Use the following passage to figure out what the meaning of the italicized word might be. after a hit that leaves them feeling not quite right, it’s important for kids to tell a parent or coach, said chris nowinski, a former professional wrestler who’s now a concussion awareness advocate. what does advocate mean?
survivor
campaign manager
a person who speaks about something
a person who fights against a movement

Now close reading is an essential and foundational skill needed to succeed in any language arts course. acquiring this skill will you form a strategy when writing about literature. you will be required to perform and develop this skill as you progress through this course and other courses in your school career. identify and discuss your areas of strength in language arts. what do you do well? what do you like doing in a course like this? why do those tasks work well for you? you can also identify a challenge you have that you’d like to work on throughout this course. use this discussion as an opportunity to give advice to your classmates based on your stronger skills and to ask for with skills you are still developing.

Read this excerpt from the declaration of independence

As you read in this lesson, satire depends on the audience recognizing and agreeing with the satirist’s implicit criticism of his or her target. how effective can satire be in shaping behavior or opinions if the audience is always in on the joke and thus never the target? your answer should be at least 250 words.