Emma Peterson Lesson 1 Argumentative

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Multiple Choice

What is writer’s claim, and in which paragraph does it appear?

• Drinking huge amounts of sugary drinks can lead to obesity.

• Drinking sugary drinks can have healthy benefits.

• People should drink huge amounts of sugary drinks.

• Sugary drinks should only be for adults.

Multiple Choice

What organizational pattern does the writer mainly use?

• Compare and Contrast

• Advantage/Disadvantage

• Cause and Effect

• Description

Multiple Choice

Select the words or phrases that signal this organizational pattern.

• On the other hand...

• leads to

• benefit

• however

Multiple Select

Select the reasons the writer uses to persuade readers that his or her claim is valid.

• "People who drink sugary drinks do not feel as full as they would if they had eaten solid food with the same number of calories"

• "A 64-ounce cola drink can contain up to 700 calories."

• "Many health professionals supported the ban."

• "They said that drinking huge amounts of sugary drinks leads to obesity, especially among children."

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Multiple Choice

What is the writer’s claim?

• CD's are better than Vinyl Records

• Vinyl Records are making a comeback!

• CD's are just as good as Vinyls.

• Vinyls are not as popular as they used to be.

Multiple Choice

Which organizational pattern does the writer mainly use—cause-and-effect or advantage/disadvantage?

• Cause and Effect

• Advantage/Disadvantage

Multiple Select

Select words and phrases that signal this organizational pattern.

• Disadvantage

• responding to...

• drawback

• because

Multiple Choice

Which sentence states the writer’s claim?

• "After decades of CDs and MP3s dominating the music industry, vinyl is making a comeback."

• "You have to start at the beginning of the record and listen all the way through, as the artist intended."

• "These days, every major label is releasing vinyl, and most major new releases have a vinyl version."

• "Vinyl has a warmer sound that really fills up a room."