Discussion Topic Think about the modem texts you read for this unit. In your opinion, what makes literature "good" or "badia How comfortable are you in determining the quality of literature? Do you find it easy to critique a text& if not what do find difficulte How does your comfort level change depending on the genre and the era in which the text was written?

Read the excerpt from suffragists' "great demand" banner. in 1917, more than one thousand women stood before the white house in a cold, pouring rain, holding silent vigil to demand a constitutional amendment to extend the vote to them. their quest to be enfranchised by law was known at the time as the great demand. the smithsonian's great demand banner, as it came to be called, declares in bold words and style the determination of the women who made and carried it. their campaign on behalf of women sought to move america one step closer to fulfilling the nation's long-deferred promise of equality under the law. which statements about this excerpt are correct? check all that apply.