So how can you, as a citizen, make your community and country a better place? Don't wait until you are 18 and
can vote.
Read the passage, and think about how the writer
expresses his ideas and attitude to motivate a youn
audience.
Which words help you understand what the author :
encouraging kids to do?
How would you describe the tone?
If you and your friends put your heads together, you'll
find lots of ways to practice citizenship every day.
When
you
collect canned goods for a food drive, you're
being a good citizen. If you attend a rally to protect the
environment, you're being a citizen. Even speaking out at
a city council or school board meeting is good citizenship.
-Citizenship,
Jason Skog
Why are the word choice and tone appropriate for thi
audience?
chip

Read the passage from animal farm. "that was part of the arrangement! " cried squealer. "jones's shot only grazed him. i could show you this in his own writing, if you were able to read it. the plot was for snowball, at the critical moment, to give the signal for flight and leave the field to the enemy. and he very nearly succeeded—i will even say, comrades, he would have succeeded if it had not been for our heroic leader, comrade napoleon. do you not remember how, just at the moment when jones and his men had got inside the yard, snowball suddenly turned and fled, and many animals followed him? and do you not remember, too, that it was just at that moment, when panic was spreading and all seemed lost, that comrade napoleon sprang forward with a cry of 'death to humanity! ' and sank his teeth in jones's leg? surely you remember that, comrades? " exclaimed squealer, frisking from side to side. now when squealer described the scene so graphically, it seemed to the animals that they did remember it. at any rate, they remembered that at the critical moment of the battle snowball had turned to flee. but boxer was still a little uneasy. how does the characterization of squealer support the author’s purpose? squealer's dramatic accusations draw parallels between him and stalin’s propagandists. squealer's uncertainty shows that he is not a reliable ally of napoleon and is ineffective with messaging. squealer's ability to get the animals to listen to him shows that any animal can rise to be a leader in time. squealer's humble interactions with the animals reflect the importance of equality and cooperation.