RW.11-12.2.2.a.v
Description:
Use Key Ideas and Details to:
Predict the impact an informational text will have on an audience and justify the prediction.
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?
- the Soviets
- Rice University students and faculty
- Texas state officials
- astronauts
Writing
✓ standard met
Writing prompt:
Describe how the author of an argument tries to prove that he or she is right.
Evaluator
Organization:
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