Evaluating Arguments in Informational Text - Quiz - Level D
Reread paragraph 2 of the letter. Which word BEST
describes the first sentence of the paragraph?
claim
2 A playwriting class would be useful and help students
improve their writing. Many writers enjoy being creative
and bringing interesting characters to life. Students
would be able to share their writing with each other and
get comments on their plays. Playwriting students could
use their classmates' suggestions to make their own
plays stronger. Helping to improve someone else's
writing makes you a better writer too. There's a lot to be
learned in a playwriting class.
exaggeration
evidence
argument
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