Unit 4 CSA Review

A group of scientists has studied the effects of video games on children. They found that kids who play for less than two hours a day tend to do better in school and have better social skills. The scientists suggest that video games could actually have educational benefits if used in moderation.

• Inform

• Entertain

• Persuade

Imagine a world where people can fly like birds and travel across the sky. No more traffic jams, no more waiting in lines. People can visit friends and family in an instant, soaring above the clouds.

• Inform

• Entertain

• Persuade

Did you know that 80% of the world’s energy is produced by burning fossil fuels, which are harmful to the environment? We must take action now to switch to renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. Our future depends on it.

• Inform

• Enertain

• Persuade

Exotic animals belong in their natural habitats and not in the hands of private individuals as “pets.” By their very nature, these animals are wild and potentially dangerous and, as such, do not adjust well to a captive environment.

By their very nature, exotic animals are dangerous. Although most exotic animals are territorial and require group interactions, an exotic pet typically is isolated and spends the majority of his/her day in a small enclosure unable to roam and express natural behaviors freely. These animals are time bombs waiting to explode.

Which sentence is the CLAIM?

• Exotic animals belong in their natural habitats and not in the hands of private individuals as “pets.”

• By their very nature, exotic animals are dangerous.

• Although most exotic animals are territorial and require group interactions

• These animals are time bombs waiting to explode.

But just as a 2007 raid on property owned by football star Michael Vick laid bare the little known and cruel world of dogfighting, a story that unfolded in a small Ohio city recently opened the public’s eyes to the little known, distressing world of “exotic ” pets. We’re not suggesting that people who own these animals are cruel. Many surely love them. But public safety, common sense and compassion for animals all dictate the same conclusion: Wild animals are not pets.

Which sentence is the claim?

• Michael Vick laid bare the little known and cruel world of dogfighting

• A small Ohio city recently opened the public’s eyes to the little known, distressing world of “exotic ” pets

• We’re not suggesting that people who own these animals are cruel.

• Wild animals are not pets.

Fact or Opinion:

The Eiffel Tower is located in Paris, France.

• Fact

• Opinion

Fact or Opinion

Chocolate ice cream is the best dessert in the world.

• Fact

• Opinion

Fact or Opinion

The Earth orbits the Sun once every 365 days.

• Fact

• Opinion

The Harry Potter series is the most exciting book series ever written.

• Fact

• Opinion

What is the purpose of a counterclaim?

• It states the author's opinion on a topic.

• It provides reasons for supporting the author's claim.

• It states the other side of an argument so an author can demonstrate why the other side is incorrect.