Marin was in the finals of the speech presentation competition. Each
student had to give a presentation on whether the school year should
be longer. Vanessa began by acting, playing a child who was sad that
summer was so short. Then she explained that making the school year
longer would make many children like this one upset.
Marin was not a good actor, but she had researched the topic well. She
gave a simple presentation about why some people thought the school
year should be longer and why others thought it should be shorter. She
presented facts that showed that students did better in school and
forgot less over the summer when the school year was longer.
had given
The judges awarded first place to Marin and said
better reasons for her opinion and that they were persuaded by her
presentation.
Which statement best describes two themes of this text?