4.22 Exit Ticket "Tracking an Argument"

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then, answer Part B.

Part A In paragraph 10 of Passage 1, what rhetorical appeal is used to influence Harry T. Burn’s decision to support women’s voting rights?

• A call to action for the people of East Tennessee

• A request for information about his mother's friend

• A plea based on the relationship he has with his mother

• A challenge that considers the balance of right and wrong

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

Part B: Choose the sentence from paragraph 10 that supports the answer in Part A.

• "Hurrah and vote for Suffrage and don't keep them in doubt."

• "I noticed Chandler's speech, it was very bitter."

• "Don't forget to be a good boy, and help Mrs. 'Thomas Catt' with her 'Rats.'"

• "Is she the one that put rat in ratification, Ha!"

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CCSS.RI.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

In Passage 1, which sentence supports the argument that Burn was anxious about casting the deciding vote?

• "The son was Harry T. Burn, a 24-year-old representative from East Tennessee" (Paragraph 9).

• "Just two years earlier Burn had become the youngest to be elected to the State's legislature" (Paragraph 9).

• "I've been waiting to see how you stood but have not seen anything yet" (Paragraph 10).

• "Burn had hoped the issue wouldn't rest with him--he supported suffrage himself, but his constituents were opposed, and he faced an election that fall" (Paragraph 11).

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CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.5.8

Which feature, if added to Passage 1, would be useful in explaining the mother's reason for writing the letter?

• A picture of the letter showing the mother's handwriting.

• A photo of the mother posing with a voting rights supporter.

• A glossary that explains the joke the mother made in the letter.

• A timeline that includes when the representative read the mother's note.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.1.5

CCSS.RI.K.5

Read this sentence from Passage 2.

"The answers revealed a remarkable unanimity; no country had a movement to take the vote away from women nor was there any expressed desire to do so" (Paragraph 17).

The word "unanimity" is a combination of the Latin words unus (one) and animus (mind, spirit). Based on this, what is the denotative meaning of unanimity as it is used in the above paragraph?

• Lack of shared interest

• Quality of being known

• State of total agreement

• Kind of misunderstanding

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

Select the detail from Passage 2 where the author appeals to the emotions of the audience.

• "There is an indirect and a direct reply to these questions which combined can alone give the correct answer" (Paragraph 14).

• "Now and then a writer, man or woman, issues an article which, in fiery and resentful tones, condemns women voters; but both the writer and the magazine that has published it...are merely betraying symptoms of painful adjustment to the new order" (Paragraph 15).

• "There was, however, in every land a decided resistance to equality in political fields, and the reason, given with surprising agreement, was--'Men are afraid of women voters" (Paragraph 17).

• "They have scarcely begun to stir the mass yet; they have been getting acquainted with its aspects" (Paragraph 18).

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.5.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

How does Passage 2 approach women's right to vote differently than Passage 1?

• It questions the reasons behind women's suffrage.

• It examines the many wags women's suffrage stalled.

• It explains that women's suffrage was difficult to achieve.

• It suggests that women's suffrage was steadily making a difference.

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CCSS.RL.6.9

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

Fill in the bubbles to show whether each description matches the author's purpose in Passage 1, Passage 2, or both passages.