She said it over
and over under her breath: "free, free, free!" The
vacant stare and the look of terror that had
followed it went from her eyes. They stayed keen
and bright. Her pulses beat fast, and the coursing
blood warmed and relaxed every inch of her
body.
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Which word best describes the mood of the
paragraph above?
A. Reassurance
B. Nostalgia
C. Insanity
D. Apathetic
What is your text evidence for the answer?
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A. Reassurance
The vacant stare and the look of terror that had
followed it went from her eyes. They stayed
keen and bright. Her pulses beat fast, and the
coursing blood warmed and relaxed every inch
of her body.
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The author achieves a contemplative
style through the use of
A. Dialogue with Ms. Mallard’s sister.
B. The use of a surprise ending.
C. The use of simile and metaphor.
D. The sharing of the inner thoughts and
feelings of the main character.
What is your text evidence for this answer?
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D. The sharing of the inner thoughts and
feelings of the main character.
She was beginning to recognize this thing
that was approaching to possess her, and she
was striving to beat it back with her will--as
powerless as her two white slender hands
would have been.
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Which of the following is an idea that
continues throughout the entire selection?
A. Mr. Mallard dies.
B. Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble.
C. Mrs. Mallard’s sister is stuffy.
D. Mr. Mallard is in a train accident.
What is the text evidence for your answer?
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B. Mrs. Mallard has heart trouble.
At the beginning of the story, the author tells
the reader, “Knowing that she was afflicted
with heart trouble, great care was taken to
break to her as gently as possible the news of
her husband’s death.” The story ends with,
“When the doctors came they said she had
died of heart disease--of the joy that kills.”
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What was the greatest conflict in the story?
A. Mr. Mallard dies unexpectedly.
B. Mrs. Mallard was abusive.
C. Mr. Mallard was away from home too
much.
D. Although she felt bad about the death of
Mr. Mallard, she was happy to have control of
her life again.
What is your text evidence?
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D. Although she cared about her husband
and felt bad about the death of Mr. Mallard,
she was happy to have control of her life
again.
What could love, the unsolved mystery, count
for in the face of this possession of selfassertion which she suddenly recognized as
the strongest impulse of her being!
"Free! Body and soul free!" she kept
whispering.
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In 1855, at five and a half, she was sent to The Sacred
Heart Academy, a Catholic boarding school in St. Louis.
Her father was killed two months later when a train on
which he was riding crossed a bridge that collapsed. For
the next two years she lived at home with her mother,
grandmother, and great-grandmother, all of them widows.
Her great-grandmother, Victoria Verdon Charleville
oversaw her education and taught her French, music, and
the gossip on St. Louis women of the past. Kate O'Flaherty
grew up surrounded by smart, independent, single
women. They were also savvy and came from a long line of
ground breaking women Victoria's own mother had been
the first woman in St. Louis to obtain legal separation from
her husband, after which she raised her five children and
ran a shipping business on the Mississippi. Until Kate was
sixteen, no married couples lived in her home, although it
was full of brothers, uncles, cousins, and borders.
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Which part of her background probably most
influenced Ms. Chopin’s attitude toward the
independence of women.
A. The fact that her father died when she was
very young.
B. The fact that she her mother, her
grandmother, and great-grandmother were very
independent and capable women.
C. The fact that she went to a Catholic school.
D. The fact that she was studied extremely hard.
What is your text evidence for your answer?
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B. The fact that she her mother, her
grandmother, and great-grandmother were very
independent and capable women.
Kate O'Flaherty grew up surrounded by smart,
independent, single women. They were also savvy
and came from a long line of ground breaking
women Victoria's own mother had been the first
woman in St. Louis to obtain legal
separation from her husband, after which she
raised her five children and ran a shipping
business on the Mississippi.
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Both the narrative and the informational
article provide evidence for which of the
following?
A. Women who are not the norm for their
time.
B. Women who are insensitive and unfeeling.
C. Women who are extremely popular.
D. Women who are timid.
What is your text evidence. Be sure that you
select evidence from both stories.
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A. Women who are not the norm for their time.
1st narrative--There would be no one to live for
during those coming years; she would live for
herself. There would be no powerful will bending
hers in that blind persistence with which men and
women believe they have a right to impose a
private will upon a fellow-creature.
2nd article--The content and message of The
Awakening caused an uproar and Chopin was
denied admission into the St. Louis Fine Art Club
based on its publication. She was terribly hurt by
the reaction to the book and in the remaining five
years of her life she wrote only a few short stories,
and only a small number of those were published.
Like Edna, she paid the price for defying societal
rules, and as Lazar Ziff explains, she "learned that
her society would not tolerate her questionings.
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What is a complex sentence? Write and
example of a complex sentence.
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A complex sentence has at least one
independent and at least one dependent
clause. An independent clause has a subject,
a verb, and makes sense. A dependent clause
has a subject and a verb, but does not make
sense.
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What is wrong with this sentence?
Run and eat your dinner so that joyfully you
can do your homework.
Rewrite the sentence so that it makes better
sense.
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The adverb joyfully does not fit in that
position, or even in the sentence.
Run and eat your dinner so that you can do
your homework.