ACTIVITY 2. CONT. List the facts that Troxel presents in her TED Talk on the left side of the
chart below. Then formulate questions that you want to explore based
on that data and write them in the column in the middle. Answering
those questions will lead you to her claim.
Data
Questions
Claims
*Once finished, write out what you believe to be Troxel's main message
at the bottom of
page 3.

Read the excerpt from a student’s journal. i thought it would be stressful having to participate in a debate for my final exam. but with a partner to , it was actually a nice change of pace. we argued our case thoroughly, presenting lots of evidence. we even got to use the rebuttal we’d rehearsed. well, a year’s worth of research really paid off. which phrase from the passage best supports the conclusion that the student is describing a policy debate? argued our case thoroughly presenting lots of evidence the rebuttal we’d rehearsed a year’s worth of research

4. at the conclusion of frankenstein, robert walton has an encounter with the monster, who arrives after victor frankenstein has died. perhaps surprisingly, the monster mourns his creator and expresses remorse over the fate that victor suffered. the monster pledges to destroy himself and then departs, disappearing as he goes further north. how does the monster’s behavior and attitude in this part of the novel affect the way readers view him? is he sympathetic? is he more hateful because it is only after victor has died that he relents? how does the change in the monster fit with the theme of duality in the novel?

Which is these is not a benefit of parallel structure? a)clarity b)classification c)emphasis d)balance