School Improvement in Maryland

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Standard 2.0 Comprehension of Informational Text

Indicator 6. Read critically to evaluate informational text

Objective f. Identify and explain words and other techniques the author uses to appeal to emotion

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

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item
Read these 'articles' about writing for yourself. Then answer the following.

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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