RI.8.8

Which is the irrelevant sentence in the paragraph below?

Am I really so bad-mannered, conceited, headstrong, pushing, stupid, lazy, etc., etc., etc., as they all say? Oh of course not. I love to eat fruit and be in nature. I have my faults, just like everyone else, I know that, but they thoroughly exaggerate everything.

• Am I really so bad-mannered, conceited, headstrong, pushing, stupid, lazy, etc., etc., etc., as they all say?

• Oh of course not.

• I love to eat fruit and be in nature.

• I have my faults, just like everyone else, I know that, but they thoroughly exaggerate everything.

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CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Why is Anne's argument below unfair and unbalanced?

Am I really so bad-mannered, conceited, headstrong, pushing, stupid, lazy, etc., etc., etc., as they all say? Oh of course not. I have my faults, just like everyone else, I know that, but they thoroughly exaggerate everything.

• She provides perspectives from all sides of the argument.

• She only sees the situation from her own perspective.

• I don't know.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

What evidence does Anne provide for her stance in the following paragraph?

Am I really so bad-mannered, conceited, headstrong, pushing, stupid, lazy, etc., etc., etc., as they all say? Oh of course not. I have my faults, just like everyone else, I know that, but they thoroughly exaggerate everything.

• She provides evidence that she is not kind, patient, and hard working.

• She provides no evidence but keeps arguing her point.

• I have no idea.

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

How should writers provide evidence for assertions they are trying to make? SELECT ALL THAT ARE CORRECT.

• Describe a specific situation that proves their point.

• Include facts and/or statistics.

• Include experts opinions that also agree with the perspective of the author.

• I have no idea.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

How would a reader know that a writers argument is sound and that the evidence is relevant and sufficient? SELECT ALL THAT ARE CORRECT.

• The writer describes a specific situation that proves a point.

• The writer includes facts and/or statistics.

• The writer includes experts' opinions that also agree with the perspective of the author.

• I have no idea.

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

How can writers provide a counterclaim?

• Keep stating their own position without considering the other side of the argument.

• State the opposing argument and agree with the opposition.

• State the opposing argument and then refute the opposing assertions by providing evidence that shows the opposition's stance is weak.

• I have no idea.