AnswersKS-English Language Arts 12 BWriting an Argumentative Essay about an Ethical Issue

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Read this prompt.Create a presentation to convince the Hanover County School Board members that the county should add a fall break to next year’s school schedule, creating a week-long respite in October.

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to persuade the audience to add a vacation to a proposed calendar
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to persuade the audience to sponsor a festival for school children
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to inform the audience about school day requirements for a county
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to inform the audience about upcoming events in the school calendar
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Read the excerpt from Act I of The Importance of Being Earnest.Algernon. Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject. Divorces are made in Heaven.

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the short statement “Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject” offers a surprising take on the subject being discussed.
B
in the witty statement “Oh! there is no use speculating on that subject,” the writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is.
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the short, witty statement “Divorces are made in Heaven” offers a surprising take on divorces.
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in the short, witty statement “Divorces are made in Heaven,” the writer intentionally describes something as being less than it actually is.
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Read this sentence from a report on Oscar Wilde.Oscar Wilde uses humor to critique society and show that there is too much concern about coming from a proper family.

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“Where did the charitable gentleman who had a first-class ticket for this seaside resort find you?”
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“Yes, Lady Bracknell. I was in a hand-bag—a somewhat large, black leather hand-bag, with handles to it—an ordinary hand-bag in fact.”
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“To be born, or at any rate bred, in a hand-bag, whether it had handles or not, seems to me to display a contempt for the ordinary decencies of family life . . .”
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“May I ask you then what you would advise me to do? I need hardly say I would do anything in the world to ensure Gwendolen’s happiness.”
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Read the claim.Schools should stop doing standardized testing.Read the counterclaim.The Department of Education says that teaching students to do well on standardized tests helps to motivate students and keep them focused on important subjects.Read the rebuttal.On the contrary, being forced to focus on testing stresses students and limits the amount of knowledge they can gain.

b
by rephrasing it as a conclusion
b
by adding a statistic or a quotation
b
by deleting it and adding another claim
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by pointing out a flaw in the counterclaim
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Which behaviors are characteristics of an effective speaker? Check all that apply.establishing eye contactmaintaining a lounging posturereferring to multimedia visual aidsusing a suitable volume and pacedisplaying indifference about the topic

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establishing eye contact
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maintaining a lounging posture
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referring to multimedia visual aids
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using a suitable volume and pace
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displaying indifference about the topic
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Read the passage.(1) Universal health care should be adopted by every country around the world. (2) Over 100 million people become poor every year because of healthcare bills. (3) Imagine how it feels to be afraid to go to the doctor for fear of plunging into debt. (4) That is a really terrible thing, and governments need to act. (5) The World Health Organization (WHO) says that universal health care is achievable, even in poor countries. (6) The WHO recommends spreading the costs of health care

b
by using evidence and a rhetorical device.
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by illustrating the writer’s feelings.
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by addressing the counterclaim.
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by giving a viewpoint and an opinion.
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Read this conclusion.Many car accidents are preventable. Skilled motorists with minimal distractions can react quickly and avert danger. Highways, side streets, and driveways all present unpredictable hazards.

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Eating, drinking, adjusting the radio, and texting are examples of distractions.
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Put your phone away when you drive, and keep your eyes on the road.
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More than 40 states have banned texting because it is a serious distraction.
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Get your license at your local department of motor vehicles and drive on!
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Read the excerpt from "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud."For oft, when on my couch I lieIn vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eyeWhich is the bliss of solitude;And then my heart with pleasure fills,And dances with the daffodils.

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This excerpt shows influences of the Romantic movement because it hints at the speaker’s contempt toward the Industrial Revolution.
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This excerpt shows influences of the Enlightenment period because it uses formal language to describe the speaker’s experience.
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This excerpt shows influences of the Romantic movement because it focuses on the awe-inspiring power of nature.
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This excerpt shows influences of the Enlightenment period because it contains highly technical language.
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Alliteration is

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the repetition of themes and ideas.
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the implication of a word meaning.
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the repetition of sounds at the ends of words.
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the repetition of sounds.
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Read the line from Act II of The Importance of Being Earnest. Cecily. It is always painful to part from people whom one has known for a very brief space of time.

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understatement.
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paradox.
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epigram.
D
pun.
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Jack.

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how the rules of Victorian society were not very strict and were not taken seriously.
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how members of the upper class were not concerned with the rules of society and rarely followed them.
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how the rules of Victorian society dictated many things, even what was proper to read.
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how members of high society rarely read books and were not concerned with cultural knowledge.
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A statement that seems to be contradictory but proves to be true in some sense is a(n)

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pun.
B
paradox.
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epigram.
D
understatement.
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accurately portrayshumorously critiquesscientifically studiesmathematically measures

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accurately portrays
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humorously critiques
C
scientifically studies
D
mathematically measures
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Consider this image.

Question illustration
a
as an informative tool explaining how to transplant potted crops
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as a persuasive device showing the potential of a community garden
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as an informative tool providing the names and functions of plant parts
a
as a persuasive device proving the importance of irrigation systems
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Read the excerpt from Act III of The Importance of Being Earnest.Lady Bracknell. [With a shiver, crossing to the sofa and sitting down.] I do not know whether there is anything peculiarly exciting in the air of this particular part of Hertfordshire, but the number of engagements that go on seems to me considerably above the proper average that statistics have laid down for our guidance. I think some preliminary inquiry on my part would not be out of place. Mr. Worthing, is Miss Cardew at all connected with any of the larger railway stations in London? I merely desire information. Until yesterday I had no idea that there were any families or persons whose origin was a Terminus. [Jack looks perfectly furious, but restrains himself.]

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Knowing that Jack was found as a baby in a railway station, she is excited that Cecily may also be connected to a railway family because it suggests wealth.
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Since she already knows about Jack’s background, she is angry that Algernon may marry someone who is not as educated as he is.
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Knowing that Jack was found as a baby in a railway station, she is concerned that Algernon wants to marry someone who may be of a lower social ranking.
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Since she already knows about Jack’s background, she is curious to know about Cecily’s because it is considered mannerly to show interest in others.

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