Question

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? o obsessed o 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 o first person. o third person.
2. we can infer from the selection that frodo _______________ ultimately give in to the power of the ring.

o did o did not

1. underline clues in the passage that helped you answer question #11.
2. draw boxes around two examples of rhetorical questions in the selection.

... read the selection carefully.

Explanation:

Step1: Answer question 1 (main topic)

The text centers on resisting corrupting power, using the Ring as an example.

Step2: Answer question 2 (create title)

Craft a title reflecting the core theme: the corrupting Ring and the lesson of resisting power.

Step3: Answer question 3 (author's purpose)

The author shares a learned lesson to advise others about corrupt power.

Step4: Answer question 4 (genre)

The text is a personal, reflective letter with a moral lesson, fitting persuasive nonfiction/reflective essay.

Step5: Answer question 5 (author's tone)

The author speaks from experience, in a serious, cautionary, reflective tone.

Step6: Answer question 6 (synonym for essential)

Identify the synonym "important" from the text: "the most important one is to resist power".

Step7: Answer question 7 (define consumed)

In context, "consumed by the power" means obsessed, not literally eaten.

Step8: Answer question 8 (antonym for give in to)

Identify "resist" from "the most important one is to resist power" as the opposite of giving in to power.

Step9: Answer question 9 (complete analogy)

"Wrong" relates to "tolerating" (action toward wrong); "burden" relates to "bearing" (action toward burden, from "After bearing the Ring for some time").

Step10: Answer question 10 (point of view)

The author uses first-person pronouns ("I", "me"), so it is first person.

Step11: Answer question 11 (infer Frodo's choice)

Frodo states he forgot destroying the Ring but the text implies he resisted fully; he wrote the letter to warn others, so he did not give in.

Step12: Answer question 12 (clues for question 11)

Clues: "the most important one is to resist power" and he wrote the letter to share this lesson, proving he overcame the Ring's pull.

Step13: Answer question 13 (rhetorical questions)

The text contains one rhetorical question: "You probably did not realize what it did to me."

Answer:

1. the danger of corrupting power and the need to resist it, using the One Ring from Mordor as an example
2. The Corrupting Ring: A Lesson in Resisting Power
3. warn others about the corrupting nature of power and advise them to resist it
4. Reflective/Persuasive Personal Letter
5. serious, cautionary, and reflective
6. important
7. O obsessed
8. resist
9. bearing
10. O first person.
11. O did not
12. Clues: "the most important one is to resist power" and "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." (followed by the lesson he learned to resist)
13. The only rhetorical question in the selection is: "You probably did not realize what it did to me."