Reread "Learning a Second Language: Is It Worth It?" As you reread, use the Checklist for Argumentative Text Structure on page 56 to analyze the text and make annotations. Then use your annotations, your own ideas and reactions to the text, and any other notes you have to complete the Write activity, INFORMATIVE WRITE Analyze how the Counterpoint author uses reasons, evidence, details, and counterclaims to communicate a claim about learning a second language and to differentiate their position from that of the author of the Point section. Discuss how the Counterpoint author develops this claim over the course of the text, including how it is shaped and refined by specific details.

Read the sentence. the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing only about the same as a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be printed and still look good, it made loads of money. which best revises this sentence to create a more formal style and tone? *the great wave was as cheap as buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made and still look great, people started making piles of money. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, costing about the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look exquisite, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave cost next to nothing, practically the same as a double of noodles. since mass quantities could be produced and still look awesome, it became highly profitable to sell. *the great wave was inexpensive to purchase, similar to buying a double of noodles. since lots of copies could be made that still looked amazing, those who sold it made tons of money.

Which of the following story descriptions most directly shares themes with the passage above

How does this excerpt develop the central idea that espionage during the civil war was often carried out by untrained citizens? it enhances the reader’s understanding by explaining why training was unnecessary. it changes the reader’s perception of what information a spy was able to obtain. it explains an ordinary person’s motivation for conducting espionage against the enemy. it adds moral complexity to espionage, due to the use of secret and dangerous methods.