Write an informational essay comparing and contrasting how the two passages explore the role of games in people’s lives. develop your essay by providing textual evidence from both passages.
manage your time carefully so that you can
plan your essay and do some prewriting using your scratch paper.
write your essay on the lined pages in your test booklet.
be sure to
use evidence from both passages.
avoid over-relying on one passage.
your written response should be in the form of a multi-paragraph informational essay.
your

Read the excerpt from a history of the world in 100 objects. power is usually not willingly given, but forcefully taken; and in both europe and america the nineteenth century was punctuated by political protest, with periodic revolutions on the continent, the civil war in america and, in britain, a steady struggle to widen the suffrage. what would be a benefit of reading this text rather than listening to an audio version of it? the reader could analyze the text features in the excerpt. the reader could visualize the description given. the reader could set his or her own pace and reread parts for clarity. the reader could hear the sounds of the political protest.