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aCTIVITy 4.11
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that their intelligence capacity is smaller than a human’s, they cannot be
“intellectually stimulated.” The author uses this verbal irony to point out that my Notes even though the needs of a fish are not as significant as the needs of a human,
caring for them still requires a lot of effort. Clearly, the author chooses to go
through this effort for his daughter. The usage of verbal irony in this piece
further points out the “struggles” of a father to appease his child.
4 Even in the most trivial instances, the parent will go though many obstacles to help his child, often in the hope that the child will learn something along the way. Whether or not the child actually learns this is questionable, yet the parent’s effort should not go unnoticed.
Second Read
• Reread the expository essay to answer these text-dependent questions.
• Write any additional questions you have about the text in your Reader/Writer Notebook.
4. Craft and Structure: Identify and write the hook, context, and controlling idea or thesis in the introduction.
5. Craft and Structure: In each paragraph, identify the topic sentence, supporting detail, commentary, and transitions and write your responses below.
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