Model Complete each opinion in the first column by writing a persuasive word or phrase on the line. Then, match the facts and details in the second column that best support each claim with relevant information.

Opinion Relevant Information
1. Leafy green vegetables are the healthy food.
The upgrades to this new model provide more data storage and faster download times than the older model.
2. The third book is the in the series.
The new model uses twice as much water per load than the old model.
3. Purchasing my new tablet was worth the expense.
Records show that the temperature has increased by an average of 3 degrees each day.
4. It’s warmer this summer than last summer.
This book won three top honors for literature last year.
5. This dishwasher is efficient appliance the company has produced.
Spinach provides us with vitamin K, vitamin A, calcium, and potassium.

Will give if correct read the passage first of all, if someone says your dream is impossible, they’re wrong. you can’t prove that something is impossible-all you know is that [it] hasn’t been done yet. people said no one could scale mount everest, but in 1953, sir edmund hilary and tenzing norgay gazed down upon the world from its summit. people said that man could not fly, but in 1903, orville and wilbur wright made the first sustained powered flight in a heavier-than-air machine. people said, “okay, we admit that someone could climb mount everest, and we admit that man has learned to fly, but no one will ever, ever walk on the face of the moon.” if we can send three men a quarter of a million miles away and bring them home safely, is there any great task we cannot accomplish? which identifies the textual evidence that best supports the claim: the authors purpose is to persuade? a: the author shares historical information about the wright brothers. b: the author states that men have walked the moon. c: the author states that others who think your dreams are impossible are wrong. d: the author wants to know what tasks we cannot accomplish.

In a group discussion, which statement most clearly uses evidence to support a conclusion? a) the author makes some good points, but i feel that he’s ultimately biased. b) the author proves that he’s biased when he uses terms like “silly” and “stupid”. c) the author obviously hates the way fast food tastes, which is why he’s negative. d) the author first criticizes fast food, and then goes in to criticize junk food.

Jamal english, mandarin and a bit of arabic. a. speaks b. speak c. speaking d. is speaking