05.05 The Turning Point Part 1: The Climax Of The Story

Describe the climax of your novel or short story in a three- to five-sentence paragraph.

Provide two examples of dialogue from characters in the story that support the climax you identified.

Provide two examples of text evidence (other than dialogue) to support the climax you identified.

In a paragraph of six to eight sentences, explain how the dialogue and text evidence support the climax you identified.

Part 2: Falling Action

In a paragraph of three to five sentences, explain at least two falling action events from your novel or short story and how they relate to the climax.

The Golden Touch.

i'm pretty sure it is 1) wants to hide her true feelings about robert. i'm sorry if it is wrong. good luck! : d

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.