Eighth-grade students should be allowed to participate in any kind of after-school class or sport—even martial arts. Research shows martial arts builds strength and coordination. Some people object, saying martial-arts students are prone to picking fights. However, martial arts masters teach students to practice self-control and avoid impulsive violence. 1.What is the writer’s claim?

2.What evidence does the writer use to support the claim?

3.What counterclaim does the writer include?

4.Does the writer disprove the counterclaim? How?

5.How would you describe the writer’s target audience?

6.Does the writer seem to be using an appeal to logic, emotion, or both? Explain why you
think so.

How do the soldiers' feelings about macbeth in act i differ from their laterfeelings about him in act v? a. in act i, theymere jealous of his rise to power; in act v, they feelsorry for him and the burdens he bears. b. in act i, they think he is a bully; in act v, they believe he will make agood king if given enough time to rule. c. in act i, they think he is brave and honorable; in act v, they think heis an insane tyrant who must be defeated. d. in act i, they are frightened of his fierceness; in act v, they areafraid of what horrible crimes he will commit next.

The rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. which choice combines these two sentences from paragraph two to achieve a coherent flow of ideas? a) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden" and permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. b) permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago and the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden." c) the rich natural resources made the sacramento valley a "garden of eden; " and so the permanent villages were established about 8,000 years ago. d) because of the rich natural resources which made the sacramento valley a ‘garden of eden,’ native americans established permanent villages there 8,000 years ago.

What steps best a reader determine the central idea of a text? select three options.