11.25 Analyzing Text Structures in Expository and Argumentative Texts Worksheet

An editorial about public monuments begins by classifying monuments as either celebratory (honoring achievements) or instructive (warning about harms). It argues that some monuments fail because they celebrate while pretending to instruct. The editorial proposes recontextualization rather than automatic removal: plaques, counter-monuments, and redesigned spaces. The recommendation depends on the earlier classification because it sets criteria for what a monument is doing.

A brief about food deserts includes a subtle reference phrase: 'Supermarkets left the area in the 1990s. This departure did not just remove fresh produce; it removed jobs.' The phrase 'This departure' must be tracked back to the prior sentence for the two-pronged effect to make sense.

A philosophy essay argues that 'freedom' in social media debates is used in two incompatible senses. In one sense, freedom means absence of government restriction. In another, it means the ability to participate without harassment. The essay uses the phrases 'in the first sense' and 'in the second sense' to keep readers from mixing meanings. The conclusion argues that policy fights persist because people slide between senses mid-argument.