Bite-Sized Nonfiction
After reading the article, “The Curse of the Hope Diamond,” in Scholastic Scope Magazine, one of our students practiced writing a CSA response to answer the question: Is the curse of the Hope Diamond real? Keep reading to see if her evidence supports her claim.
CSA for The Curse of the Hope Diamond
Stories, as well as theories, are not always factual. Take the story of The Curse of the Hope Diamond for an example. There is
no actual evidence of the coincidences that occurred while people had it in their grasps, and it might’ve not been because of the
diamond. “There have been, over the years, even decades, numerous stories about how the Hope Diamond carried an ancient curse,”(Kurin 1). Due to this one sentence saying there are several stories on The Hope Diamond, it’s possible that it’s a hoax. There are also theories on why all these terrible events happened, theories are also not reliable or factual as well. “The first few stories of The Hope Diamond came in the financial pages of The New York Times in 1908,” (Kurin 9). The quote therefore states that this whole commotion about the diamond is just a chronicle. Which could accordingly be just a hypothesis about why these people were witnessing such horrible things while having the diamond. In summary, stories and theories are not always true.
