Informational Reading & Media — Problem set, Grade 10

Read all of Wollstonecraft’s assigned Chapter 2 and the fictional cleanup packet. Analyze historical argument, source limits, and media framing; write a factual explanatory brief.

Review the key ideas

Close Reading of Informational Text

A central idea states what a nonfiction text develops about its topic. Supporting details explain, illustrate, qualify, or challenge it.

Media Literacy & Visual Evidence

Media literacy asks who created a message, which audience it targets, what it includes or omits, and how its form shapes interpretation.

Problem 1

Record what the source explicitly states before interpreting it.
Answer and explanation

A report says that 14 of 20 interviewed bus users wanted a later route. It recommends a trial, noting that nonusers were not interviewed. These are the supplied words; conclusions about motives or causes need additional reasoning.

Use the criteria to compare your reasoning, not to copy the model’s wording. A supported alternative interpretation may earn full credit.

Response criteria

  • Make an accurate, focused claim or revision.
  • Use a relevant detail or a clearly explained language choice.
  • Explain the relationship and recognize a relevant limit.

Problem 2

Give a plausible alternative response and explain which source detail would help choose between responses.
Answer and explanation

Most interviewed users wanted a later route. The report recommends a trial but cannot show demand among people who were not interviewed. A different conclusion needs a source detail it explains at least as well; identify what would confirm or challenge it.

Use the criteria to compare your reasoning, not to copy the model’s wording. A supported alternative interpretation may earn full credit.

Response criteria

  • Make an accurate, focused claim or revision.
  • Use a relevant detail or a clearly explained language choice.
  • Explain the relationship and recognize a relevant limit.

Problem 3

Record what the source explicitly states before interpreting it.
Answer and explanation

A cleanup photograph shows a litter-free bank; the caption says “River restored.” No water tests were taken. These are the supplied words; conclusions about motives or causes need additional reasoning.

Use the criteria to compare your reasoning, not to copy the model’s wording. A supported alternative interpretation may earn full credit.

Response criteria

  • Make an accurate, focused claim or revision.
  • Use a relevant detail or a clearly explained language choice.
  • Explain the relationship and recognize a relevant limit.

Problem 4

Give a plausible alternative response and explain which source detail would help choose between responses.
Answer and explanation

The image can support visible litter removal at that spot. “Restored” implies more extensive environmental recovery. Check locations, dates, testing, and what the report actually measured. A different conclusion needs a source detail it explains at least as well; identify what would confirm or challenge it.

Use the criteria to compare your reasoning, not to copy the model’s wording. A supported alternative interpretation may earn full credit.

Response criteria

  • Make an accurate, focused claim or revision.
  • Use a relevant detail or a clearly explained language choice.
  • Explain the relationship and recognize a relevant limit.
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