Read dimitri’s outline for the claim and one body paragraph of his argumentative essay.

claim: social networking improves society.

reasons: it people to share information and connect with global events.

evidence: a recent survey showed that almost 30% of americans get their news from social networking rather than from tv or radio.

counterclaim: social networking is distracting, leading to lower grades among students.

to fully develop the claim in his essay, the best way for dimitri to improve his outline is to

a replace the statistical evidence with a personal anecdote.
b change the viewpoint he states in his claim because it is biased.
c add a rebuttal to discredit the counterclaim and support his claim.
d insert another counterclaim to fully explain the opposing argument.

Read the excerpt from the poem "growing up italian" by maria mazziotti gillan and answer the question that follows. when i was a little girl, i thought everyone was italian, and that was good. we visted our aunts and uncles, and they visted us. the italian language smooth and sweet in my mouth. in kindergarten, english words fell on me, thick and sharp as hail. i grew silent, the italian word balanced on the edge of my tongue and the english word, lost during the first moment of every question. source: gillan, maria mazziotti. "growing up italian." poetrymagazine.com. poetry magazine, n.d. web. 30 mar. 2011. what is the tone of this poem? what does the tone reveal about the speaker of the poem and the conflict she faces? based on this excerpt, what can you predict about the theme of the poem?

“we have had a little rain.” said the woman she looked out into a flood. hyperbole, understatement or neither

Read the sentence from a student’s essay about “the treasure of lemon brown.” greg sees his father differently after he speaks with lemon brown. what revision should the student make to clarify the main idea of this sentence? replace “sees his father differently” with “appreciates his father.” add the phrase “at the end of the story” after the word “differently.” change the wording of “speaks with” to “has a conversation with.” remove “after he speaks with lemon brown” from the sentence.