Transcript Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay

Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Activity 3A Explaining Words (p. 16)
Use the source to answer the questions about the meaning of
inundate and how you could figure it out from other words around it.
Record high tides inundate West Coast, hinting rough future of
flooding as climate change boosts sea level
by David Knowles
More than 100 homes in west Seattle were hammered Monday.
With sea levels on the rise worldwide, officials are grappling with
the question of how to combat the ever-encroaching waters.
Source: Knowles, David. “Record High Tides.” Daily News. 20 December
2012. Web. 14 March 2013. <nydailynews.com>
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Activity 3A Explaining Words (p. 16)
Part A
Circle the letter before the choice that best explains the
meaning of inundate in the previous passage.
a. to predict the events
b. to destroy completely
c. to cover with water
d. to confront a problem
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Activity 3A Explaining Words (p. 16)
Part A
Circle the letter before the choice that best explains the
meaning of inundate in this passage.
a. to predict the events
b. to destroy completely
c. to cover with water
d. to confront a problem
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Activity 3A Explaining Words (p. 16)
Use the source to answer the questions about the meaning of
inundate and how you could figure it out from other words around it.
Record high tides inundate West Coast, hinting rough future of
flooding as climate change boosts sea level
by David Knowles
More than 100 homes in west Seattle were hammered Monday.
With sea levels on the rise worldwide, officials are grappling with
the question of how to combat the ever-encroaching waters.
Source: Knowles, David. “Record High Tides.” Daily News. 20 December
2012. Web. 14 March 2013. <nydailynews.com>
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Activity 3A Explaining Words (p. 16)
Part B
Circle the letters of the two words that work together to
support your answer to Part A.
a. tides
b. rough
c. future
d. flooding
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Activity 3A Explaining Words (p. 16)
Part B
Circle the letters of the two words that work together to
support your answer to Part A.
a. tides
b. rough
c. future
d. flooding
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Identify the Main Point or Thesis
Flooding on the Mississippi River is becoming a bigger
problem. According to Robert Criss, a professor of Earth
and planetary sciences at Washington University in
Saint Louis, “Flooding is getting more frequent and
more severe.” Scientists are studying the data about
floods and climate change to help them predict what
will happen in the future.
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Identify the Main Point or Thesis
Flooding on the Mississippi River is becoming a bigger
problem. According to Robert Criss, a professor of Earth
and planetary sciences at Washington University in
Saint Louis, “Flooding is getting more frequent and
more severe.” Scientists are studying the data about
floods and climate change to help them predict what
will happen in the future.
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Read the following passage.
Hurrican Sandy Flooding
By Ian Frazier
On October 29, 2012, a massive hurricane struck the northeastern
United States. This excerpt describes the storm’s impact
Four days after the storm, I drove to Staten Island from my
house in New Jersey to see some people I know. When I
got there… the street was a bout ten feet shorter. A fire
hydrant dangled by its pipe in empty air, pieces of
pavement crumbled downward, the traffic barrier and the
sign saying “End” had washed away, and the house’s lawn
had been eaten back. Just down from the lawn the
enlarged beach was muddy and raw, and filled with so
much debris that I put off looking at it until later. The house
still stood, with plywood on the windows.”
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Chapter 2 Writing an Argumentative Essay
Which statement states the thesis or main idea?
A.The writer’s friends were not injured by the storm.
B.Fire hydrants, traffic barriers, and signs are poorly made.
C.The larger beach was one benefit of the storm.
D.The storm caused tremendous damage.
Which two of the following support your main idea or thesis above.
A.“I drove to Staten Island from my house in New Jersey”
B.“When I got there”
C.“pieces of pavement crumbled downward”
D.“Just down from the lawn”
E.“the enlarged beach was muddy and raw”
F.“The house still stood, with plywood on its windows”
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