SM Study Guide RI8 "E-Readers"

Decide whether the evidence below is relevant, or important, to the claim below.

Claim: Printed books have distinct advantages over e-books.

Evidence: Plenty of print books are not available in e-book format.

• Relevant

• Not Relevant (Irrelevant)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

Decide whether the evidence below is relevant, or important, to the claim below.

Claim: Printed books have distinct advantages over e-books.

Evidence: Many printed books are skillfully designed for appeal.

• Relevant

• Not Relevant (Irrelevant)

Decide whether the evidence below is relevant, or important, to the claim below.

Claim: Printed books have distinct advantages over e-books.

Evidence: Space for storing e-books is considerable.

• Relevant

• Not Relevant (Irrelevant)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

Decide whether the evidence below is relevant, or important, to the claim below.

Claim: Printed books have distinct advantages over e-books.

Evidence: Books in print can't be erased by an electromagnetic pulse.

• Relevant

• Not Relevant (Irrelevant)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Decide whether the evidence below is relevant, or important, to the claim below.

Claim: Printed books have distinct advantages over e-books.

Evidence: Public domain titles are no longer copyrighted.

• Relevant

• Not Relevant (Irrelevant)

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Part A

How well does the author support the claim that for the purpose of reading e-books, e-readers are better than other digital devices?

• He supports it poorly because he fails to explain why other devices are not as good.

• He supports it poorly because he fails to explain why they are a superior choice.

• He supports it well because he describes the way e-readers offer an improved reading experience.

• He supports it well because he lists flaws that certain devices have when readers try to read e-books on them.

Part B

Select three sentences from the passage that best support the answer to Part A.

• "Also, e-readers don't heat up in the same way as, say, a laptop."

• "An e-reader serves one primary purpose: the reading of e-books."

• "The screens allow people to read comfortably in different kinds of light, including bright sunlight."

• "One major advantage of e-readers over other digital devices is that their screens more closely imitate the look of ink on paper."

• "Since the books are digital, e-readers don't contribute to consuming ink and paper."

Tags

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2