E1.5.J

Description: Defend or challenge the authors' claims using relevant text evidence.
Maps to Reading Plus skills: 6A

Exemplars

6A: Recognizing Author's Intent

6A: Recognizing Author's Intent

Description: Recognizing Author's Purpose

SeeReader
✓ 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