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dear reader,
where do you want to go in life? how do you plan to get there? i learned many vital lessons on my journey across middle earth, and they helped me to become a better person. i am sure that this advice will help you as well.
the journey to mordor taught me many lessons, and the most important one is to resist power. in my case, the ring was the corrupting influence. the ring had a power that did not have limits. you probably will not encounter power quite like this, but there will be other temptations. when i possessed the ring, i did not realize what it did to me. i wanted to be the one who wore it, but it made me evil. the rings effects were easy to see--except when i was the one who bore it. for instance, gollum was once a boy named sméagol; however, he killed his friend in order to keep the ring. now he is a wretched-looking creature who is consumed by the power of the ring. when i was given the ring, my only intention was to destroy it. after bearing the ring for some time, i forgot about destroying it and just wanted to possess it.
before you gain power, you want to use it for the good of everybody; but when you actually get it, you can easily forget about your original purpose and strive instead to become more powerful. it would be wise just to avoid any source of power that causes corruption.
sincerely,
frodo baggins
monday - read the selection carefully.

1. the selection is about _______________.
2. at the top of this page, write an interesting title for this selection.
3. the authors purpose in writing this selection is to _______________.
4. the genre of this selection is _______________.
5. the authors tone can best be described as _______________.

tuesday - read the selection carefully.

1. find in the selection a synonym for essential _______________.
2. what does the word consumed mean in this selection? ⃝ obsessed ⃝ eaten
3. find in the selection an antonym for give in to _______________.
4. complete the analogy with a word from the selection:

wrong : tolerating :: burden : _______________
wednesday - read the selection carefully

1. the point of view of the selection is ⃝ first person. ⃝ third person.
2. we can infer from the selection that frodo _______________ ultimately give in to the power of the ring

Explanation:

1. Identified the core theme: lessons about resisting corrupting power from Frodo's journey.
2. Created a title that captures the personal, cautionary core of the text.
3. Determined the purpose: sharing learned wisdom about power's corruption.
4. Classified the genre as a personal letter from a fictional character.
5. Described the tone as reflective and cautionary, matching Frodo's experience.
6. Found the synonym "vital" for "essential" in the text.
7. Defined "consumed" as "obsessed" in the context of Gollum's fixation on the Ring.
8. Identified "resist" as the antonym for "give in to" (resisting power vs. yielding to it).
9. Solved the analogy: wrong relates to tolerating as burden relates to bearing (Frodo bears the Ring's burden).
10. Confirmed first-person point of view from "I" used throughout the text.
11. Inferred Frodo nearly gave in, as he forgot his purpose to destroy the Ring.

Answer:

1. the lessons about resisting corrupting power from Frodo's journey in Middle-earth
2. The Burden of Power: Lessons from Mordor
3. share cautionary lessons about corrupting power
4. personal letter (fictional reflective correspondence)
5. reflective and cautionary
6. vital
7. obsessed
8. resist
9. bearing
10. first person
11. nearly