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11-12R8

Description: Integration of Knowledge and Ideas Delineate and evaluate an argument in applicable texts, applying a lens (e.g., constitutional principles, logical fallacy, legal reasoning, belief systems, codes of ethics, philosophies, etc.) to assess the validity or fallacy of key arguments, determining whether the supporting evidence is relevant and sufficient.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 6A, 8A

Exemplars

6A: Recognizing Author's Intent

6A: Recognizing Author's Intent

Description: Recognizing Author's Purpose

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✓ standard met

Selection: L-8

L-8

Grade level: 12
Word count: 2551 words
Author: President John F. Kennedy
Synopsis: President Kennedy was convinced the Cold War would be won in space.
Excerpt: No excerpt is available for this question.
Question: Who was President Kennedy's real target audience for his September 1962 moon speech?
  1. the Soviets
  2. Rice University students and faculty
  3. Texas state officials
  4. astronauts

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Describe how the author of an argument tries to prove that he or she is right.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions

8A: Judging Validity

8A: Judging Validity

Description: Judge Validity

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✓ standard met

Selection: L-13

L-13

Grade level: 12
Word count: 2479 words
Author: Peter Kupfer
Synopsis: Americans are great at producing, marketing, and of course eating junk food.
Excerpt: Continental had been making sponge cakes for strawberry shortcake, but since strawberries were in season only during the summer, the machinery used to make the cakes sat idle the rest of the year. Dewar, a Chicago bakery manager, came up with the idea for a banana cream-filled cake that could be sold year-round at the price of two for a nickel.

Question: The author describes junk food makers as innovative. Which sentence supports that claim?
  1. A Chicago bakery manager came up with the idea for a banana cream-filled cake that could be sold year-round.
  2. Fans of the treat were happy that the new owners planned to continue producing Twinkies.
  3. Dewar said he named his creation after an advertisement he saw for the Twinkle Shoe Company.
  4. After the war, Twinkies became the best-selling snack cake in America.

Writing
✓ standard met

Writing prompt: Think about how an author's bias affects the validity of a claim. Choose a selection you have read and explain whether or not the author's bias has caused him or her to make a false claim.

Evaluator

Organization: Certica Solutions