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3241004551 [841]
3 years ago
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PLEASE HELP ASAP mark brainiest and 30 points...You will read a historical fiction text and a historical nonfiction text. Then y

ou will compare and contrast the texts in a written paragraph.
Text 1:
Benjamin Franklin Flies a Kite by Eduardo Mata

In 1752, Benjamin Franklin had a theory that lightning was electricity. He wanted to prove that the power could be transferred to other objects. He grabbed a kite and experimented on a stormy afternoon.

Franklin believed that thunder clouds contained electrical charges. He planned to fly the kite into the clouds so that electricity passed down the wet kite string. With his son, William, as his assistant, he went to work.

First, he tied an iron key to the silk kite string. Next, he ran a metal wire from the key into a jar designed to store electrical charges. Once the kite was in the air, he stood in a barn to keep safe and dry.

Soon, electrical charges from the clouds passed into the kite. They traveled along the wet string, to the key, down the wire, and into the jar. When Franklin reached his hand toward the key, he received a mild shock. The electricity had been captured and transferred. The experiment was a success.

At least it was for Benjamin Franklin. Other scientists were killed trying to duplicate his efforts. Looking back, it was not the safest way to test his theory. In this case, it worked out and paved the way for future discoveries about electricity.

Text 2:
A Shocking and Stormy Night by Prentice Newton
I saw a shocking thing last night that I can’t quite explain.
On the street outside my window, a man stood in the rain.
Twas strange to see him all alone on such a stormy night.
Who goes out in a thunderstorm and tries to fly a kite?
He tied a key around the string then looked up to the sky.
He showed no fear as thunder crashed then launched the kite up high.
I found the whole thing frightening from the safety of my room.
I watched each flash of lightning with a growing sense of doom.
Then a burst of light struck the kite. It glowed as if on fire.
The string lit up as if it were a red-hot piece of wire.
And in the midst of all of this, my eyes beheld the key.
It danced upon the kite string as if filled with energy.
Down on the ground, quite safe and sound, the man was dancing, too.
The reason for his happiness? I have not got a clue.
Was he just pleased that he survived or was it something more?
My curiosity was sparked, but I’ll never know for sure.

In a separate document, you will write a paragraph in which you compare and contrast the following features from the two texts:
-Purpose
-Characters in each piece
-Setting
-Plot events
-Point of view
-Mood
-Word choice

Remember to include evidence from the text to support your writing.
Save your paragraph.
English
1 answer:
pantera1 [17]3 years ago
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Answer:

In the texts they both have the purpose to show the reader how Benjamin Franklin had discovered electricity. In the texts they both talk about what he was doing when he discovered electricity. The purpose of the first text was to be more straightforward with how Benjamin Franklin had discovered electricity for example in the first sentence it start off with “In 1752, Benjamin Franklin had a theory that lightning was electricity.” The author uses facts like when and what. The second text had started of with “I saw a shocking thing last night that I can’t quite explain.” That leads to the reader getting hooked and wanting to know more about what happened. In the first text the point of view is third person because the author uses “he” as in Benjamin Franklin whole in the second text the point of view is first person because the author uses such languages as “I” or “my”. The second text gets the reader to be curious what is happening while the first text gets the reader to be knowledgeable.

Explanation: I tried but I got tired I did most of it though

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