thalia is writing a letter to the city council in her town. There is a bacon law in her town, and some people wanted to turn it into a parking lot. thalia thanks the law should be turned into a skate park. In an outline, she creates to plan her letter, she lists the following reasons.
reason one: There's no safe place in town for kids to skateboard or roller skate.
reason two: Adults are always saying that kids need to get more exercise.
Reason 3: another parking lot would just increase traffic downtown
Which piece of evidence could thalia used to support reason three?
a. many people ride the bus or walk to shops downtown, but a parking lot would encourage people to drive instead of using these more environmentally friendly methods of transportation.
b. skateboarding is a fun activity that can be very dangerous without proper safety gear and adult supervision.
c. skateboarding is a very popular sport for kids in town, and giving them a safe place to skate would keep them out of dangerous parking lots.
d. most healthcare professionals recommend that kids get at least half an hour of physical exercise most days of the week but many children fall short of this benchmark.
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a. She should choose the most important reason in right as many paragraphs as possible about that reason
b. She should use each reason to create a main idea and write one paragraph for each main idea
c. She should write a separate paragraph for each piece of evidence used to support the reasons
d. She should list the reasons in the introduction and write three paragraphs about the most important reason
claim: schools should improve the nutritional value of lunches served at school.
Which source would provide the most relevant information for someone conducting research before writing a persuasive essay supporting this claim?
True or false switch source best supports the claim.
She's one true and three false
a newspaper article about the increasing cost of school lunches
A parent survey about which organization Should provide the meals for school lunches
a government website about the nutritional needs of children
a blog about how to make healthy food at home on a limited budget
Which source would provide information that is most relevant to the claim
a. An interview with a politician who supports lowering the voting age
b. a book written by a history professor about the history of voting rights
c. a survey conducted by a university on the views of teenagers and voting
d. an entry on a personal blog by a person who is active in local politics
Which note should the student label as evidence?
a.) note 1: learning it for in language gets more difficult as a person gets older.
b.) Note 2: knowing another language is more important than ever because of increasing globalization
c.) note 3: there are statistics about how long it takes to become fluent in a language
d.) note 4: research shows that learning a foreign language helps students in other subjects
constructing an outdoor enclosure for cats can ease the transition from roaming freely outdoors to being confined? Especially if the cat is used to coming and going as it pleases. These enclosures, sometimes called catios allow cats to be outside while keeping a barrier between them and birds, rodents, and small reptiles they prey on.
What is the effect of the word especially in the sentences?
a.) It highlights a contrast between two ideas
b.) It emphasizes an important idea
c.) It shows that the author is about to give an example
d.) It introduces a new idea
argument--
evidence--
claim--
counterclaim--
reasons--
purpose--
wordBank:
to clarify why readers should agree with the claim
to show awareness of the other side of an argument in order to finish it
The reason the author writes a text
supports the reasons to provide proof for the claim
claim position or idea supported by reasons and backed up with evidence
Make clear the stand the writing is taking
evidence-- supports the reasons to provide proof for the claim
claim-- position or idea supported by reasons and backed up with evidence
counterclaim-- to show awareness of the other side of an argument in order to finish it
reasons-- The reason the author writes a text
purpose-- to clarify why readers should agree with the claim