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What is the definition of a Claim?
A 100
The thesis/main idea of what you are arguing.
A 100
What is an appeal to Logos?
A 200
Convincing through logic, reasoning, and facts/statistics.
A 200
What is the definition of a Counterclaim?
A 300
Acknowledging and then opposing/disproving your opposition’s viewpoint.
A 300
What does C.R.E.W stand for?
A 400
C = Claim
R = Reasons
E = Evidence
W = Warrant
A 400
What does S.P.A.M. stand for?
A 500
S = Situation
P = Purpose
A = Audience
M = Mode
A 500
If the claim is “Mapleton Jr. High is a great place to go to school,” which of the following would be
the best piece of evidence to support that?
A: Because it’s less crowded than some other schools in the district.
B: Mapleton is a town in Utah.
C: I hate going to Mapleton Jr. High.
D: The students at MJHS raised $2000 for students in need last Christmas.
B 100
D: The students at MJHS raised $2000 for students in
need last Christmas.
B 100
Which of these would be a counterclaim to the claim that “9th grade boys should be banned from growing
mustaches”?
A: Mustaches can be very distracting, but freshman are mature enough to make an important decision like facial hair.
B: Only some 15 year-old boys can actually grow mustaches so others might feel less manly if they can’t.
C: Mustaches can be creepy, and food gets stuck in them too.
D: 90% of 9th grade girls don’t like mustaches on young people.
B 200
A: Mustaches can be distracting to freshman, but freshman are mature enough to make facial hair decisions.
B 200
A speaker who states that you should believe her because she has a
graduate education and experience in the area of computers is using what
type of appeal to make her case?
B 300
The speaker is using Ethos.
B 300
In the year 2000 22,953 transplants were performed in
the U.S. However, more people still wait for transplant
opportunities. This is an appeal to…
B 400
An appeal to Logos.
B 400
Which of the following is a warrant to the Claim that smartphones are the most valuable piece of technology using the evidence: “Over 54% of all Americans have
smartphones, and the number increases each day.”
A: If so many people are using them, then clearly they present a great value to the individuals who use them.
B: Smartphones are the most valuable piece of technology.
C: Smartphones are the most popular type of phone used today.
D: 46% of Americans haven’t yet started using smartphones.
B 500
A: If so many people are using them, then clearly
smartphones present a great value to the individuals who
use them.
B 500
What is the Purpose of the following prompt:
“Music has a big influence on young people today. Think about how the hip-hop or pop
culture influences your life and your friends’ lives. Now write an essay to
explain the negative and positive effects of such music on today’s youth.
C 100
To explain/inform the negative and positive effects of music on today’s youth.
C 100
What is the Mode of the following prompt:
“Your school board is considering extending the school day to 5:00pm. Do you agree or disagree with this proposition? Write a letter to the
school board stating your opinion on the issue.
C 200
An Argumentative Letter
C 200
What is the Audience of the following prompt:
“Some high schools in Utah are separating the boys and girls and becoming same
gender schools – meaning “Girls Only” schools and “Boys Only” schools. Think about the advantage and disadvantages of
being at school with no peers of the opposite gender. Write an essay to explain the pros
and cons of same gender schools
C 300
Society / Test-Graders
C 300
DAILY DOUBLE
C 400
DAILY DOUBLEPlace A Wager
Identify S.P.A.M. in the following prompt:
“A recent survey has found that many teens are using informal text shorthand in their formal writing for
school. Some say that the survey’s results are disturbing. They think students should not be
encouraged to write informally in school. Others are not so sure. A study done in the United Kingdom
found that the use of “textisms” may actually improve writing skill. Read both passages, and decide your position on the issue. Support your choice using
evidence and reasoning from both passages. Write an essay explaining to the English department why they
should or should not incorporate “textisms” in the writing curriculum.”
C 400
S = Using “textisms” in formal writing in school.
P = Argue whether we should or should not incorporate “textisms” in school writing, using evidence and reasons
from both passages
A = English department
M = Argumentative Essay C 400
What is the Situation of the following prompt:
“The practice of offering incentives for charitable acts is widespread, from school projects to fund drives by organizations such as public television
stations, to federal income tax deductions to charities. In a well-written essay, develop a
position on the ethics of offering incentives for charitable acts. Support your position with
evidence from your reading, observation, and/or experience.”
C 500
The practice of offering incentives for charitable acts
by organizations.
C 500
Identify the Audience of the following prompt:
“As part of a push towards making schools healthier they are removing sugary drinks
from schools. Using the information presented in the attached readings write an
essay explaining to parents in the community why the school districts are opting to remove
sugar drinks from their schools. Provide specific details and examples.”
D 100
A = Parents in the community
D 100
Identify the Purpose of the following prompt:
“The following passages present two different opinions on whether or not
college athletes should be paid money for playing a sport. Which side do you
support? Make a claim and support your claim with specific details and
information from the passages.”D 200
P = Argue whether athletes should or should not be paid, make a claim, support with specific details/information
D 200
Identify the Mode of the following prompt:
“Many people talk or text on cell phones while driving. Write an
explanation of why using cellphones can be dangerous while driving using
information from both passages.”
D 300
M = Informational Essay
D 300
Identify the Situation of the following prompt:
“Read the two passages about the Titanic. Write an informational essay about what has changed to improve passanger safety because of this historic tragedy. Provide
specific examples from the story that resulted in the development of the new
rules. Be sure to include information from both passages in your essay.”
D 400
Situation = The story of the Titanic.
D 400
Identify the Purpose of the following prompt:
“Many grocery stores are equipped with self-serve checkout lanes. While many customers like this way of checking out, others do not.
Supermarkets have to decide what to do. Read the article ‘Help Yourself?’ to familiarize yourself with the problems and what some stores are doing about it. Explain which is better: keeping or getting rid of the self-
checkout lanes. Be sure to cite specific reasons for your argument from the article.”
D 500
Purpose = Explain which is better: keeping or getting rid of the self-checkout lanes,
cite specific reasons
D 500
When saying the pledge of allegiance citizens must do all of the following
except:
A: Face the flag
B: Salute by placing the right hand over the heart
C: Sing along
D: Stand at attentionE 100
C: Sing along
E 100
What percent of engineers are women?
A: 1%
B: 11%
C: 22%
D: 33%
E 200
B: 11%
E 200
What is the name of the First Lady’s campaign to combat
childhood obesity?
A: Applause
B: Get Fit
C: Let’s Move
D: Work It!
E 300
B: Get Fit
E 300
How is the concept of the “income gap” best explained?
A: The American Dream
B: The rich get richer, the poor get even.
C: The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
D: The rich push the poor down.
E 400
C: The rich get richer, the poor get poorer.
E 400
What percent of people now own a smartphone in the
United states?
A: 10% of adults
B: 100% of adults
C: 25% of adults
D: 45% of adults
E 500
D: 45% of adults
E 500
What is the name of the Russian president?
A: Doku Umarov
B: Igor Novgorod
C: Nicholas Romanov
D: Vladimir Putin
F 100
D: Vladimir Putin
F 100
Who created the rules concerning etiquette during the Pledge of Allegiance?
F 200
Congress
F 200
GoldieBlox seeks to get girls excited about engineering by incorporating what item in
with building toys?
F 300
Books with stories about Goldie’s adventures.
F 300
Students receive roughly what percent of their daily
calories from school lunch?
A: 20%
B:40%
C: 60%
D: 80%
F 400
B: 40%
F 400
Who recently claimed that, “The expanding gap between
rich and poor [is a bigger] threat to the economy than
the budget deficit”?
F 500
The United States President
F 500
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