Conflicting Point of View

What is the author's viewpoint in the argument below?

I wonder who made gym class mandatory? He was a great guy! It is a welcome break from sitting in chairs. In a recent poll, gym class was the favorite subject of elementary students. I wish there was gym class more often!

• Gym class should not be required.

• I wish there was gym class more often!

• Elementary students love gym class.

• Gym class should be required.

What would the conflicting viewpoint be in the argument below?

I wonder who made gym class mandatory? He was a great guy! It is a welcome break from sitting in chairs. In a recent poll, gym class was the favorite subject of elementary students. I wish there was gym class more often!

• Gym class should not be required.

• I wish there was gym class more often!

• Elementary students love gym class.

• Gym class should be required.

What is the author's viewpoint from the argument below?

Many people don’t like bees. However, without these helpful insects, we would not have many of our favorite flowers or fruits. When bees drink nectar from flowers, they carry away pollen. Bees leave the pollen on the next plant they visit. This helps create necessary new plants.

• People don't like bees.

• Bees help the environment.

• Without helpful insects, we would not have many of our favorite flowers or fruits.

• Bees do not help the environment.

What would the conflicting viewpoint be from the argument below?

Many people don’t like bees. However, without these helpful insects, we would not have many of our favorite flowers or fruits. When bees drink nectar from flowers, they carry away pollen. Bees leave the pollen on the next plant they visit. This helps create necessary new plants.

• Bees are good.

• Bees help the environment.

• Without helpful insects, we would not have many of our favorite flowers or fruits.

• Bees are bad.

What is the author's viewpoint in the argument below?

Many years ago kindergarten started out as a half-day option. Since then kindergarten has changed to a full day, and it's paying off in improved reading skills. This improvement will continue from elementary school to HS. These children will be able to get better jobs when they are adults.

• All day kindergarten is bad.

• All day kindergarten will lead to better paying jobs.

• All day kindergarten is good.

• Kindergarten started out as a half-day option.

What would be the conflicting viewpoint in the argument below?

Many years ago kindergarten started out as a half-day option. Since then kindergarten has changed to a full day, and it's paying off in improved reading skills. This improvement will continue from elementary school to HS. These children will be able to get better jobs when they are adults.

• All day kindergarten is bad.

• All day kindergarten will lead to better paying jobs.

• All day kindergarten is good.

• Kindergarten started out as a half-day option.

What are the three ways an author can effectively respond to a conflicting viewpoint?

• provide a counterexample

• refute the viewpoint giving research/statistics

• restate the question

• provide a solution

• explain

The author’s point of view reveals the author’s beliefs, personal judgments or _______________ toward a certain subject.

• attitudes

• doubt

• impression

• disagreement

What is the author's viewpoint in the argument below?

The discovery of a wild coyote in late 1997 in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle should come as a wake-up call. The United States has a serious coyote problem! From their traditional enclaves in the western desert, these opportunistic canines have now invaded the entire continental United States. They have taken over parks, farms, vacant lots, and now perhaps the downtown areas of major cities. Homeowners report losing cats and dogs to the beasts, and young children are under attack. Enough is enough. Since humans are the only natural enemy of coyotes, we demand that state and federal agencies institute coyote trapping programs. That is the only way to decrease the number of coyotes to a manageable level.

• Coyotes should be trapped.

• Coyotes are good.

• Coyotes are bad.

• Homeowners report losing cats.

What would be the conflicting viewpoint in the argument below?

The discovery of a wild coyote in late 1997 in the Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in downtown Seattle should come as a wake-up call. The United States has a serious coyote problem! From their traditional enclaves in the western desert, these opportunistic canines have now invaded the entire continental United States. They have taken over parks, farms, vacant lots, and now perhaps the downtown areas of major cities. Homeowners report losing cats and dogs to the beasts, and young children are under attack. Enough is enough. Since humans are the only natural enemy of coyotes, we demand that state and federal agencies institute coyote trapping programs. That is the only way to decrease the number of coyotes to a manageable level.

• Coyotes should be trapped.

• Coyotes are good.

• Coyotes are bad.

• Homeowners report losing cats.