The assignment for this lesson is to write an introduction and a set of annotations to the Declaration of Independence in order to help other students understand and
analyze the language of the document.
You should have created a draft of this assignment in the writing activity called
"Prepare Annotations." If you didn't complete that activity, you should go back and
do so now. If you have already completed the draft, continue to the next page to
start revising. -
This writing assignment focuses on the following skills:
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Defining unfamiliar words in context
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Analyzing rhetorical strategies, deductive reasoning, and syntax
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Using clear, elegant language

Which sentences from part 1 of the call of the wild would best serve as evidence of the theme "sometimes survival depends on knowing when not to fight"? buck had accepted the rope with quiet dignity. to be sure, it was an unwonted performance: but he had learned to trust in men he knew, and to give them credit for a wisdom that outreached his own. he had merely intimated his displeasure, in his pride believing that to intimate was to command. but to his surprise the rope tightened around his neck, shutting off his breath. he saw, once for all, that he stood no chance against a man with a club. he had learned the lesson, and in all his after life he never forgot it. that had given them an unfair advantage; but now that it was off, he would show them. they would never get another rope around his neck.