Writing a Research-Based Argumentative Essay about Technology — Unit test Answers

how the author feels about an experienceinformation that the author does not knowwhat other people are thinking about the authorseveral people’s views of the same experience

How is the poem "On the Bus with Rosa Parks" different from the memoir My Story? Select five choices.

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."Come hear me.""Sure. 'Please, Mrs. Cobb, may I come in and set a while and listen to Turner play your organ? Oh yes, thank you, I'll sit in your best chair. Of course, I'd love some tea. No, thank you, no cake just now. Thank you, yes, I am having a lovely time, Mrs. Cobb. He does play like all get out.'""Well, it might not be exactly like that.""Lord, I guess it wouldn't.""Come anyway."Lizzie looked at him for a long time, tilting her head to one side as if trying to figure him out—which was what she was doing. "You're a strange person, you know that, Turner Buckminster? I wonder if you can see anything straight. What do you think your daddy would say if he saw us two standing out here right now? Or knew that I would be coming up to Mrs. Cobb's house just to hear you play?"

Which clue best helps readers know that the first two paragraphs of My Story are structured chronologically?

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.One afternoon, after another dreary Sunday, he walked home from Mrs. Cobb's with the sea breeze determined to shove him to Malaga Island. It scooted around him and pulled at his ears. It threw up the dust of the road into his face to turn him around, and when he leaned into it, it suddenly let go and pushed at him from behind, laughing. But with the iron word forbidden tolling like a heavy bell by his ears, Turner would not let himself be brought to Malaga. And so with a last abrupt kick, the sea breeze twisted around and left him. Turner watched it rushing pell-mell down Parker Head and toward the shore. "Go find Lizzie," he whispered.

DeSean is conducting research to support his claim that the penalty for texting while driving in his home state of California should be more severe than a $20 fine for first-time offenders. He finds this text in a reliable source.(1) In the United States, the punishment for driving while texting varies greatly from state to state. (2) For instance, in Alaska, there is a $1,000 fine for first-time offenders, while in California, the amount is $20, and in Montana, it’s not even illegal. (3) The bottom line is that texting while driving is extremely dangerous. (4) In fact, it makes the driver 23 times more likely to crash, and in 2010, eleven percent of drivers age 18–20 who crashed and lived admitted they were texting at the wheel.

Read the excerpt from chapter 6 of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy."My granddaddy's been on that island since he was a baby," said Lizzie, as quiet as the dark. "He won't leave. He'd never leave my grandmama. And he'd never leave my mama.""You won't have to leave. You can't have to leave.""That's what Mr.Tripp says. He's got this shotgun he waves around like Ulysses S. Grant, saying how he'll fight to protect our homes and such. He's about ready to declare independency."

Read the excerpt from Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy.He spread his arms wide against the ocean sounds: the rush of the waves, the manic giggles of the gulls, the sighing of the sea breeze against the granite. He put his back to all of Phippsburg—Lord, to the entire continent—till with a shrug he sloughed off its heavy stillness and looked for a way to climb down to the water. . . . [F]inally he was down on the beach, breathing hard and deep, like something that was only just coming alive and drinking in the liquid air for the first delicious time.

Read the paragraph.(1) Dogs are great pets for families because they teach children many important life lessons. (2) A dog must be walked and fed at certain times during the day. (3) When a child is in charge of these tasks, he or she learns to be dependable and disciplined. (4) Helping to take care of a dog might interfere with homework or other activities, but it’s essential for children to have some responsibility. (5) In addition, dogs are loyal, playful, loving companions.

Which best contrasts the way language is used in My Story and "On the Bus with Rosa Parks"?

A statement of a viewpoint supporting one side of an argument is called a .

Nate is writing an essay arguing that the football program at his school should be canceled for safety reasons. Which is the most effective claim for his argument?

Which are some effects of telling the story Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy primarily from the perspectives of children? Check all that apply.

In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy,how does the time period of 1912 contribute to the main conflict in the novel?

In Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy, which characters are in conflict? Select 4 options.