Conflicting Viewpoint Carousel Station 7

What is the definition of author's viewpoint?

• the author's belief/position about a topic

• who is telling the story

• the author's doubts about a topic

• the theme the author wants to convey

What is the definition of conflicting viewpoint?

• the problem a character is trying to solve in a story

• the author's belief/position on a topic

• the theme the author wants to convey

• the belief on a topic that is opposite of the author

What does the word acknowledge mean?

• intelligence

• to oppose

• to recognize

• to question

What does the word responds mean?

• to reply with an answer

• to disagree

• to make a request

• to agree

What does the word reflects mean?

• to acknowledge

• to hide

• to oppose

• to show

Read the excerpt below. Answer the multiple choice question.

When we think of a generation gap, we usually think of conflicting tastes in music or pastimes. But in states across the nation the generation gap is widening over the issue of handwriting. After one teacher in Tennessee discovered that she had students who couldn’t read the assignments she was writing on the board in cursive, she took it into her own hands to introduce a bill mandating that cursive writing, termed by one journalist to be “a link to our human heritage” once again be taught in schools. Other states have followed suit and believe that teaching cursive in school should be mandatory.

Opponents claim that cursive writing has become obsolete in our modern world. Typed words have become a primary form of communication. Once a practical skill, cursive writing is no longer used by the vast majority of Americans. It is no longer taught in schools, and some claim that the time that it would take to teach it could be put to better use, for instance, by teaching the technical skills students need to get along and excel in an increasingly technological world.

But even in today’s world there are still plenty of reasons to pick up a pen and apply it to paper. Many American institutions still require original signatures, for instance, signing for a registered letter and buying a house. And original signatures are much more difficult to forge than their digital counterparts.

Yes we live in a modern world, but we live in a modern world that is based on fundamental values. Do we want to see an entire generation of children grow up who are unable to read the Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights in its original form?

What is the author's point of view about cursive handwriting?

• People should live in modern times.

• Cursive handwriting should not be taught in schools.

• People should make sure to sign in cursive, so their signature is less likely to be forged.

• Cursive handwriting should be taught in schools.

Read the excerpt below. Answer the multiple choice question.

When we think of a generation gap, we usually think of conflicting tastes in music or pastimes. But in states across the nation the generation gap is widening over the issue of handwriting. After one teacher in Tennessee discovered that she had students who couldn’t read the assignments she was writing on the board in cursive, she took it into her own hands to introduce a bill mandating that cursive writing, termed by one journalist to be “a link to our human heritage” once again be taught in schools. Other states have followed suit and believe that teaching cursive in school should be mandatory.

Opponents claim that cursive writing has become obsolete in our modern world. Typed words have become a primary form of communication. Once a practical skill, cursive writing is no longer used by the vast majority of Americans. It is no longer taught in schools, and some claim that the time that it would take to teach it could be put to better use, for instance, by teaching the technical skills students need to get along and excel in an increasingly technological world.

But even in today’s world there are still plenty of reasons to pick up a pen and apply it to paper. Many American institutions still require original signatures, for instance, signing for a registered letter and buying a house. And original signatures are much more difficult to forge than their digital counterparts.

Yes we live in a modern world, but we live in a modern world that is based on fundamental values. Do we want to see an entire generation of children grow up who are unable to read the Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights in its original form?

Which of the following lines acknowledges conflicting viewpoints?

• Many American institutions still require original signatures, for instance, signing for a registered letter and buying a house.

• Opponents claim that cursive writing has become obsolete in our modern world.

• Other states have followed suit and believe that teaching cursive in school should be mandatory.

• Typed words have become a primary form of communication.

Read the excerpt below. Answer the multiple choice question.

When we think of a generation gap, we usually think of conflicting tastes in music or pastimes. But in states across the nation the generation gap is widening over the issue of handwriting. After one teacher in Tennessee discovered that she had students who couldn’t read the assignments she was writing on the board in cursive, she took it into her own hands to introduce a bill mandating that cursive writing, termed by one journalist to be “a link to our human heritage” once again be taught in schools. Other states have followed suit and believe that teaching cursive in school should be mandatory.

Opponents claim that cursive writing has become obsolete in our modern world. Typed words have become a primary form of communication. Once a practical skill, cursive writing is no longer used by the vast majority of Americans. It is no longer taught in schools, and some claim that the time that it would take to teach it could be put to better use, for instance, by teaching the technical skills students need to get along and excel in an increasingly technological world.

But even in today’s world there are still plenty of reasons to pick up a pen and apply it to paper. Many American institutions still require original signatures, for instance, signing for a registered letter and buying a house. And original signatures are much more difficult to forge than their digital counterparts.

Yes we live in a modern world, but we live in a modern world that is based on fundamental values. Do we want to see an entire generation of children grow up who are unable to read the Declaration of Independence, or the Bill of Rights in its original form?

Which of the following lines responds to the conflicting viewpoint?

• Many American institutions still require original signatures, for instance, signing for a registered letter and buying a house.

• When we think of a generation gap, we usually think of conflicting tastes in music or pastimes.

• Other states have followed suit and believe that teaching cursive in school should be mandatory.

• Opponents claim that cursive writing has become obsolete in our modern world.