EOC Bootcamp - Text Domain 1

A student is reading three texts about climate change:

*Text 1: a news article explaining new data about rising sea levels

*Text 2: a personal blog post describing one family's experience after a flood

*Text 3: a technical manual for installing new storm drains

The student wants to understand both how climate change is affecting people and what actions communities can take. Knowing the purpose of each text can help the student decide how to use it. Which statement BEST shows how the student could do this?

• Treat all three texts exactly the same, since they are all about climate change.

• Use the personal blog as the main source of information, since it feels the most honest and emotional for what the student wants to understand.

• Use Text 1 to gather factual information and data, Text 2 to show a real family's experience living through climate change, and Text 3 to understand practical steps communities can take to combat climate change.

• Ignore the technical manual because it is only about directions and not connected to climate change at all.

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A mayor ends a speech during a severe drought by saying, “We will not waste a single drop of water—not one.” Which explanation BEST evaluates how the context and language might affect the audience?

• The context does not matter; the sentence would affect the audience in the same way in any situation.

• Because there is a drought, the strong, absolute wording and repetition make the message feel urgent and support strict water rules, which will possibly comfort the audience.

• The line would be more effective during a rainy season, when people are relaxed and open to jokes. Since it’s impossible to preserve every drop of water, this is an obvious but poor attempt at humor to relax the audience during a stressful situation

• The repetition of “not one” makes the sentence sound dramatic but also slightly illogical since it’s impossible not to waste any water ever, so most listeners will just shrug it off.

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A student creates a slideshow about teen mental health for a parent information night. The slideshow includes:

*Long paragraphs of text on each slide

*Tiny photos that are hard to see

*A short video clip of a counselor giving advice

Which revision shows the student self-evaluating and improving the multimodal presentation for that specific audience and purposes (to inform and to reassure parents)?

• Add a second video clip but keep the long paragraphs so the slideshow looks more serious and academic.

• Remove the images and video so parents are not distracted and must focus only on the written information on each slide, even if that means reading long paragraphs of text.

• Use short bullet points instead of long paragraphs, make the photos large enough to see, and briefly introduce the counselor before the video.

• Change the topic of the slideshow from teen mental health to school safety, since parents care more about safety.

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A student finds two texts about school uniforms to assist their research project:

*Text A argues that school uniforms improve focus and uses statistics about reduced dress-code violations to support this conclusion.

*Text B argues that uniforms limit self-expression and uses student interviews about feeling “silenced” to support this conclusion.

Which statement BEST explains how the two texts use evidence to shape readers’ beliefs about school uniforms?

• Text A and Text B both rely on emotional interviews to show that uniforms distract students from learning.

• Both texts try to persuade readers about school uniforms, but Text A relies on statistics about rule violations, while Text B relies on student interviews about feeling “silenced.”

• Text A focuses on test scores and homework, while Text B focuses on school budgets and funding for uniforms.

• The two texts share the same basic topic, so they give readers almost identical perspectives on uniforms.

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A student watches a popular gamer’s video review of a new console. At the end, small text appears: “Sponsored by GameZone Electronics. Use my code for 10% off.”

Which detail MOST clearly shows an overt commercial influence on this digital text?

• The gamer compares the new console to older models from other companies.

• The gamer mentions that they have played video games since childhood and love this brand.

• The screen shows “Sponsored by GameZone Electronics” along with a discount code for buying the console.

• The video uses fast cuts, sound effects, and upbeat music to keep viewers watching from start to finish.

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A student finds two texts about factory work conditions.

*An article written in 1915 describes factory work as “a sign of progress and national strength.”

*A modern history textbook about the same factories highlights “unsafe conditions, child labor, and the rise of worker protests.”

Which explanation BEST shows how context influences these different perspectives?

• In 1915, factories were seen as symbols of national progress, so the article praises them, while the modern textbook reflects later concerns about worker safety and rights.

• Both texts discuss the same factories, but the article was written first, and the textbook was written much later, so the textbook must automatically be more accurate.

• The textbook is biased because it adds negative information that the workers probably would not want remembered.

• The 1915 article is more honest simply because it was written closer in time to the events it describes.

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A student researches the question, “How does sleep affect high school students’ grades?” They use:

*A peer-reviewed study linking hours of sleep to GPA

*A CDC fact sheet on teen sleep recommendations

*A school survey where students report their own sleep habits and grades

Which statement BEST shows the student synthesizing information from these sources to answer the research question?

• “Only the school survey really matters for our school, so I ignored the national and scientific sources.”

• “Taken together, the study, CDC facts, and school survey show that more regular sleep is linked to higher grades.”

• “I based my answer only on the CDC fact sheet because it is official and left out the other sources.”

• “Because the three sources don’t say exactly the same thing, I couldn’t combine them to draw a clear conclusion about sleep and grades.”

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A student wants to research how to reduce food waste in the school cafeteria. They brainstorm possible guiding questions.

Which question would BEST help narrow the topic and explore creative solutions for this specific school?

• Why is food waste bad for the planet?

• What foods do students at our school say they like the most, and how often do those foods end up in the trash each day?

• Which three changes in our cafeteria, such as adjusting portions, donating extras, or composting, would most reduce food waste at our school?

• How many trash cans are currently in the cafeteria?

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A student’s thesis is:

“Regular sleep is strongly linked to better grades for high school students.”

They conducted a school survey with 200 students. The data showed that 70% of students who sleep at least eight hours report mostly A’s and B’s, while only 40% of students who sleep less than six hours report similar grades. The student wants to use this finding in the essay.

Which sentence BEST uses the analytical finding to support the thesis and cites it appropriately?

• A school survey shows 70% of students who sleep at least eight hours report higher grades, supporting the claim that sleep affects achievement (Lopez 3).

• Sleep and grades seem connected in the survey, so I will assume my thesis is completely correct, ignore any evidence that disagrees, and base my whole argument on this one result.

• Lopez mentions sleep and teens, so that proves my topic is important (Lopez 3).

• The data is interesting, but I will not use it because it might confuse readers.

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A student is writing about how phones affect focus and wants to use this sentence from Patel’s article on attention:

“Constant notifications fracture attention.”

Which sentence BEST integrates this quotation smoothly into the student’s writing and cites it correctly in MLA format?

• One article says, “constant notifications fracture attention,” and that is why phones are a big problem in many classrooms (Patel 45).

• One article notes that constant notifications “fracture attention,” supporting the idea that phones disrupt focus (Patel 45).

• One article says that constant notifications fracture attention, which is why I think phones are bad.

• “Constant notifications fracture attention” and that is why phones disrupt focus according to Patel page 45.

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