Read the prompt and claim below. Then write a body paragraph in response to the prompt and claim that contains a topic sentence, offers at least one piece of supporting evidence from the list provided, introduces and addresses the counterclaim provided, and ends with a concluding sentence.
Prompt:
Your school district is considering removing handwriting and cursive classes from its school curriculum. Would you be in favor of such a policy?

Claim:
Our district should not eliminate cursive classes from its curriculum.

Paragraph topic:
Cursive can connect students to the past.

Evidence:

According to Johnson Kipling, professor of linguistics at Upton State University, "writing in cursive teaches reading cursive, and many of the foundational documents of our country are written in cursive, as are other historical documents. Looking at a typed transcript of these documents disconnects students from truly understanding them as part of history. One of history's central lessons is that times change and things evolve."
A poll of our state's high school history and government teachers revealed that almost 90 percent of them use primary-source historical documents written in cursive on a regular basis.
Counterclaim:
Students can just look at typed versions of historical documents to get the same information.

Answer:

First you would want to start this off by restating your paragraph topic and claim for example you could use “one reason why we shouldn't eliminate cursive from our schools curriculum is because cursive can connect students to the past.” Then you would want to use the race format (specifically the c/cite evidence) to implement your evidence and then of course you would want to explain your evidence. One example of explaining your evidence could be. “due to most of the nations important documents being written in cursive this shows how continuing to teach cursive in our schools curriculum would help students.” Then a way to counter the counter claim could be by using the reasoning that there is not always going to be a typed version of the document at all or there is not going to be a typed version of the document readily available.

Explanation:

Answer:

One reason why we shouldn't eliminate cursive from our schools curriculum is because cursive can connect students to the past. One example of this is that, due to most of the nation's important documents being written in cursive, this shows how continuing to teach cursive in our schools curriculum would help students. 

Explanation:

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4.5.2 test

Read the following passage from The First Men in the Moon.

And of Bedford I have heard or seen nothing more, nor, so far as I can gather, any Selenite. Either the night overtook him in the crater, or else, which is more probable, he found the sphere, and, desiring to steal a march upon me, made off with it—only, I fear, to find it uncontrollable, and to meet a more lingering fate in outer space.
Which character’s point of view is presented in the passage above?

Mr. Cavor
A Selenite
The Grand Lunar
Mr. Bedford

Sam McGee obviously does not live. Considering the speaker’s mental state, is the Speaker a true “survivor?” Explain your answer in at least two sentences.

(1) Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks was an American poet. Her grandfather was a slave who fled slavery and later fought on the side of the Union in the Civil War. He was part of a pivotal era in American history. (2) His son married a teacher, and they resided in Kansas. The family sought the opportunities offered by a growing city and moved to Chicago when she was a baby. Gwendolyn Brooks was educated in Chicago public schools. She grew up in Chicago and stayed here for the remainder of her life. She traveled many places but always came back to Chicago. (3) Gwendolyn Brooks enjoyed the literary pursuits of reading and writing. She wrote extensively about her experiences, but she also wrote about urban lives—particularly those in Chicago. When she was just thirteen, a poem she wrote was published in a magazine. In time, she was published in the books of others, but she eventually authored entire volumes of her own poetry. She became an accomplished poet, well known in the United States and abroad. She won numerous awards for her poetry. It was not easy to get a job in writing, so Brooks worked for a while as a typist, putting the words of others in print. But she continued to write her own words, and these became important poems that inspired people throughout the world. (4) In addition to being a poet, she taught poetry to college students in the Chicago area. She taught them the importance of clarity in writing poetry. There are hundreds of people who learned from her in those classes, and several of them have gone on to write their own poetry. Most of them also read poems better because of learning from her how to look for the ideas they convey.(5) Illinois has a special role called Poet Laureate. Gwendolyn Brooks was named Illinois Poet Laureate in 1968, but this recognition didn't come until one year after she had already been named poet laureate for the whole country. She was very clear about her artistic priorities; the ideas a poet communicates—more than the prizes a poet may earn—are more important. But she earned many prizes. She is recognized today as a great poet and an important African American whose influence continues to be felt by subsequent generations. (6) When she was 83, she was diagnosed with cancer. Shortly thereafter, she died. Her death in Chicago in 2000 affected people all over the world. While countless numbers of people mourned her death, she had accomplished much in her life. She's an important part of Chicago history, African-American history, and American history, and her legacy is part of your heritage.


1, Gwendolyn Elizabeth Brooks' grandfather fought on which side in the Civil War?

answer choices below


A,the Union side


B,the Confederate side


C,for both sides


D,he did not fight in the war



2,Brooks grew up in...

answer choices below


A,Topeka, Kansas.


B,Chicago, Illinois.


C,Seattle, Washington.


D,Austin, Texas.


3 Brooks wrote about...

answer choices below


A,her experiences.


B,urban life in Chicago.


C, both A and B.


D,the Civil War.


4 Brooks saw her first poem published in a magazine at what age?

answer choices below


A,12


B,13


C,14


D,15



5 Brooks worked as a _______________ while waiting to get a job as a writer. answer choices below


A,waitress


B,caretaker


C,seamstress


D,typist


6 Brooks taught poetry to...

answer choices below


A,middle school students.


B,high school students.


C,college students.


D,adults at a higher education center.



7 Brooks' students were able to read poems better after taking her class because they learned how to...

answer choices below


A,look for poems written by famous poets.


B,look for the rhyme scheme in the poems.


C,look for the imagery used in the poems.


D,look for the ideas the poems convey.



8 Brooks was named Illinois Poet Laureate in...

answer choices below


A,1968.


B,1970.


C,1965.


D,1958.




9 Brooks felt that the ideas a poet communicates are more important than the prizes they may earn.

answer choices below


True


False



10 Brooks was an important part of...

answer choices below


A,American history


B,African-American history


C,Chicago history


D,all of the above

(1) If you like wildlife, then you might think about lending a hand at the local nature center. (2) Many kinds of animals that need daily care and feeding are there. (3) Some of the volunteer work at the local nature center requires extra training, depending upon which animals you would like to care for. (4) It is a great place to get experience if you would like a future career in wildlife rescue and rehabilitation.

Which sentence should be revised to replace repeated words that appear in other sentences?
1
2
3
4

In just a few days, more than $1,500 was raised by his friends and acquaintances, along with dozens of stuffed animals, cards and picture books. Several businesses and charities also donated, including the Armer Foundation for Kids, a group that helps ease the financial burdens of families with children who have serious medical conditions.



How does the paragraph fit into the overall structure of the text?

It compares Clayten's fundraising to the Armer Foundation's work.

It describes how Clayten found so many people to contribute to Noah's care.

It describes the results of Clayten's fundraising efforts,

It lists Noah's favorite things using order of importance.

Which of these is a correct use of a parallel structure.

Which sentence contains a pronoun with a vague or ambiguous antecedent?

Dan and Mia visited their grandmother last week.

Roger asked his friend for help moving the dresser.

Jessie was pleased when she got an A on the test.

Mitch put popcorn in the bowl and then ate it.

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Has anyone read the short story Lamp to the Slaughter by Roald Dahl. If so, why did the author use the lamp to symbolize innocence? The baby to symbolize Patrick is cold and emotional? Patrick the detective to symbolize revenge? The leg of lamp to symbolize freedom? Ice in glass of whiskey to symbolize freedom?

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PLEASE HELP WILL MARK BRAINLIEST!!:Expand the following sentence by adding your own choice of adjectives or adverbs:
The man trudged home from a day at work.
Type your complete sentence.

Fill in the blanks. Image attached.

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I need serious help. I'm having trouble on these. I will give brainliest to the person who gives the correct answers to these questions. There are 8 questions and I need the answer to each of them. Please and thank you.

1.) When Harry describes Hans as having a naive face which appeared very quick and intelligent, this can be considered a what?

Symbol
Ironic statement
Metaphor
Paradox

2.) What do verb “moods” do?

Indicate a “state of being”
Change the meaning of a sentence
Conveys the mood of the person speaking
Invoke a certain emotion from a reader

3.) Which of the following is a correct example of an indicative verb in a sentence?

The book is awesome.
Your hair might catch on fire.
Give me back my key.
If I were a butterfly, I would have wings.

4.) Read this excerpt from Journey to the Center of the Earth.

In fact, there were periods in his discourse when he would finally give up and swallow his discomfiture-in a glass of water.

What is the meaning of “discomfiture”?

Knowing or using several languages
Spread out over a wide number of people
Having a feeling of uneasiness or embarrassment
Bad tempered or irritable

5.) Which of the following is the correct use of the subjunctive verb in a sentence?

Can you come here?
Dogs are loyal.
If I were going, you could ride with me.
Where are you now?

6.) Which sentence is the correct example of a conditional verb?

She might get to go out.
How are you?
You have to leave now.
Will you pick that up?

7.) Which sentence is the correct use of an interrogative verb?

Cats are very independent.
That would be great.
Give that back to me.
Will you look at that?

8.) What perception does Harry have of the residents in Iceland?

That they are brilliant
That they read a great deal
That they are uneducated
That they speak many languages

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Most living things that have ever been on Earth are now extinct. We know about them from fossils. A fossil is the remains of an ancient living thing that has been preserved in the Earth’s crust. Most things that die will not become fossils. It takes a lot of special conditions for them to form.
According to the passage, most things that ever lived are
A fossils.
B extinct.
C animals.
D still alive.

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Q:Who did hawk mess with at the arcade?

A:Chris

B:Miguel

C:Demitri

Read the short passage above. What is the best title for this passage? A) The Scabbard: More Than Just a Sheath Eliminate B) The Myth of the Ninja Reactivate C) Ninja Warriors D) The Mysterious Origin of the Word Ninja

Pink Against Bullying
In 2007, a boy in Nova Scotia, Canada, wore a pink polo shirt on his first day of high school. According to students, bullies threatened the boy because of his shirt color. Two seniors, David Shepherd and Travis Price, were disturbed by the bullying and came up with an innovative response. They emailed classmates, explaining the situation and suggesting that everyone wear pink the next day. They also bought fifty pink shirts to distribute at school. When the boy who had been threatened arrived for his second day of high school, he was met by hundreds of his fellow students wearing pink. The action served as a clear anti-bullying message. The news of the event quickly spread to other schools, many of which instituted their own "Pink Shirt Days."
What is the main idea of the passage?

Im so sorry guys,there was no way around it. I'm sorry.

The Grand Canyon is a ____________________ sight; we could have spent all day gazing at its magnificence.

What is often a common characteristic of a piece that is parodied?

it is unimportant
it is famous
it is repetitive
it is silly

In approximately 200 words, summarize the main points of Jackson Kuhl’s “Innovations That Changed Building Design.”

So I’m trying to write a short take away about this poem I read, but I keep making it too long. Please help.

The risk you took may come with many backlashes, the decision you chose stays in your mind. But later on, you may begin to appreciate the risk you took and the benefits that came long with it.

Read the following excerpt from Susan B. Anthony by Alma Lutz:

To enter the mill, to stand quietly and look about, was the best kind of entertainment, for she was fascinated by the whir of the looms, by the nimble fingers of the weavers, and by the general air of efficiency. (Lutz, pg. 1)


Based on the context, what does the word whir most likely mean?

noise
buzz
banging
clang

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