<p>An argumentative essay does include both sides of the argument, in the form of claim, counterclaim.</p>
<p>Informative. The author presents both sides of the debate. He doesn’t really take a stand on either side, but he does qualify certain aspects of each argument. He doesn’t end with a call for action or anything.</p>
<p>The answer is DEFINITELY informative. Looking back to read the piece of the passage rafanadal posted on an earlier page:
“But bolstering the indies will not reverse any of these trends, nor are the chain stores to blame for their spread. The indies themselves aren’t always paragons of cultural virtue, either.”</p>
<p>“The superstores’ scale allows them to carry many more titles, usually several times more, than do most of the independents; so if you’re looking for Arabic poetry you have a better chance of finding it at Barnes & Noble than at your local community bookstore.”</p>
<p>“This is the flip side of the same computerization that elevated Wal-Mart and Borders: Information technology brings more voices into book evaluation and supply.”</p>
<p>The author’s voice here is clearly OBJECTIVE. He or she is merely presenting information and talking about two arguments, but NOT taking an argument himself or herself. The title doesn’t necessarily mean it’s argumentative, because it could be interpreted rhetorically or even objectively. The question could be considered an introduction to the topic at hand… and it could easily be justified as supporting evidence for informative, because the question may serve the purpose of the author asking it rhetorically and then INFORMING the audience on whether they are good or not.</p>
<p>^nope 10char</p>
<p>It’s informative. 10char.</p>
<p>Informative.
10 chars</p>
<p>You guys are wrong</p>
<p>Your ACT Writing essay is an argumentative essay. Compare the article with your essay. Do they resemble each other?</p>
<p>lol testtaker – you’re wrong. If I were going to write an argumentative essay, I wouldn’t spend as much time explaining an opposing side as I would spend developing my side. There was no explicit bias, as the author utilized examples equal in length for both sides. Also, seeing as how there was no clear thesis in the passage, we can assume it is informative. Instead of saying we are wrong, why don’t you actually try backing up your assertions?</p>
<p>I’m expecting a VERY generous curve on this test based off of all the different answers being argued here, because I assume the majority of those that are here have scored 32+ on ACTUAL ACT tests. (Not including released tests or red book… Only those taken in an actual testing situation that counts)</p>
<p>Predicted Reading Curve
-0 36
-1 34
-2 33
-3 31
-4 30
-5 29</p>
<p>@Silly
Except in your ACT essay you use phrases such as “I believe” or “I think” and you have to present a thesis. This article does not present a thesis AT ALL,and the author doesn’t defend any of the assertions he or she makes (all of which support the answer as informative).</p>
<p>I think the curve will be:
-1 = 35
-2 = 34
-3 = 33
-4 =33
-5 = 32
-6 = 31
etc.</p>
<p>There’s no way the reading curve will be that ridiculous, especially at 75 questions. </p>
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<p>@Matthew5
Exactly!</p>
<p>Crap. Reading is 40 questions. Never mind. I still doubt the curve will be that ridiculous, though. </p>
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<p>My estimated curve:
-1 = 36
-2 = 35
-3 = 34
-4 = 33
-5/-6 = 32
-7 = 31</p>
<p>This was alot harder than the ACT test I took on April 2013 (scored 34) and the curve for that test was (I ordered my test back):
-0 = 36
-1 = 34
-2 = 33
-3/-4 = 32
-5 = 31</p>
<p>I know the curve will be more generous than that test. Also on the February 2013 test I scored a 33, and I believe this test was much more difficult than that one as well (I am unsure of its curve).</p>
<p>It’s not informative because the rest of that answer didn’t make any sense. Argumentative is correct, learn how to read english.</p>
<p>Does someone remember the answers to the prose fiction one? I screwed myself over on that one.</p>
<p>The Hawaii passage? I got these answers, in no particular order:
Writing Hawaiian stories
A well known leader of the state
An adult looking at the lives of two ancestors
Pictures (for the vocab in context question)
She couldn’t understand why her father never returned to Hawaii
She most closely resembled her father’s mother
She regretted not spending more time with the King’s coffin (or something like that)
She had been on voyages with the King many times before</p>
<p>There was one on this passage I didn’t know, it asked about the main character and her working for the King guy. I think it was the second question.</p>