Text Based Question Your sentences - please write at least two
authentic, well-written sentences for credit.
What are two themes in the passage?
Focus on a theme for Colonel Scoresby and one
for the clergyman/instructor.
Remember, themes should be written like advice
or a lesson which could be learned. No text
details.
Is one theme more significant than another?
Why?
How is the main character (Scoresby) introduced?
How does this way of introducing the character
affect the meaning of the story?
Objectively summarize the text.
No emotion
How are the clergyman's motivations developed
over the course of the text?
Read this sentence from the passage:
"he leaned down and muttered confidentially to
me--indicating the hero of the banquet with a
gesture, -'Privately-his glory is an accident-
just a product of incredible luck."
What impact does using this detail to introduce

Read the sample student paragraph that addresses a counterclaim. some claim that the internet both invades and compromises one’s right to privacy. however, this is ridiculous. the internet is only as invasive as one allows it to be, particularly since there are laws to protect people’s privacy. exercising caution when supplying personal information online is the most vital step in protecting one’s privacy. any information you do not feel comfortable sharing online should not be shared, and sensitive information should only be provided to trusted organizations. additionally, some states have already enacted privacy laws that model the federal privacy act of 1974, ensuring that information collected for one purpose may not be used—or sold—for other purposes without first notifying the individual to whom the data belongs. the first and most important protector of an individual’s information is that individual. people whose personal information is not properly protected only have themselves to blame. what evidence weakens the counterclaim in this paragraph? the internet is only as invasive as one allows it to be. exercising caution is the best way to protect one’s privacy online. some states have already enacted online privacy laws. it is the individual’s fault when personal information is unprotected.