AnswersOH-English Language Arts 10 AWriting an Essay to Compare the Presentation of Ideas across Genres

Writing an Essay to Compare the Presentation of Ideas across Genres Answers

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Selena wrote this topic sentence in her analysis of Enrique's Journey.The writer shows why it is dangerous for migrants to sleep during their trip north.

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"Enrique's head throbs. The sun reflects off the metal. It stings his eyes, and his skin tingles. It drains the little energy he has left."
B
"For a while, he stands on a narrow ledge at the end of a fuel tanker. It is just inches above the wheels. He cannot let himself fall asleep; one good shake of the train, and he would tumble off."
C
"The MS control the tops of freight trains operating north of the Rio Suchiate, where many migrants going to the United States begin their trek through Mexico. They rob migrants riding the trains."
D
"Fear, he realizes, helps to keep him awake, so he decides to induce it. He climbs to the top of the tank car and takes a running leap. With arms spread, as if he were flying, he jumps to one swaying boxcar, then to another."
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What are the primary functions of body paragraphs in a comparative essay that focuses on genres? Select four options.to present the writer's arguments in a logical orderto provide evidence that supports the writer's ideasto analyze the texts, ideas, or objects being comparedto anticipate disagreement and provide counterargumentsto highlight similarities between the texts being discussedto point out differences between the texts being discussed

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to present the writer's arguments in a logical order
B
to provide evidence that supports the writer's ideas
C
to analyze the texts, ideas, or objects being compared
D
to anticipate disagreement and provide counterarguments
E
to highlight similarities between the texts being discussed
F
to point out differences between the texts being discussed
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Read the excerpt from Daniel’s comparative essay.(1) Despite the many features shared by short and long fiction, the structure of a short story is very different from that of a novel. (2) A short story follows the rule of one. (3) It's about one person, and one important thing happens. (4) In contrast, a novel has time to develop many characters and explore many events.

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It focuses on one main character and one main plot event.
B
That is, short stories just look at one character and one thing.
C
It talks about one main character and one important thing that happens.
D
What I mean is it centers on a main character and a single plot occurrence.
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Which sentences from the biography best support Asher's analysis? Select two options.

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"Having avoided the fate of many other migrants, Enrique reaches Ixtepec, a southern crossroads in Oaxaca, the next state north, 285 miles into Mexico."
B
"Two of them are too frightened to go into town. They offer Enrique 20 pesos and ask him to buy food. If he will bring it back, they will share it with him."
C
"About two hundred street gangsters in Chiapas share the rolling criminal enterprise."
D
"He stops at a barbershop. His hair is curly and far too long. It is an easy tip-off. People here tend to have straighter hair."
E
"'¡Órale, jefe!' he says, using a phrase Oaxacans favor. 'Hey, chief!' He mutes his flat Central American accent and speaks softly and singsongy, like an Oaxacan."
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Read the thesis statements.(1)The editorial "Adoption Is the Only Choice” and the news article "Animal Shelters Overpopulated” both discuss the same topic, but they serve different purposes.(2)Federalists believed that a strong central government would ensure popular sovereignty and individuals' rights.(3)Despite the obstacles facing African Americans in the early 1900s, Paul R. Williams became a prominent Los Angeles architect and community leader.(4)Australia's geological age can be seen in several surface features, including the age of surface rocks, the erosion of surface features, and the impoverishment of the soil.

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the first statement, because the essay will compare ideas that are similar but treated differently
B
the second statement, because the essay will compare and contrast Federalists with Anti-Federalists
C
the third statement, because the essay will compare Williams’s work as an architect with his work as a community leader
D
the fourth statement, because the essay will compare different geological surface features in Australia

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