Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
Argumentative Writing
R/ELA Class
Miscellaneous
100
Marcus earns money at school by running a business that charges other students for this specific service.
What is walking them to school / protection from bullies?
100
The position or opinion an author takes on a specific issue, often stated as a fact.
What is a claim?
100
The quarter 1 theme.
What is Finding Your Path?
100
Classroom Room Number
What is 101?
200
Marcus is extremely protective of this family member, his younger brother who has Down syndrome.
Who is Charlie?
200
Explanations provided by the author to convince the reader to believe their claim.
What are reasons?
200
4 Materials needed for class.
What is a writing utensil, your journal, the novel, your textbook, and your Chromebook?
200
The school mascot
What is a Cougar?
300
This physical characteristic—being six feet tall, weighing 180 pounds, and having a mustache—causes adults to constantly mistake 14-year-old Marcus for a grown man.
What is his physical appearance / size?
300
Information such as facts, quotes, or statistics that an author uses to back up their reasons.
What is evidence?
300
The title of our book club novel.
"Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish".
300
What teams are currently playing sports at our school?
What is the baseball/softball team?
400
What grade is Marcus in?
What is 8th grade?
400
The opposing viewpoint to an author's argument that must be acknowledged and addressed.
What is a counterclaim?
400
What genre is the text "The Debt We Owe the Adolescent Brain"?
What is informative text?
400
The name of your school house.
What is House of Kettering?
500
What point of view is the story told in?
What is the first-person point of view?
500
The author's claim in "Outsmart Your Smartphone".
Teens using social media pose high risks.
500
What does R/ELA stand for?
Reading English Language Arts
500
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