Colin is writing an argument about comic books. Read the following claim: Reading comic books actually helps kids become better readers.

Which of the following pieces of evidence supports Colin’s claim? Why?

A.
data from a graph that shows the increase in comic-book sales over a five-year period; it would show how much kids read comic books
B.
a brief story about how Colin had trouble falling asleep until he started reading old comic books he found in the basement; it would illustrate the benefits of reading comic books in Colin’s experience
C.
a quote from a reading teacher about how she has seen improvement in the test scores of kids who started reading comic books; this is an expert opinion about how reading comic books helped students’ reading
D.
a statement from the American Literature Coalition that says there is no noticeable increase in the reading-skill level of students who read comic books; this is information from an important group of experts on literature and reading

What excerpt from a student essay maintains the most objective tone

He following question refers to the text and graphic below. read the text and view the graphic carefully to you choose the best response. "how 7th grade students at madison middle school use their smart phones" i recently surveyed seventh graders at madison middle school to determine how they used their cell phones. my goal was to determine which daily activities were the most popular. out of 151 seventh graders in our school, 93 of them use smart phones. 57 of those students agreed to track their cell phones usage in a journal for three days. i compared journal statistics and gathered the following data. data revealed that students spent 35 percent of their phone time playing games and using apps. these included games played alone and against friends. it also included social media apps. students spent 21 percent of their time texting and 20 percent of their time listening to music. music included songs downloaded on their phones and music that streamed from other sources.14 percent of cell phone time was spent browsing the internet while 9 percent of the time was spent using the phone to take photographs. most ironically, students reported spending only 1 percent of their time using cell phones to make actual phone calls. image of a graph with the title, how 7th grade students at madison miller middle school use their smart phones. a pie chart is shown with the colours, orange, green, pink, purple, blue and light pink. the following are the present ages. orange 35 percent, games and apps. green, 21 percent, texting. pink 20 percent, music. purple, 14 percent web browsing. blue 9 percent, camera. light pink, 1 percent, phone calls.

What is the function of an economic system?