RS.6.9.c
Description:
Evaluate and analyze the validity and credibility of sources.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
8A
Exemplars
8A: Judging Validity
8A: Judging Validity
Description:
Judge Validity
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
F-17
F-17
Grade level: 6
Word count: 1710 words
Author: Randi Bender
Synopsis: At the U.S. Space Camp, campers find out what it is like to work and travel in space.
Excerpt:
Other campers get to experience zero gravity under water. Real astronauts get much of their training in weightlessness under water. Being under water is the closest thing on Earth to the feeling of zero gravity in space. Astronauts spend hours practicing their specialty tasks in large pools that hold hundreds of thousands of gallons of water.
Question:
Which is the best example of how some space campers experience training conditions similar to those of real astronauts?
- feeling what zero gravity under water is like
- visiting the flight center for a rocket launch
- practicing swimming in a large pool
- studying space science and technology
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Imagine you are an attorney. Write an opening statement to the jury that argues the validity of a selection you read. Provide supportive evidence.
Evaluator
Organization:
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