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Reading Bede's History
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You will cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text explicitly says as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain; analyze the impact of the author's choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e. g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced or developed).
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Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.

Activity
In this activity, you'll read selections from Bede's An Ecclesiastical History of the English People and answer questions based on the selections.

Question 1
Read Caius Julius Caesar, the First Roman That Came into Britain from Book I, Chapter II and answer the questions below.

Part A
What is the overall tone of this passage?

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