Argumentative Text Review

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paramount

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essential

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Without rainforest conservation, what can be concluded?

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life as we know it may not continue to exist

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What is the author’s primary purpose in writing this article?

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to convince the readers that rainforests would benefit from their help

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Why is paragraph 2 important to the author’s argument?

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It explains that the author has scientific facts to support the claim.

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Who might be most interested in reading the topic of this article? Options: loggers who get the majority of their wood from rainforests, people who are concerned about the health of our planet, companies that don’t produce environmentally-friendly products, someone who lives outside of Latin America, Brazil, Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and West Africa.

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people who are concerned about the health of our planet

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restore

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rebuild

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The reader can tell from the evidence in the text that the author’s position, or claim, is that rainforest conservation is important because –

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humans, plants, and animals benefit from rainforests

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How does the author try to convince people that the entire world will benefit from conserving the rainforests?

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He includes the advantages of protecting the rainforests for the planet and its people.

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How does the comparison in paragraph 3 support the author’s claim?

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It explains that human activity is harming both the plants and animals that depend on the existence of the rainforests.

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What does the author mean when he says the rainforests are the “lungs” of the planet?

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He realizes the planet cannot survive without the ecosystem the rainforests provide.