11-12.RI.6
Description:
Determine an author’s point of view or purpose in a text in which the rhetoric is particularly effective, analyzing how style and content contribute to the effectiveness of the text.
Maps to Reading Plus skills:
6B
Exemplars
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
6B: Recognizing Persuasion
Description:
Recognizing Persuasive Devices
SeeReader
✓ standard met
Selection:
L-43
L-43
Grade level: 12
Word count: 2405 words
Author: Peter Kupfer
Synopsis: One man's talent for painting led to one of the biggest frauds to hit the art world.
Excerpt:
"I made a knife to cut fruit," Qian added, "but if others use it to kill, blaming me is unfair."
Question:
What did Qian mean when he said this?
- He may have created the fake paintings, but he should not be held accountable for selling them.
- While he was creating forgeries, he was also making legitimate art using knives and fruit.
- He thinks that forgery is not a serious crime, but killing someone is a horribly serious crime.
- He would have preferred to be a chef than an artist.
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Imagine you want to make a documentary about a non-fiction selection you read. Describe the steps you would need to take to make your documentary as accurate and unbiased as possible.
Evaluator
Organization:
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