Directions: Find the claim, evidence of Quindlen's argument, and counterarguments. Read the argument "A Quilt of a Country" by Anna Quindlen. Then, reread the lines
indicated with each question below. Answer each question, citing text evidence.
When writers introduce an argument, they need to define, or delineate, the issues and
ideas they will develop over the course of the text.
• Cite evidence: Reread Paragraphs 1 and the beginning of Paragraph #2 through the
word "bigotry."
• Identify 2 ideas that readers can expect Quindlen to develop in the text.
Sentence Starter:
• Based on the fact that Quindlen said
and
, I believe that he will develop the ideas that
and