Read the claim and reason. Claim: Our school should start a Shakespearean student society. Reason: Students are introduced to Shakespeare’s writing once they enter high school. What evidence best supports the student’s reason?

The reason says students are introduced to Shakespeare’s writing after they enter high school. Choice B gives direct evidence: ninth graders study three Shakespeare plays, including Romeo and Juliet. The other choices discuss clubs in general or Shakespeare’s historical audiences, not what students study in high school.

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