S.C.1: I can identify the claim with its respective evidence.

Question 1: Briefly fill the below outline to identify the claim and evidence
provided in each of these essays.

Claim of "Ban the Ban":

Reason 1:
Reason 2:
Reason 3:
Claim of "Three Cheers for the Nanny State":
She claims restricting rules of governments are necessary.
Reason 1: Many of the people need to be stopped from “doing foolish stuff”. (Para.2)\
Reason 2: There are also people who are acting out of ignorance and doing something we’ll pretty definitely regret. Para.6

Reason 3:

S.C.2: I can compare the types of evidence used to defend opposing

claims in texts.

Question 2: What type of evidence did each of the authors use to defend their
claims? Which do you believe was more effective? Justify your response using
evidence from the text.
Three Cheers …. Ban the Ban
Para.1 – Introduction
Para.2 – Example
Para.3 – Example
Para.4 – Counter argument –
Opinions
Para.5
Para.6
Para.7
Para.8
Para.9
S.C.3: I can evaluate whether the texts disagree on facts or interpretation.
Fact: A fact is any statement that can be verified as true. One’s knowledge or
ignorance of a fact does not alter that fact. What one does with his or her
knowledge of a fact does not alter the fact. A fact, by definition, is indisputable.
Interpretation: While facts are indisputable, they are subject to interpretation.
Interpretation does not alter what a fact means (it is either raining outside, or it
is not), but interpretation places the fact in a context and attempts to explain
its significance. Interpretation helps provide a conclusion based on the fact or
sometimes a reason for the fact. Two thinking human beings can take the same
fact (the Incredible Hulk is green), and develop two very different
interpretations (green represents the creature’s rage; green is a color
suggesting alien life—little green men—and illness).

Question 3: Do the texts disagree based on fact or interpretation? Explain.

S.C.4: I can analyze how texts with different points of view on the same
topic respond to conflicting evidence.
Three Cheers Ban the Ban

Question 4: How did the authors of the different texts refute the opposing
claims? Who do you think did a better job at addressing readers’ concerns?
Explain.
Three Cheers Ban the Ban