Question

Help please lol Read Michelle’s claim statement for a literary analysis essay about a nonfiction text.

In his autobiography Up from Slavery, Booker T. Washington shows how the different settings, or places he lived, affected his life, work ethic, and beliefs.


Which quote from the text can she use as evidence to support her claim?


A.

“The early years of my life, which were spent in the little cabin, were not very different from those of thousands of other slaves.”

B.

“After some hours had passed, the head teacher said to me: ‘The adjoining recitation-room needs sweeping. Take the broom and sweep it.’”

C.

“During my last year at Hampton every minute of my time that was not occupied with my duties as janitor was devoted to hard study.”

D.

“After the coming of freedom there were two points upon which practically all the people on our place were agreed… that they must change their names, and that they must leave the old plantation for at least a few days or weeks in order that they might really feel sure that they were free.”

Answer 1

B

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

B. “After some hours had passed, the headteacher said to me: ‘The adjoining recitation-room needs sweeping. Take the broom and sweep it.’”

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the question, Michelle can use the second quotation i.e. 'After some hours...sweep it' as evidence to substantiate the validity of her claim as it shows the readers that non-fiction text narrates the real events and experiences. In her claim, she asserts that how Washington displays the impact of various backgrounds or locations on his life and the words by his headteacher to him for doing the smaller tasks like sweeping would have inspired him to be humble and not consider any task as petty. This would not only support but also justify the claim and hence, option B is the correct answer.