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Check your Understanding
Now that you have read closely and worked to understand challenging portions of this passage, choose a sentence that you think portrays one of the “seven ages of man.” Paraphrase the sentence’s meaning and explain why it is important to understanding the passage.
Synthesizing your Understanding
Now that you have read the passage three times and studied its vocabulary and sentences, synthesize your understanding by thinking about the speaker, the subject, and the author’s purpose. Respond to the following questions as a way of bringing all your knowledge together.
1. What is the subject of the passage?
2. Who is the speaker of the passage? What is the speaker’s perspective on the subject?
3. What is the purpose of the passage? Now that you have identified the subject and speaker of the passage, explain Shakespeare’s reasons for writing these paragraphs. What does he hope to communicate to the audience about his subject?
Writing Prompt: Based on your current understanding of the passage, summarize Jacques’ purpose in giving this speech. Write a paragraph that explains your interpretation of his purpose on this topic. Be sure to
• Identify the subject, speaker, and purpose of the passage in a topic sentence.
• Provide several pieces of textual evidence that support your statement. • Explain how the evidence supports your topic sentence.
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