High School Writing - W.11-12.1.d - Maintaining Formal Style And Objective Tone
5 Questions
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.11-12.1d
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Which sentence best demonstrates a formal, objective tone suitable for an academic research paper?
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Read the paragraph.
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PART A: Which argument uses a more formal tone? Provide evidence to support your claim.
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PART B: Identify two details from either argument that do not maintain the formal tone expected in academic writing.
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A student is writing a formal letter to the city council arguing for the expansion of the public transit system.