Debate Unit Test
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Question
The purpose of a speech about the role of drummers in the Revolutionary War is to share information. Which kind of sentences would you most expect to hear in this speech?(1 point)
Responses
interrogative
interrogative
declarative
declarative
exclamatory
exclamatory
imperative
Debate Unit Test
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Question
How do great speeches usually begin?(1 point)
Responses
as written essays
as written essays
as long texts
as long texts
as someone else's idea
as someone else's idea
as class discussions
as class discussions
Write 1-2 sentences describing what a collaborative discussion looks like and what happens when you share ideas in a collaborative discussion.(2 points)
Debate Unit Test
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Question
Why is it a good idea to keep track of the sources you use while investigating answers to your questions?(1 point)
Responses
so your arguments are clear
so your arguments are clear
so you can easily refer back to them
so you can easily refer back to them
so you can have more notes
so you can have more notes
so you can reread all the texts you cited
so you can reread all the texts you cited
A comment on a topic during a collaborative discussion is called(1 point)
Responses
research.
research.
an attitude.
an attitude.
evidence
evidence
an observation
What is the method of discussion called in which you cooperatively work together with another person or group?(1 point)
Responses
commenting
commenting
elaboration
elaboration
collaboration
collaboration ***9
probing
In a debate, a student claims that too much time spent online has reduced people's attention spans. Which of the following could be evidence to support this claim?(1 point)
Responses
results from a scientific study done on human attention span over the course of the past two years
results from a scientific study done on human attention span over the course of the past two years
a summary of a book from 1998 that is on the topic of how people focus
a summary of a book from 1998 that is on the topic of how people focus
quotes from a blog essay that focus on how people are not paying attention to their surroundings anymore
quotes from a blog essay that focus on how people are not paying attention to their surroundings anymore
a description of the student’s own observations of people spending time online
Debate Unit Test
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Question
Jamal wants to make sure he clearly communicates his thoughts and opinions in his next collaborative discussion. What are some ways he can do this? Select two answers.(1 point)
Responses
He should make eye contact with the audience.
He should make eye contact with the audience.
He should raise his voice so he can be heard above everyone.
He should raise his voice so he can be heard above everyone.
He should stand up when he wants to talk.
He should stand up when he wants to talk.
He should pronounce his words clearly.
He should pronounce his words clearly.
He should only read directly from his notes.
He should only read directly from his notes.
He should use specific examples to support his ideas.
Debate Unit Test
9 of 109 of 10 Items
Question
Jamal wants to make sure he clearly communicates his thoughts and opinions in his next collaborative discussion. What are some ways he can do this? Select two answers.(1 point)
Responses
He should make eye contact with the audience.
He should make eye contact with the audience.
He should raise his voice so he can be heard above everyone.
He should raise his voice so he can be heard above everyone.
He should stand up when he wants to talk.
He should stand up when he wants to talk.
He should pronounce his words clearly.
He should pronounce his words clearly.
He should only read directly from his notes.
He should only read directly from his notes.
He should use specific examples to support his ideas.
In a debate, a student claims that too much time spent online has reduced people's attention spans. Which of the following could be evidence to support this claim?(1 point)
Responses
results from a scientific study done on human attention span over the course of the past two years
A comment on a topic during a collaborative discussion is called
an observation.
Why is it a good idea to keep track of the sources you use while investigating answers to your questions?(1 point)
It is a good idea to keep track of the sources you use while investigating answers to your questions so that you can easily refer back to them and make sure your arguments are clear.
Describe the setting of this story. Use details that help me to visualize the setting
Why and how is the setting of this novel important to the plot? (think about why the author chose this setting and why it is important)
Quote from the book to help support your thinking (Cite where in the novel this quote came from…chapter, page)
Explain in your own words how the quote helps support your thinking about why/how setting is important to the plot.
POINT OF VIEW
What point of view does the author use to tell this story? (first person, third person, etc.) third person omniscient narrator
Why is it important that the author chooses this type of narrator? What impact does it have on the story?
How would this story be different if told from the point of view of a different character? (explain in DETAIL some things that would be different, and how they might be different)
THEME
What is one major theme in this novel?
Explain how this theme is developed throughout the story. (What are some of the events that show the theme evolving?)
Provide a specific example from the text that helps illustrate how the theme is portrayed.