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Using the State Curriculum: Reading/ELA, Grade 5



Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

Indicator 6. Read critically to evaluate informational text


Assessment limit: Significant words and phrases that have an emotional appeal

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item


Does the passage from "Keeping a Journal" or the passage from "How to Write Poetry" better use words and phrases to persuade a person about the value or journals? In your response, use information from the article that supports your answer.

Write your explanation on the lines in your Answer Book.


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Resources for Objective 2.A.6.f: