2. write the thesis statement for your argument using the combined counterclaim / claim pattern you learned.

hook; getting paid to play is a benefit college athletes should receive!

sources; let's start paying college athletes / worth of athletic scholarship can go beyond degree

examples;
while many teens might view traveling and volunteering abroad as a worthwhile adventure, there are more genuine and effective ways to make a difference.

some believe that teens can and should blend traveling with volunteering; however, evidence suggests that there are more genuine and effective ways to make a difference.

active voice: my father cut the tree.

passive voice: the tree was cut by my father.

active voice: people buy newspapers every day.

passive voice: newspapers are bought (by people) every day.

active voice: people have been using movies as political propaganda since world war ii.

passive voice: movies have been used as political propaganda since world war ii.

active voice: donna gave me my birthday present.

passive voice: i was given my birthday present (by donna). / my birthday present was given to me (by donna).

active voice: mom will leave the keys on the counter.

passive voice: the keys will be left (by mom) on the counter.

the words in parentheses are the agent of the passive voice and can be omitted when obvious, generic, or simply unnecessary.

to persuade readers which is answer c

i believe the answer is a