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paragraph below and review the formatting of the example assignment.
The task for this example paragraph is to classify each sentence in it as claim, evidence, or connection.
The short nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb, is written in exact rhyme. The definition of exact rhyme is
rhyming that occurs at the end of two lines of poetry in which their last words have the same ending sounds. For
example, the line, “Its fleece was white as snow,” has the exact same rhyme at the end of the line as the line, “The lamb
was sure to go.” The two words snow and go, seen at the end of both lines emote the exact same ending sound and
therefore rhyme.
Claim:
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The short nursery rhyme, Mary Had a Little Lamb, is written in exact rhyme.
Evidence:
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For example, the line, “Its fleece was white as snow,” has the exact same rhyme at the end of the line as
the line, “The lamb was sure to go.”
Commentary (Connection):
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The definition of exact rhyme is rhyming that occurs at the end of two lines of poetry in which their last
words have the same ending sounds.
The two words snow and go, seen at the end of both lines emote the exact same ending sound and
therefore rhyme.
Below and continuing onto the next page is an example supporting paragraph from your writing prompt in Volar. Your
task is to read this paragraph and then classify each sentence or part of a sentence as either Claim, Evidence or
Commentary (Connection). The first sentence in the paragraph is actually a transition sentence and therefore will not be
used. Please format your response as shown in the example above:
In order to understand how the dreams of mother and daughter intersect, it is important to first understand
what makes each dream unique. While both mother and daughter dream of flying, the differences between these
dreams are indications of the type of lives each has lived up until this point. The dreams of the author, the daughter, are
those of a twelve year old girl that is still ensconced in the innocence of her youth. She first indicates that her dreams
are carefree as she describes an experience where she turns into Supergirl, a hero of epic proportion that was,
“aerodynamic… sleek and hard as a supersonic missile.” These dreams of her youth are innocent and without worry.
Even though her initial dreams do recognize a villain, the landlord that she knew her “parents feared”, she is able to
triumph over this villain when she plays a trick on him. Every conflict in her early dreams reflect the triumph of good
over evil, a straightforward belief that characterizes the ideals of one so young and innocent.