Write an Argument: Debate When are kids ready to assume adult responsibilities? Choose one issue presented in the selection and have a debate. Choose your position on the issue.

Decide on a claim. Prepare to support your claim with evidence from the selections as well as from your own research (if necessary).

Be sure to address counterarguments or counter opinions

Thesis statement:

Main ideas:

Counterargument:

Intro:

Conclusion:

Read kabir’s poem “tell me, o swan, your ancient tale,” and answer the question. the swan is an extended metaphor. which of the following best describes this metaphor? a) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is implicit rather than explicit. b) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is neither implicit nor explicit. c) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is explicit rather than implicit. d) the meaning of the poem’s extended metaphor is both implicit and explicit.