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Instruction:

These two passages are about U.S. money. That's the easy comparison. You'll be asked to make connections between the passages involving counterfeiting U.S. paper money.

Review by reading carefully, the following two passages:

"Mysteries of the American Dollar"
"Big Ben vs. Counterfeiters"

Both passages are linked to the book icons below. Check out the question you will be answering to jump-start your brain to look for connections as you read. This gives your reading a purpose and activates your brain cells!

Big Ben vs.
Counterfeiters

Mysteries of the American Dollar

Extended Answer Prompt:

Counterfeiting is a major concern to designers of paper money in the United States.

Use two details from "Mysteries of the American Dollar,"

and two details from "Big Ben vs. Counterfeiters" to support this statement.

There are two responses included in this example. After reviewing the criteria for points, you'll be evaluating each extended response and assigning a score.

Criteria:

A 4-point response would include the following:

two text-based details from "Mysteries" that support the statement (for example:)

(George Washington) eyes are dull or flat
bankers stack bills face up
red and blue thread (silk thread)
top secret forumula or illegal to make paper (special or unique paper)
serial number/star number

two text-based details from "Beg Ben" that support the statement (for example)

watermark (second image of Franklin)
special thread
microprinting
concentric fine lines
color-shifting ink (green/black ink).

A 3-point response includes three of the elements listed above.

A 2-point response includes two of the elements listed above.

A 1-point response includes one of the elements listed above.

Prompt: Counterfeiting is a major concern to designers of paper money in the United States.

Use two details from "Mysteries of the American Dollar,"
and two details from "Big Ben vs. Counterfeiters" to support this statement.

Student 1 writes:

Money has special threads woven into paper, uses microprinting.

Has Federal Reserve Bank seal - the United States of America above a person's picture.

The end.

Evalute and score this answer using the criteria discussed for this prompt:

How many details from "Mysteries" showing counterfeiting is a major concern?

How many details from "Big Ben" showing counterfeiting is a major concern?

Student 2 writes:

People can't counterfeit $100-bills as easily now because of microprinting and watermarks. On the $1 bills there are blue and white threads that run through the paper and also an all-seeing eye on top of a pyramid which makes it very hard to counterfeit the $1 bill. I think by the year 2000 it will be impossible to counterfeit money.

Evalute and score this answer using the criteria discussed for this prompt:

	How many details from "Mysteries" showing counterfeiting is a major concern?
	How many details from "Big Ben " showing counterfeiting is a major concern?

Now on to your own practice in making connections between two text passages.

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