Practice 4 -
Instruction:
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Shirley
Chisholm of Brooklyn, New York, was the first African American
woman elected to the United States Congress. Her essay, "I'd
Rather Be Black Than Female," appeared in a popular
magazine in 1970, over 30 years ago. As you read, think about
Chisholm's purpose in writing the essay, the time it was written,
and who the audience for her words might be.
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Tips:
- Read the prompt you will be answering, so that there is
a place in your brain to file away solutions as you read!
- Before reading, divide a piece of paper in half, in
order to take notes on the author's purpose. Label one half
of the paper TO PERSUADE, and the other half, TO EXPLAIN. Jot
down details as you read.
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Extended
Response Prompt:
Chisholm states a controversial opinion
in the first paragraph of the essay:
Of the two handicaps, being black is much less
of a drawback than being female.
- Write a paragraph giving three of the
author's main arguments for her point of
view on women's role in politics.
- How do you think she would feel about
women in the military? What roles would she support?
- Support your answer with evidence from
the essay.
Note: What key elements will be needed for a full
four point answer?
Choose ONE of the following three options for
writing your response.
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If
Microsoft Word is available on your computer, this
document allows you to type your answer, use spell
check, save, copy/paste text, and/or print the page
to turn in.
<< Click here to open a
word form for your response. |
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This
file can be printed, and allows you to use your best
penmanship (yes, real writing instead of typing),
and turn it in to your teacher.
<< Click here to open a
.pdf file for your response. |
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If you are a student taking this class
through IA, you will need to use this document for
your response. Follow directions on your checklist
to copy/paste into an e-mail.
<< Click here for the text. |
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You've had experience at score an extended response now. Take
over! Score your own writing using this criteria:
- Extensive (top notch, bullseye!) four point answer:
thoroughly analyzes appropriate information
and arguments regarding women's role in politics, making insightful
connections to apply the author's stated opinions
to another situation, women in the military, uses ample,
relevant details from the text to support analysis.
- Basic (good, middle of target) three point answer:
analyzes appropriate information and arguments regarding women's
role in politics, making connections involving the author's
stated opinions when applied to a different situation, women
in the military, and uses sufficient, relevant
details from the text to support analysis.
- Partial (needs practice, outer edge of target) two point
answer: analyzes limited information and
arguments regarding the author's opinion of women in politics,
making superficial (surface) connections to
another situation, women in the military, and attempts
to use details from the text, but they may not make
sense.
- Minimal (try again, off target) one point answer:
shows difficulty analyzing information
and arguments to show the author's opinion about women in
politics, making weak connections to her possible
opinion of women in the military, and uses little or
no evidence to support statements.
This may help identify the key elements in
your writing.
If you check all four yes buttons,
chances are you earned 3 or 4 points! Way to go.
If you didn't check all four yes
buttons, take a look at what was missing, and go back and revise
your answer until you can check all four yes
buttons!
When you are totally satisfied with your answer, print the
Word document with your answer and score
for your teacher.
You've worked hard! Let's complete this lesson with a self-check.
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