7.SL.4: Present Claims and Findings In Focused, Coherent Matter

1. You are giving an in-class demonstration on how to bake a pineapple upside-down cake tomorrow and you need to make notes for your demonstration. What would be themost effectiveorder to to arrange your information?

  1. in chronological or time order, the order in which things happen
  2. in order from the most important ingredients to the least important ingredients
  3. in order from the most expensive ingredients to the least expensive ingredients
  4. in reverse chronological or time order, by starting with the finished cake and working backwards from there

2. You are giving a speech at a city council meeting, trying to get approval for funds to build a new running track at the local high school. Which of these details should you include in your speech? Select all that apply.

  1. the fact that students who participate in sports like track tend to get better grades than students who do not
  2. the fact that students who are physically active now are less likely to develop costly health problems later
  3. the fact that students suffer a higher number of injuries as a result of running on a worn out track surface
  4. the fact that the high school in the next town has a brand new, state-of-the-art track at their high school
  5. the fact that the Olympic Games are just around the corner

F.  the fact that a new track would only cost as much as a single city bus

3. Mrs. Schultz's 7th grade history class has finally raised enough money for an educational class trip, andthey've narrowed it down to two destinations: Venice, Italy and Washington, D.C. She's given each student the chance to present his or her argument why the class should go to either Venice or Washington, D.C. Which of these argumentsbestsupport their claims? Select all that apply.

A.  "The city of Venice is like an open-air museum. We will be surrounded by art, history, and culture."

B.  "The flights to Italy are 18 hours each way. If we go to Washington, D.C. instead it will be like having two extra days to explore."

C.  "Have you ever been to Washington, D.C. in the summer? That place is a dump!"

D.  "Italy? But none of us speak Italian—how are we going to learn anything in Italy?"

E.  "If we go to Washington, S.C. we can go tothe Capitol Building. I have an uncle who works there and take us on a tour and introduce us to some of the senators."

F.  "Washington, D.C.?! I didn't spend weeks selling magazine subscriptions just so I could go to Washington, D.C. Let's live a little!"

Cassandra is on the debate team. Her opponent this week is DeAndre. The topic for debate this week is the popular Ice Bucket Challenge, a stunt which people perform on videoin order to raise moneyfor ALS (a rare disease which affects the nervous system) research.

4. Cassandra is arguing against the Ice Bucket Challenge. Which argumentmost effectivelysupports her claim?

A.  "Most of the people who do this Ice Bucket Challenge are only doing it toget attention."

B.  "Anything that gets so popular so fast is most likely just a fad that we won't even be talking about next year."

C.  "ALS is fairly rare, and raising awareness will do nothing to help prevent it. Better to raise money and awareness for more common, treatable diseases like diabetes or cancer."

D.  "If I were suffering from ALS, thelast thing I would want is to be associated with a bunch of idiots dumping ice water on their heads."

5. DeAndre is arguingforthe Ice Bucket Challenge. Which argumentmost effectivelysupports his claim?

A.  "Sure, many people are doing it just to get attention and take part in the latest thing. But you can't argue with results. The Ice Bucket Challenge has raised over 50 million dollars for ALS in July alone."

B.  "Anybody that has a problem with the Ice Bucket Challenge is thinking about it way too deeply. It's just people having fun."

C.  "Come on—it's not hurting anybody, is it?"

D.  "If you had ALS, wouldn't you be happy to know that millions of people all over the world are willing to dump ice water on their heads for your charity?"