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English Regents Critical Lens
Practice how you would go about responding to the given quotes. Follow and read the
prompt carefully. Refer to the rules listed on Part 4, question 28 which will explain how
to go about responding to the prompt. At this time there is no need to write a full essay.
Feel free to write more on the back of the sheet if you run out of space.
Critical Lens January 2011:
“…although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it…”
- Helen Keller
Optimism, 1903
How would you interpret this quote into your own words? What idea is the person trying to
express?
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Do you Agree OR Disagree with the quote? (circle one)
List two works that you have read that you believe best support your opinion.
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Briefly explain how you feel both works support your opinion on the quote.
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Name at least two literary elements that you would incorporate into your essay.
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