“Girl Sues Parents...”
POSSIBLE ANSWERS (Compare yours to these.)
1, What is the author's debatable claim for this article?
1or to convince you he
Remember, a debatable claim is CONTROVERSIAL, not factual. It requires an aut
need to infer
is correct. Remember also, a debatable claim is NOT usualy stated directly in he text YOU
to get the claim in most cases
2. What is the strongest evidence used to argue the debatable claim?
Remember, your answer here should EXPLAIN the evidence. Show how it supports the claim. Your
answer would be incorrect ityou just said "Mich Albom and Rachel Canning," Your answer should also
rot just copy trom the text, but rather explain the evidence in your own wording.
3. Quote one of the counter arguments directly from the article "Girl Sues
Parents.
‘A.correct answer wil include a passage cirecty from the article, contained in quotation marks, which
‘shows the counter-argument.
4. What is the argument strategy or technique Mitch Albom uses at the beginning
of the piece?
Remember, your answer should explain he strategy-- se the correct answer lists ETHOS or PATHOS or
LOGOS, as well as the way we see that in the text.
5, How is this beginning strategy or technique effective in persuading the
audience of his debatable claim?
6. Inthe following passage, what does the phrase "pulled your own weight"
mean?
It’s time you pulled your own weight around here.
‘Remember: Explain the metaphor and how it applies in this text at this moment.
7. In the following passage, explain what the phrase "knee-jerk society" means.The answer is a knee-jerk society that too quickly hears the words “emotional
abuse” and immediately wants to imprison the parents.
Remember: Explain the metaphor and how it applies in this text at this moment.
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8. In the following passage, what is a word you could substitute for "cutting"?
Rachel cutting high school.
Remember: What synonym will ft here?
9. In the following passage, what is a word you could substitute for "barometer"?
The answer is media that now act as if reality TV is the barometer of what makes
news.
Remember: What synonym wil fit here?
10. Give one example of Albom using logos in this article.
41. Why is Rachel Canning a good choice to help Mitch Albom support his claim?
42. From the article, give an example of ethos that was used to convince the
target audience of the claim,