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PERFORMANCEAssessment Close Reading of Complex Texts Writing from Sources:Argument, Literary Analysis,Research Simulation Performance Assessment Practice10

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ApproachingPerformanceAssessmentswith ConfidenceBy Carol JagoIn order to get good at anything, you need to practice. Whether the goal is toimprove your jump shot, level up in a video game, or make the cut in band tryouts,success requires repeated practice on the court, computer, and field. The same istrue of reading and writing. The only way to get good at them is by reading andwriting.Malcolm Gladwell estimates in his book Outliers that mastering a skillrequires about 10,000 hours of dedicated practice. He argues that individuals whoare outstanding in their field have one thing in common—many, many hours ofworking at it. Gladwell claims that success is less dependent on innate talent than itis on practice. Now I’m pretty sure that I could put in 10,000 hours at a ballet studioand still be a terrible dancer, but I agree with Gladwell that, “Practice isn’t the thingyou do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.”Not just any kind of practice will help you master a skill, though. Effectivepractice needs to focus on improvement. That is why this series of reading andwriting tasks begins with a model of the kind of reading and writing you are workingtowards, then takes you through practice exercises, and finally invites you toperform the skills you have practiced.Once through the cycle is only the beginning. You will want to repeat theprocess many times over until close reading, supporting claims with evidence, andcrafting a compelling essay is something you approach with confidence. Notice thatI didn’t say “with ease.” I wish it were otherwise, but in my experience as a teacherand as an author, writing well is never easy.The work is worth the effort. Like a star walking out on the stage, you putyour trust in the hours you’ve invested in practice to result in thundering applause.To our work together!iii

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Unit 1 Argumentative EssayBig Issuesstep 1 analyze the modelShould high school start an hour later?Read Source Materialsnformational Articlefrom Sleep Deprivation in TeenagersMedical Journal Today4Informational ArticleNational SleepFoundation5Jon Attridge6from School Start Time and Sleepstudent ModelWe Need Our Sleep!step 2 practice the taskShould a business have the right to ban teenagers?Read Source Materialsnewspaper Ad Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Image Credits: HBSS/Age Fotostock; Photodisc/Getty ImagesMunchy’s Promise10Business AnalysisMunchy’s Patrons, July and OctoberMunchy’s Monthly Sales, July–OctoberHector Ramirez11Sylvia Donnolly12Francine Lipsky13student blogMunchy’s Bans Students!newspaper editorialA Smart Idea Can Save a BusinessWrite an Argumentative EssayShould a business have the right to ban teenagers?16v

step 3 perform the taskShould the minimum driving age be raised?Read Source MaterialsInformational ArticleTraffic Safety FactsNational Highway TrafficSafety Administration22Anahad O’Connor26Informational ArticleTeenage Driving Laws May Just DelayDeadly CrashesWrite an Argumentative EssayShould the minimum driving age be raised?31Unit 2 Informative Essaystep 1 analyze the modelHow have birds and lizards adapted totheir environments?Read Source MaterialsInformational ArticleDon’t Start Without a Plan36student ModelTwo Water Birds: The Albatross and theCormorantLuis Medina38Jenna O’Leary40student ModelWinged Lizardsvi Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Image Credits: Brand X Pictures / Getty Images; Jim Keir/AlamyGreat Adaptations

step 2 practice the taskWhat adaptations allow deep-sea creatures to survive inextreme environments? Why do they need these adaptations?Read Source MaterialsDatabaseGiant Squid (Architeuthis dux)44Science ArticleZombie Worms Drill Whale Bones with AcidMartha Ennis45Arthur Jonssen46Amy Bliss47Field NotesTrip into BlacknessInformative textDeep-Sea VentsWrite an Informative EssayWhat adaptations allow deep-sea creatures to survive in extremeenvironments? Why do they need these adaptations?50step 3 perform the taskHow have Australian animals adapted to theirenvironment?Read Source Materials Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Image Credits: Stockbyte/Getty Images; idiz/ShutterstockINFORMATIVE essayAustralian FaunaDeirdre Manning56Aidan Semmler60INFORMATIVE essayNew to AustraliaWrite an Informative EssayHow have Australian animals adapted to theirenvironment?63vii

Unit 3 Literary AnalysisInspirationsstep 1 analyze the modelWhat inspires us to grow and change?Read Source MaterialsBiographyWilliam Stafford: The Poet and His CraftAndy Cabrera68William Stafford69Jennifer Ricardo70Mark Botha74Walt Whitman76Walt Whitman78PoemFifteenstep 2 practice the taskHow can real events inspire poetry?Read Source MaterialsBiographyWalt WhitmanPoemThe Artilleryman’s VisionletterLetter to His MotherWrite a Literary AnalysisCompare and contrast Whitman’s depictions of Civil War experiences in“The Artilleryman’s Vision” and in a letter to his mother.82step 3 perform the taskHow can inspiration sustain us in difficult times?Read Source MaterialspoemIf—Rudyard Kipling88Jesús Colón90MemoirKipling and IWrite a Literary AnalysisWrite a literary analysis that examines the universal themes in Kipling’spoem “If—” and Colón’s memoir “Kipling and I.”viii95 Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Image Credits: Creativemarc/Shutterstock; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; Creativa/Shutterstockstudent ModelGrowing Up: Theme and Style in Stafford’s“Fifteen”

Unit 4 Mixed PracticeOn Your Owntask 1 argumentative essayResearch SimulationRead Source MaterialsNews ReportSugary Drinks over 16-Ounces Banned inNew York City, Board of Health VotesRyan Jaslow103Marion Nestle105Bert Glass108Anchor TextcolumnFood PoliticsNews ReportShould the Government RegulateWhat We Eat?Write an Argumentative Essay111task 2 informative essayResearch SimulationRead Source MaterialsAnchor TextBiographySuleiman the MagnificentJane Simmons117Matt Darvill120Amit Carter122Newspaper ArticleNelson Mandela Inaugurated President ofSouth AfricaSummaryAccomplishments of Queen Elizabeth I Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyWrite an Informative Essay124task 3 literary analysisRead Source MaterialsBIOGRAPHYEdgar Allan PoeLynn Malle129Edgar Allan Poe131Suzie LaGreca135poemThe RavenessayPoe’s Process: Writing “The Raven”Write a Literary Analysis140ix

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If— Rudyard Kipling 88 memoiR Kipling and I Jesús Colón 90 Write a literary analysis Write a literary analysis that examines the universal themes in Kipling’s poem “If—” and Colón’s memoir “Kipling and I.” 95 viii DO NOT EDIT-