Read the prompt and claim below.
Prompt: For a variety of reasons, a number of school districts have been
experimenting with separating students into same-sex
classrooms. Write
an
essay that takes a position for or against implementing
this policy in your
district, and provide at least two reasons as support.
Claim: Because it would restrict students' social growth and limit the variety of
voices in the learning environment, our school district should not implement
this particular policy.
Which best evaluates the appropriateness of this claim as a response
to the prompt?
1 of 3 QUESTIONS
The claim is strong because it provides background on the topic.
The claim is weak because it does not clearly present a position in the
form of a claim.
The claim is strong because it presents both a claim and a thesis.
The claim is weak because it does not include reasons in the form of a
thesis.
Prompt: For a variety of reasons, a number of school districts have been
experimenting with separating students into same-sex
classrooms. Write
an
essay that takes a position for or against implementing
this policy in your
district, and provide at least two reasons as support.
Claim: Because it would restrict students' social growth and limit the variety of
voices in the learning environment, our school district should not implement
this particular policy.
Which best evaluates the appropriateness of this claim as a response
to the prompt?
1 of 3 QUESTIONS
The claim is strong because it provides background on the topic.
The claim is weak because it does not clearly present a position in the
form of a claim.
The claim is strong because it presents both a claim and a thesis.
The claim is weak because it does not include reasons in the form of a
thesis.
