E2.5.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
            
          
          
          
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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.
                
              
                
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                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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