Should companies track consumers' shopping preferences without their permission? Using the resource, scholars write source-based argumentative essays to answer the question. They also answer reading comprehension questions based on an excerpt from A. Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet, a nonfiction passage by Carl Sagan, and poetry by Langston Hughes.

Concepts

reading comprehension, essay writing, paragraph writing, critical reading

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Review argumentative essay writing
• Allow learners to use graphic organizers to plan their writing 

Classroom Considerations

• Print the ELA Essay Booklet

Pros

• Provides a scoring key
• Addresses a variety of literary concepts, including tone, author's purpose, and theme

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.1 W.9-10.1.a RL.11-12.1 W.11-12.1.a