Solar Power

Which statement accurately describes the position of the writer of "Solar Power for Public Buildings"?

• She thinks California should increase its use of solar energy.

• She thinks using solar energy for public buildings is a mistake.

• She wants to learn more about powering public buildings with solar energy.

• She wants to use solar power to build more buildings in California.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

Which strategies does the writer of "Solar Power for Public Buildings" use to convince readers to agree with her position? Select TWO correct answers.

• parallelism

• causality

• defamation

• generalization

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.4.8

Which statement accurately describes the position of the writer of "Not So Fast, California!"?

• He thinks California should not power its public buildings with solar energy.

• He does not think it's possible to power public buildings with solar energy.

• He thinks that California's neighbors produce too much solar electricity.

• He does not think that making more solar electricity will create jobs for Californians.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

How does the writer of "Not So Fast, California" support his position and try to convince readers to agree with him? Select TWO correct answers.

• He provides fact about how much powering public buildings with solar electricity will cost as evidence.

• He uses logic by pointing out that California produces more solar energy than it can use.

• He tells the story of his life and how it was made worse by solar energy.

• He gives examples of other states that tried to use more solar energy and the problems that it caused them.

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CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.8

Did you read the two articles?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.SL.4.1A