AMSCO AP·LANG | U3-1.2 Checkpoint

Close Reading: Professional Text

Reread the excerpt from the introduction to Fast Food Nation starting on page 113 in your textbook. Then answer the multiple choice questions.

In the fourth paragraph, Schlosser introduces sociologists Cameron Lynne Macdonald and Carmen Sirianni primarily to

• strengthen his argument that the fast food industry has caused significant changes in American society 

• spotlight the significance of his counter-argument about fast food in a larger context to give credit to his claim

• offer an alternative perspective about the influence of fast food chains on American culture 

• question the motives of those who ignore the financial struggles of workers in the fast food industry 

• offer additional research to support people in their attempt to make healthier meals at home 

Close Reading: Professional Text

Reread the excerpt from the introduction to Fast Food Nation starting on page 113 in your textbook. Then answer the multiple choice questions.

Schlosser cites the sociologist George Ritzer (paragraph 18, sentence 1) to suggest that 

• McDonald's is most responsible for the ethical flaws in the fast food industry

•  the fast food industry's focus on business efficiency blinds it to the greater good  

•  the fast food industry would be better served if its business practices were regulated

• without critics to attack and monitor the fast food industry, its abuses would grow worse 

•  McDonald's success occurred at the expense of human rights 

Close Reading: Professional Text

Reread the excerpt from the introduction to Fast Food Nation starting on page 113 in your textbook. Then answer the multiple choice questions.

Which of the following does Schlosser do to establish a sense of ethical credibility with his readers? 

• He attacks elitists for looking down on the fast food industry and acting snobbishly. 

• He points out the irony in the fact that the fast food industry, which is dedicated to conformity, was founded by nonconformists.  

• He describes the hypocrisy of the American West, with its demands for smaller government and lower taxes as it profits from government subsidies.

• He acknowledges some beneficial consequences resulting from the fast food industry's success.

• He tells us that the hamburger and french fries became the quintessential American meal in the 1950s.

Evaluating Writing: Student Draft

Reread the student draft on page 120 and answer the following multiple-choice questions:

Where does the writer introduce factual information that likely came from source material and should be acknowledged?

Choose all that apply

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 7

• Sentence 10

• Sentence 11

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Evaluating Writing: Student Draft

Reread the student draft on page 120 and answer the following multiple-choice questions:

The writer is considering adding the following sentence to the draft passage to better support the claim.

According to Eric Schlosser, Americans spend more than $110 billion on fast food compared to the $6 billion in 1970.

Where would the sentence be best placed?

• After sentence 2

• After sentence 3

• After sentence 4

• After sentence 5

• After sentence 7