"Advice to Youth"

In addition to writing novels, short stories, and essays, Mark Twain traveled around the country giving humorous lectures. To appeal to a young crowd, he offered new spins on old advice.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 11 Unit 3's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: Media in a Democracy, Daily Me, The Newspaper Is Dying, Facebook Photos Sting, Abolish high school football, Facing Consequences, Time to raise the bar, New Michigan Graduation Requirements, Why I Hate Cell Phones, Editorial Cartoons, Let's Hear It for the Cheerleaders, Girl Moved to Tears, In Depth, but Shallowly, Advice to Youth, The War Prayer, Gambling in Schools, How to Poison the Earth
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  1. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
    They said it should be something suitable to youth--something didactic, instructive, or something in the nature of good advice.
  2. policy
    a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
    Always obey your parents, when they are present. This is the best policy in the long run, because if you don't, they will make you.
  3. resort
    have recourse to
    If a person offends you, and you are in doubt as to whether it was intentional or not, do not resort to extreme measures; simply watch your chance and hit him with a brick.
  4. splendid
    very good; of the highest quality
    It gives you a splendid reputation with everybody to know that you get up with the lark; and if you get the right kind of lark, and work at him right, you can easily train him to get up at half past nine, every time--it's no trick at all.
  5. temperate
    not extreme in behavior
    the young ought to be temperate in the use of this great art until practice and experience shall give them that confidence, elegance, and precision which alone can make the accomplishment graceful and profitable
  6. feeble
    pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
    An awkward, feeble, leaky lie is a thing which you ought to make it your unceasing study to avoid
  7. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
    A feeble, stupid, preposterous lie will not live two years--except it be a slander upon somebody.
  8. heedless
    characterized by careless unconcern
    Never handle firearms carelessly. The sorrow and suffering that have been caused through the innocent but heedless handling of firearms by the young!
  9. inestimable
    beyond calculation or measure
    There are many sorts of books; but good ones are the sort for the young to read. Remember that. They are a great, an inestimable and unspeakable means of improvement.
  10. precept
    a rule of personal conduct
    Build your character thoughtfully and painstakingly upon these precepts, and by and by, when you have got it built, you will be surprised and gratified to see how nicely and sharply it resembles everybody else's.
Created on Sat Nov 15 16:25:16 EST 2014 (updated Sun Nov 16 00:34:54 EST 2014)

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