7R8
Description:
Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
Trace and evaluate the development of an argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the reasoning is valid and the evidence is relevant and sufficient and recognizing when irrelevant evidence is introduced.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6B, 6B
Exemplars
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-5
G-5
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1647 words
Author: Mary R. Dunn
Synopsis: A boy gets pulled into the chaos of a historic workers' strike.
Excerpt:
"Stay on that barge and go back where you came from!" another mill worker shouted. "Let us settle this with Mr. Frick who thinks he can withhold our pay and replace us with cheaper labor. Turn your boats around and head for safety if you know what is good for you."
Question:
How does the author convince the reader that the steel workers' demands were reasonable?
- She mentions the injustices experienced by the workers.
- She shows that the union members are stronger than the Pinkertons.
- She explains how unions were formed to make workers rich.
- She describes the failures of the Industrial Revolution.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Retell a selection you have read using your own voice and perspective.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
G-7
G-7
Grade level: 7
Word count: 1961 words
Author: Karen Berman
Synopsis: Ruby Bridges was the first and only African American student in her school.
Excerpt:
African Americans joined forces with white people who believed in equality between the races. They struggled to overcome prejudice and change unfair laws and customs that allowed discrimination based on race. One goal was to end segregated education. In 1954, the year of Ruby Bridges' birth, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a judgment saying that the education African American children received was not sufficient, and they had to be allowed to integrate white schools.
Question:
Based on this excerpt, what does the author do to present an unbiased opinion?
- The author mentions those white people who fought to end discrimination.
- The author highlights the difficult job of federal marshals.
- The author explains disagreements with the Supreme Court ruling.
- The author describes people who volunteered to teach in segregated schools.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Write a newspaper editorial or blog post to support an opinion expressed in a selection you read.
Evaluator
Organization:
Certica Solutions