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go on usatoday and find a story

Newspaper:

1. What is the main topic?

2. What is the opinion presented?

3. What techniques can you identify that help to influence the audience?

4. Provide two examples or details used that support the author’s opinion.

5. Provide two facts from an outside source that are used to support the

author’s opinion. (If there aren’t facts, suggest what could have been

added to make this editorial stronger)

6. Find two sentences that are examples of clear, strong writing. Explain why

(techniques, wording, example).

7. How effective is this article in helping you to form your own opinion about

this issue?

What is the meaning of the word checking as it is used in this sentence from the second paragraph of the passage?

Use the dictionary entry for crude to answer the question crude use context clues to choose the sentence that best uses the fourth definition of the word crude. crude ['krüd) adj from latin crudus 1. the quality of being unchanged from the original state 2. the quality of being primitive or uncultured 3. the quality of being obvious 4. the quality of being rough in execution rather than being subtle, selma was rather crude in the way she conducted herself at the meeting. elijah and his brother quickly built a crude shelter that would keep them warm and dry through the night. thelma's knowledge of art and poetry showed the rest of the diners that she was far from crude. there was oil to be found on the property, but it was crude and would need to be processed. mark this and return save and exit next submit

Constructed response paragraph: after reading “the case for short words,” do you think the author makes a convincing case that short words are effective? explain your answer and support it with evidence from the selection.