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What did Craig Kielburger dream of being when he was young?
Superman
How does the author feel about child labor based on the text?
The author feels it is a serious issue that needs to be addressed.
Why did Craig Kielburger gather friends to form an organization?
To help end child labor and advocate for children's rights.
the state of being strikingly different from something else
Contrast
language that leaves no doubt about a situation
absolute or extreme language
What is the name of Craig Kielburger's organization?
Free the Children
How does Craig Kielburger support his claim that poverty can be ended?
He provides factual and statistical information with dollar amounts spent on various items.
Why is it important to share talents according to the author?
To create a just and peaceful world together.
the state of being held in enslavement.
Bondage
What is child labor?
Child labor is the exploitation of children through any form of work that deprives them of their childhood, interferes with their ability to attend regular school, or is mentally, physically, socially and morally harmful.
Summarize the issues that galvanized Kielburger to start Free the Children.
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What does the author include in the essay to appeal to readers' emotions?
Examples of actual children
Why do young people today feel life is too depressing?
They feel hopeless and prefer to escape through entertainment.
a perspective based on personal opinions, feelings, and interpretations
Subjective Point of View
The unfair treatment or use of someone for selfish reasons.
exploitation
Why does Kielburger include the anecdote about appearing on a talk show?
To introduce his idea that everyone is gifted in some way.
What idea does the information in paragraph 7 support?
Poverty is the biggest killer of children. More than 1.3 billion people—one-quarter of the world’s population—live in absolute poverty, struggling to survive on less than one dollar a day. Seventy percent of them are women and children. I dream of a day when people learn how to share, so that children do not have to die. (paragraph 7)
Generosity could help end poverty.
Why is José's act of giving his shirt to Kielburger so impactful?
It demonstrates selflessness and the true meaning of sharing, despite his own poverty.
a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change.
Activist
A person's role or position
Capacity
What claim is supported by the 1997 United Nations Development Report?
The world has the resources to end poverty;
"The 1997 United Nations Development Report carries a clear message that poverty can be ended, if we make it our goal. The document states that the world has the materials and natural resources, the know-how, and the people to make a poverty-free world a reality in less than one generation." (paragraph 8)
An author's perspective can be determined by examining the "tone" or "attitude" toward a subject. Read the lines below and choose what is revealed about Kielburger's attitude toward child poverty.
"Collectively, we have all it takes to create a just and peaceful world, but we must work together and share our talents. We all need one another to find happiness within ourselves and within the world."
Kielburger has an optimistic view of child poverty; hopeful.
Why is it significant that the author reflects on his own childhood dreams in the context of the lives of other children?
It shows the disparity between his experiences and those of children in poverty.
lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
Inadequate
To express a meaning that is opposite of what is expected
Irony