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Many people are trying creative ways to help people eat healthy. Write an argumentative essay on whether or not communities, including schools, can make a difference in helping people make healthy choices. Your essay must be based on ideas, concepts, and information in the passage. |
Circle: Argumentative Underline: whether or not communities, including schools, can make a difference in helping people make healthy choices. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers- Communities, Healthy Choices |
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Write an argumentative essay in which you take a position on whether or not military dogs should or should not be recognized as war veterans and receive special benefits for their service. Your essay must be based on ideas, concepts, and information from the passage. |
Circle: Argumentative Underline: whether or not military dogs should or should not be recognized as war veterans and receive special benefits for their service. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - Military dogs, special benefits |
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Write an informational essay on the important characteristics of the mountain gorilla, and why this unique animal should be protected. Your essay must be based on ideas, concepts, and all of the information found in the article. |
Circle: informational
Underline: the important characteristics of the mountain gorilla, and why this unique animal should be protected. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - why, mountain gorillas, protect |
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Many people avoid doing exercise. Write an informational essay on how working out can make people feel better. |
Circle: informational Underline: how working out can make people feel better Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - how, working out, feel better |
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Droughts are a serious problem for the communities that live near a place experiencing a drought. Write an essay explaining how the way beavers manage the flow of water can serve as a model for solving the drought problem in California. |
Circle: explaining Underline: how the way beavers manage the flow of water can serve as a model for soling the drought problem in California. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - how, drought |
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Marine areas are complex ecosystems. Write an explanatory essay that describes why creating a large protected marine area is beneficial. Use evidence to support your ideas. |
Circle: explanatory Underline: describes why creating a large protected marine area is beneficial. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - why, protected marine |
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Many types of popular fish are becoming endangered. Write an informational essay on how people's food choices affect the fish population. |
Circle: informational Underline: how people's food choices affect the fish population. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - fish population |
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Music programs are in danger of being stopped in schools. Write an argumentative essay about why or why not music is important for children. |
Circle: Argumentative Underline: why or why not music is important for children. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - music, children |
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Using information from the passage set, write an essay explaining why many people in early India accepted Buddha's message. |
Circle: explaining Underline: why many people in early India accepted Buddha's message. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - why, accepted, Buddha's message |
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Buddhism is a religion that is 2,500 years old and is followed by 350 million Buddhists worldwide. It is the main religion of many Asian countries. Using information from the passage set, write an essay explaining the similarities and differences of Buddhism and Hinduism. |
Circle: explaining Underline: the similarities and differences of Buddhism and Hinduism. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - similarities and differences, Buddhism and Hinduism |
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Using information from the article about the first moon landing and the transcript of a phone conversation between President Nixon and the astronauts, write an essay explaining the significance of this event. |
Circle: explaining Underline: the significance of this event. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - first moon landing |
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Using information from the optimism passage set,write an essay explaining the importance of pursuing optimism in the face of challenges. |
Circle: explaining Underline: the importance of pursuing optimism in the face of challenges. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - optimism, challenges |
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Write a multi-paragraph argumentative essay either for or against the continued production of the penny in the United States. Use the information presented in the passages to support your points. Make sure to include information from all the passages in your essay. |
Circle: argumentative Underline: for or against the continued production of the penny in the United States. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - production, penny |
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Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not Winnie-the-Pooh should stay in the United States or be returned to England. Use the information presented in the passages to support your points. Make sure to include information from all the passages in your essay. |
Circle: take a position Underline: whether or not Winnie-the-Pooh should stay in the United States or be returned to England. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - Winnie-the-Pooh, stay, returned |
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Your town’s public library is hosting an exhibit on pen names throughout history. You have been asked to write an informational article for the exhibit’s display explaining why some authors choose to use pen names. Your essay should be based on the ideas and concepts found in the “Pen Names in Literature” passage set. |
Circle: informational, explaining Underline: why some authors choose to use pen names. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - pen names |
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Your social studies class is researching both traditional and unexpected heroes. Using information and examples found in the passage set, write an informative essay on what it means to be courageous. |
Circle: informative Underline: what it means to be courageous. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - courageous |
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Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not mistakes are a key part of discovery. Use the information presented in the passages to support your points. Make sure to include information from all the passages in your essay. |
Circle: take a position Underline: whether or not mistakes are a key part of discovery. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - mistakes, discovery |
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Write an argumentative essay in which you argue whether or not single-gender or co-ed schools are better for students and why. Use information from the passages in your essay. |
Circle: argumentative, argue Underline: whether or not single-gender or co-ed schools are better for students and why. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - single-gender, co-ed |
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Write an argumentative essay that explains whether you believe professional sports are too much of a risk to athletes' health or not and why. Use information from the passages in your essay. |
Circle: argumentative Underline: whether you believe professional sports are too much of a risk to athletes' health or not and why. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - professional sports, risk, health |
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Write an argumentative essay in which you argue whether or not animal testing is still necessary and why. Use information from the passages in your essay. |
Circle: argumentative, argue Underline: whether or not animal testing is still necessary and why. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - animal testing |
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Write an argumentative essay explaining whether or not rock climbers should be provided rescue services when they knowingly put themselves at risk. Support your claim with details from the passage set. |
Circle: argumentative Underline: whether or not rock climbers should be provided rescue services when they knowingly put themselves at risk. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - rock climbers, rescue services |
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Write an informative essay that explains how the presence of the Burmese pythons is changing the Everglades. |
Circle: informative Underline: explains how the presence of the Burmese pythons is changing the Everglades. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - Burmese pythons, Everglades |
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Write an essay in which you take a position on whether or not public workers should have the right to strike. Use textual evidence to support your claim. |
Circle: take a position Underline: whether or not public workers should have the right to strike. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - public workers, strike |
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Write an essay explaining the effect that the water supply has on the Everglades National Park. Use textual evidence to support your ideas. |
Circle: explaining Underline: the effect that the water supply has on the Everglades National Park. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - water supply, Everglades |
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Using information from the passage set, write an essay explaining the similarities and differences of rogue waves and tsunamis. |
Circle: explaining Underline: the similarities and differences of rogue waves and tsunamis. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - rogue waves, tsunamis |
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Should your school participate in the national “Shut Down Your Screen Week?” Be sure to use evidence from the texts, as well as your own knowledge, to support and develop your thinking. |
Circle: Should Underline: Should your school participate in the national "Shut Down Your Screen Week?" Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - participate |
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Great historical events have deep effects upon people who live through them. Depending on the person and the situation, those effects can be verydifferent. According to these texts, what effect did the Great Depression haveon people who lived through it? Be sure to use evidence from the texts tosupport and develop your thinking. |
Circle: What Underline: What effect did the Great Depression have on people who lived through it? Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - Great Depression |
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Many people talk or text on cell phones while driving. Write an explanation of why using cell phones can be dangerous while driving, using information from bothpassages. |
Circle: explanation Underline: why using cell phones can be dangerous while driving Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - cell phones, dangerous, driving |
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The FBI investigates two heists of famous paintings. After reading “FBI asks for help in solving famous art heist” and “The Curious Case of the Lost and FoundTiny Renoir”, write an essay in which you explain how the role and involvementof the FBI affected these two cases. |
Circle: explain Underline: how the role and involvement of the FBI affected these two cases. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - role, involvement |
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After reading “Satis-fries: Fewer Calories, But Are They Healthy?” and “Do You Want Fries or Fruit With That?,” write an essay in which you argue whether or not the changes in McDonald’s and Burger King’s menus are providing healthier options. Support your position with evidence from both texts. |
Circle: argue Underline: whether or not the changes in McDonald's and Burger King's menus are providing healthier options. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - menus, healthier |
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Explain how the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker’s nesting habits have caused it to be placed on the endangered species list. Use facts and details from the selections to support your explanation. |
Circle: Explain Underline: how the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker’s nesting habits have caused it to be placed on the endangered species list. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - how, nesting, endangered |
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Write an informational paper about how wildlife conservation organizations work to protect endangered species and increase their numbers both in captivity and inthe wild. Be sure to use information from both sources in your paper. |
Circle: informational Underline: how wildlife conservation organizations work to protect endangered species and increase their numbers both in captivity and in the wild. Box: Answers will vary. Possible Answers - how, conservation, protect |
