Write an Analytic Response: Write a response in which you analyze the author's view of Cabeza de Vaca
An analytical response paper, also called a crtical response or a reader response, depending on
the teacher and the context, is a paper written to tell your opinion about some topic or idea based
on a written work, question or study of some kind
• Ask yourself whether the writer finds Cabeza de Vaca admirable Develop a thesis that
states your ideas about the writer's view of Cabeza de Vaca
A thesis statement is one sentence that expresses the main idea of a research
paper or essay, such as an expository essay or argumentative essay. It makes a
claim directly answering a question
It should appear in the last sentence of your introduction
• Determine what text evidence you can use to support your thesis
• Add original commentary to enhance your ideas
• Include at least one quotation from Cabeza de Vaca in your response.
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Read the point that is being made and the illustration that follows it. point: gilgamesh is a courageous leader. illustration: enkidu is frightened of humbaba and wants to turn back, but he tells gilgamesh, "you go into the dreadful forest, you kill humbaba and win the fame.” which explanation best connects this illustration to the point being made? enkidu also tells gilgamesh that he “will return now to great-walled uruk” and that all men will know he has been a coward. although enkidu fears for his own life, he is thoughtless and does not necessarily fear for the lives of others. enkidu is deeply fearful of humbaba, and he strongly believes that gilgamesh has the courage and ability to defeat humbaba alone. this proves that enkidu does not believe that anyone can defeat humbaba, even if he thinks gilgamesh should at least try.

Who is the speaker? read the quotations and answer the questions for each quote. quotation analysis "those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of " what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 2. "all communities divide themselves into the few and the many. the first are rich and well born, the other the mass of the people…" what is the main idea of the quotation? they divided the people in between rich and poor who do you think is the speaker? hamilton what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the by the best people 3. "laws are made for men of ordinary understanding and should, therefore, be construed by the ordinary rules of common sense." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker? 4. "a fondness for power is implanted in most men, and it is natural to abuse it when acquired." what is the main idea of the quotation? who do you think is the speaker? what evidence from the background reading leads you to the conclusion about the speaker?

Which traits are strongest in your persuasive essay: ideas, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, or conventions?