Conflicting Ideas

How does the author of Conflicting Ideas support the 2nd claim: Research shows that ideas don't spread like germs?

• By including the information that said, Researchers found that the best predictor of whether someone would join Facebook were the number of distinct groups of friends .

• By including the information that said, Facebook is not useful in spreading the word on how to get friends

• By including the information that said, It is not known how people accumulate the numbers of friends they have.

The main claim in the article, Conflicting Ideas is

• People want to embrace germs like they do sanitation

• People want to study ideas as if they were like germs

• People want to try to get rid of ideas like they get rid of germs

What is the 2nd main claim in Conflicting Ideas?

• Germs are microscopic and not easily discovered. Therefore sanitation practices are a must.

• Ideas are broad and many people differ in their opinions

• Research shows that ideas don't spread like germs.

The title of the article is Conflicting Ideas. Before you read the text, what did you think the text would be about?

• Two ideas that were equal in their meaning

• polar opposite ideas

• Ideas about diseases such as cholera, Typhoid and The Black Death

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CCSS.RI.1.1

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What conflicting points of view are presented in "The Giver" by Lois Lowry regarding the concept of a controlled society?

• Freedom vs. Security

• Wealth vs. Poverty

• Education vs. Ignorance

• Youth vs. Age

Answer explanation

The conflicting points of view presented in 'The Giver' by Lois Lowry regarding the concept of a controlled society are Freedom vs. Security.

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DOK Level 2: Skill/Concept

Discordant means...

• Conflicting or not harmonious.

• Different.

• Divergent.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

A counterargument is ....

• A similar opinion.

• An opposing viewpoint.

• A type of ethnicity.

• An opposing person.

People who are discordant are

• conflicting

• musical

• tolerant

• unorganized

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is the primary theme of the article 'Conflicting Ideas'?

• A) The spread of diseases

• B) The nature of conflicting ideas

• C) The importance of sanitation

• D) The role of social media

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Which literary device is used in the title 'Conflicting Ideas'?

• A) Metaphor

• B) Simile

• C) Irony

• D) Alliteration

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CCSS.L.8.5A