th

10
gradeADiagnostic
Name/Date

Task:

Thisdiagnosticwilldeterminewhatwillbetaughttoyoufortherestofthesemester,sopleasetakeitseriously,unlikeotherpretests
youmayhavehadinthepast,thinkofthislikeapretestonedgenuityifyouproveyouhavemasteredcertainstandardsIwillnot
holdyouresponsibleforthemasyouprogressthroughthiscourse.

Makesureyougooveryourcourseintroductionpptandthemasterychecklistcarefully,youmaybeabletocheckstandardsoffthat
listaftercompletingthisdiagnostic.

Eachpassagewillhaveseveralmultiplechoicequestionsandatleastoneshortanswerquestion.Foreachshortanswerquestionmake
sureyouwritecompletesentenceswithpropergrammarandconventions.Allofyouranswersmustbetypedintothisdocumentin
orderformetogiveyoufullcredit.

T
hethirdpartofthisexamisa5paragraphessaythatisananalysis/argumentwhichyouwilldevelopwithevidencefromthetwo
textsyoureadandanalyzedforthefirstpart.Youwillnotbeprovidedwithanyprewritingtoolsforthisessay,butyoucanmakeyour
ownnotesifyouwishonscratchpaperoraseparateworddocument.Again,thepurposehereistoassesshowmanyofthewriting
standardsyouhavemasteredonyourownbeforeyoucametothisclass.

Iwillgradethisdiagnosticcarefully,justlikeIwouldyourfinalexams.Thepurposeofmedoingthatistodeterminewhatstandards
youneedtomasterfortherestofthesemester,anyIhavedeterminedyouhaveexceededonIwillmarkoffonyourmasterychecklists
andwillcounttowardsyourfinalgradeinthiscourse.

Standards:

Writing

ELACC910W1ae,ELACC910W5,ELACC910W6,ELACC910W9ab,ELACC910L2ad,
ELACC910L4ad,ELACC910L4ad
ReadingLiterature/Informational
ELACC910RL1,ELACC910RL2,ELACC910RL7,ELACC910RL3,ELACC910RL6,
ELACC910RI1,ELACC910RI2,ELACC910RI7,ELACC910RI3,ELACC910RI6,ELACC910RI8,
ELACC910SL5
Language
ELACC910L2ad,ELACC910L4ad
Speaking/Listening/Viewing
ELACC910SL5,ELACC910SL5

Part1,RhetoricalAnalysis
Gooverthisadvertisementcarefullyandanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

1.

(
ELACC910RI1,ELACC910L4a
)Whatisthedefinitionof
gear
asitisbeingusedinthephrase
gearup
anddance
?
a.
usingatool
b.
dance
c
.
putyourshoeson
d.
doahandstand

2.

(
ELACC910RI1
)Examinethemainsloganfromthisadvertisement:
TellmeImnotanathlete

WhyistheNikecorporationsofocusedonthisimagebeingrelatedtoathletics?
a.
Consumersthinkathleticsarecool
b.
Nikewantstoopennewmarketstodancersbysayingtheyareathletes
c.
Nikewantsconsumerstofeeltheycanbethewomaninthepicture
d.
BothBandC


3.

(
ELACC910RI1,ELACC910W9b,ELACC910L2ad,ELACC910W9ab,
)Providebothfactualand
inferentialevidenceastowhyyougaveyouranswerforquestion2.(twosentencesminimum).
Dancersareknownfortheirstyleandfashionanwaytheymovenottheirshoesdancerswas
neverknowntodanceinNikestheiralwaysinvansconversadidasorJordan's,anddancingisa
bigthinginthisgenerationandtimecausedancingisalloveritoneofthebiggestdemographic
nowsoNikesisaimingfordancersdotothatfact.

Nomatterwhoyouareandwhereyouliveeveryoneandeverywomanlikestodanceandbein
shapesoitamentalideaandthethoughtsthateverywomanwouldwanttobeinshapeandableto
dancetheirassoffjustlikethewomanintheadsouseNikeaimforthewomandemographicto
justcausetheyknoweverywomanwantedtobeabletomovelikethatandlooklikethatsothey
knowsayingthatNikecangivethemthatorgivethemthataccomplishmentwomenwouldgoto
buytheirshoes.

4.

(
ELACC910RI2,ELACC910RI3,ELACC910RI6
)Whatwastheoverallmoodthisadvertisementwas
tryingtocreatewithconsumers?
a.
b.
c.
d.

Apathetic
confused
courageous
Inspired

5.
(
ELACC910RI2,ELACC910RI3,ELACC910RI6,ELACC910L2ad
)Providebothfactualand
inferentialevidenceastowhyyougavetheansweryoudidfor#4.
A. Youmustidentifyatleasttwopiecesofsupportingevidencefromtheadvertisment,andfullyqualifyeach
pieceofevidencewithanargument.
B. Twoparagraphsminimum

"tellmeI'mnotanathlete"....Thatonelinegiveyouthatweirdfeelwhenyoureaditlikeyouare
speakingtoyourselfyourselfuptoinspireyourselftobelievethatyoucanbelikethatwomanand
thatyouraathlete,andthatyoucanbejustasgoodasothers.Havingthewomanbreakdancing
withtheNikesongivespeoplethatfeelthatiftheypurchasesapairofthemshoestheywillbe
abletodowhatshedoesplusseeingawomandothatinspiresyoutogetinshapetoproveyoucan
dothatsamething.

Part2,RhetoricalAnalysis

Examinetheadvertisementbelowandthenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.

6.
a.
b.
c.
d.

(
ELACC910L4ad
)Howistheword
Weight
beingusedinthisstatement(choosetheBESTanswer).
toinform
tofrighten
tomakeapoint
todismiss

7.
(
ELACC910L4ad,ELACC910W9b
)Basedontheansweryougaveinnumber6,provideevidence
(fromtheadandyourowninferences)thatqualifieswhyyougavethatanswer.

It'smostlyinformingcauseitnotthatfearsettingorthatinfluenctionalontheviewers,thenthefacttheyuse
weightlostasapointtomakeviewersunderstanditwasstupidcauseitnotthatscaryorseriousorimportantto
peopleiftheylostsomeweight,butitistillinformingdotothefactthatitiscomingfromthe"CPAA"cancer
patientsaidassociation,soitisalsosayingindirectlythatyoucanandwillaccumulatecancer.

8.
(
ELACC910RI2,ELACC910RI3,ELACC910RI6
)Whatemotiondoyoufeelthisadistryingto
stirupandthepeoplewholookatit(itsaudience)?
a.
Resentment
b.
Remorsefulness
c.
Fear
d.
Frustration

9.(
ELACC910RI2,ELACC910RI3,ELACC910RI6
)Whodoyoufeelthisadsintendedaudienceis?

a.
b.
c.
d.

peoplewhosmoke
peoplewhodontsmoke
peoplewhoarerelatedtosmokers
allarecorrect

10.
(
ELACC910RI1,ELACC910RI3,ELACC910W9ab
)Doyoufeelthisadiseffectivegivenits
specificaudience?Identifythreepartsofthisaddthatyoufeelmakeiteffective,ifyoudontthinkitseffective
identifythreepartsofthisadyoufeelcouldbechangedtomakeitmoreeffective.

1)yesIfeellikeitwaseffectivetosomeextenttothespecificaudience.

2)
tomeIfeellikethe(cancerpatientsaidassociation)partisonebigeffectivepartofthead.
Ifeellikethe(onelungatatime)partsetsalilfearineachpersonbecausenoonewantstolosea
bodypartortoslowlywalktodeath.

3)Ifeellikethewordweightpartdon'tmovepeoplethatmuchorgivethemenoughfearorunderstanding.

11.

(
ELACC910RI1,ELACC910RI3,ELACC910W9ab,ELACC910L2ad
)Takeonepieceofevidence
fromquestion9andqualifyitastowhyyoufeelitiseffectivegiventheaudienceyouchoosefromquestion9.
Writeatleast2sentences.

1.

IfeellongitisaimedatthesmokingdemographicbutIalsofeelitismadetoreachouttomorethan
justthatonesetgroupofpeoplenotonlysmokersneedtoknowthisinformationthere'speoplewho
mayseeitandhaveafamilymember/friendthatsmokessotheymaywanttowarnthemforthey
friendorfamilywellbeing.

Part3ComparativeEssay(alllistedstandards)
Developanargumentastowhichadyouthoughtwasmoreeffective,thenikeadorthestopsmokingad.
Fortheadvertisementyouthoughtwaslesseffective,howwouldyouadvisetheadvertiserto
changethings?
Supportyourargumentsandanalysiswithspecificevidencefrombothadvertisementsandyour
owninferencesbasedonthatevidence.

Youressayneedstobeaminimumof5paragraphsutilizingproperorganization,grammarandconventions

Theefficiencyoftheadswastohookyouraudienceandpersuadethemtopurchasethegiven
goodortoinformandencouragethemtostopahabit,tomethemosteffectiveandefficiency
adwastheNikeadinmyownopinionbutonlyforthesesgivenreasons.Itwasn'tjustaplain
simpleadwithjustwordorthatwastostraightforwardtotheaudience.Ithaveslayerstoit,the
Nikeadapplyabackgroundandagreatstatement/phasetohooktheaudienceandinspirethem
thenthecolorcombinationtheyusewascolorthatpopwaseyecatchingorattentiongraand
plustheyusedacelebritythatisveryinfluentialonpeople.
Theygiveyouasimplephrasethatcanpushyouandmakeyouthinktoyourselfaboutifyou
canbelikethatdancerorlikeotherathletes."Smokingreduceweight"likereally,tomeifI
sawthisadIwouldjusthadskiprightoveritdotothefactthatitjustdidn'tgrabmyattention
fastenoughplusitjustsoplananditwasinformingbutdidn'tgivemethatmuch.Ifeellikeit
waseffectivetosomeextenttothespecificaudience,the(cancerpatientsaidassociation)part

wasliketheonlyrealhonestbigfearfactorandeffectivepartoftheadlettingpeopleseethat
theyclearlyseethattheycangaincancerbuttomethatalltheyhave.Ifeellikethe(onelung
atatime)partsetsalilfearineachpersonbecausenoonewantstoloseabodypartorto
slowlywalktodeath.Ifeellikethewordweightpartdon'tmovepeoplethatmuchorgivethem
enoughfearorunderstanding.Itdidn'thavethatmuchofagrabingpointbesidethelungspart
andcancerpatientsaidassociation.Tomaketheleaseeffectiveadmoreefficienttoits
audienceIfeelliketheycouldhaveputaslightfadedpictureofsomeonethathavesome
physicaleffectfromsmokingorapairofdamagelungs.

ReadingInformational/Literature54321
ELACC910RL2
:
Determine
a
theme
inagiventextandanalyzeits
developmentthroughoutthattext,pickingoutspecificevidencethat
supportswhyyoudeterminedthatparticulartheme.Summarizethe
text
objectively
inyourownwords.

ELACC910RL3
:
Analyze
howmaincharactersdevelopoverthe
courseofatextandtheirpersonality
traits
andmotivations.How
doesyouranalysisofthemaincharactersconnectwiththeauthors
theme?

ELACC910RL6
:AnalyzeaPointofViewfroma
perspective
differentfromyourown(notAmerican,female,white,Asian,etc.).

ELACC910RL7
:Analyze
thematically
similarliteratureacross
twodifferent
mediums
(books/magazinearticles,books/poetryetc)
anddeterminewhattheauthorfeelsismostimportantineachone.

ELACC910RI1
:
Cite
strongand
thorough
textual
evidence
to
supportanalysisofwhatthetextsays
explicitly
aswellas
inferences
drawnfromthetext.

ELACC910RI2
:
Determine
a
centralidea
inagiventextand
analyzeitsdevelopmentthroughoutthattext,pickingoutspecific
evidencethatsupportswhyyoudeterminedthatparticulartheme.
Summarizethetext
objectively
inyourownwords.

ELACC910RI3
:
Analyze
howaseriesofeventsdevelopoverthe
courseofatextandtheirorderofimportance,developmentandany
personalortextualconnectionsyoucanmakebetweenthem.

ELACC910RI6
:Determineanauthorspointofvieworpurposein
atextandanalyzehowanauthoruses
rhetoric
toadvancethatpoint
ofvieworpurpose.

ELACC910RI7
:Analyze
thematically
similarsubjectsacrosstwo
different
mediums
(books/magazinearticles,books/poetryetc)and
determinewhattheauthorfeelsismostimportantineachone.

ELACC910RI8
:
Evaluate
anargumentandspecificclaimsina
text,determinethestrengthofthatargumentbyevaluatingthe
rhetoricaltechniquesusedbytheauthor.

Writing
ELACC910W1:Writeanargumentwith
qualifying
,meaningfulevidencethatsupportsa
claim
on
avarietyofgivensubjects.

a.Developaclaimthatisspecifictothegivenwritingpromptand
writea
thesisstatement
thatissupportedbyfactualor
inferred
evidence.

c.Useappropriatetransitionstokeepyourargument
consistent
and
ontopicwiththemainthesisstatement.

d.maintainaformalwritingstylewhile
adhering
toappropriate
mechanics,usageandgrammar.

e.Provideaconcludingstatementorsectionthatfollowsfromand
supportstheargumentpresented.

ELACC910W5
:Engageinawritingprocessthatincludes
brainstorming,draftingandthenwritingafinaldraftbasedon
multiple
revisions
andpeer/selfediting.

ELACC910W6
:Usevariousformsoftechnologytoproduce
writingincludingdesktopandlatopcomputers,iPads,andprograms
suchasMSwordorotherdesktoppublishingprograms.

ELACC910W9:Drawevidencefromspecificreadingstosupportanalysis,
reflection
,and
research.
a.Applygrades910Readingstandardstoliteraturebyciting
specifictextualevidencebasedoninferencesoranalysistosupporta
claim.

b.Applygrades910Readingstandardstoliterarynonfictionby
citingspecifictextualevidencebasedoninferencesoranalysisto
supportaclaim.

Language
ELACC910L2:UnderstandcorrectMechanics,UsageandGrammarofstandardspokenand
writtenEnglish.
a.Useasemicolon(andperhapsaconjunctiveadverb)tolinktwoor
morecloselyrelatedindependentclauses.

b.Useacolontointroducealistorquotation.

c.Spellcorrectly.

d.Produceslegibleworkthatshowsaccuratespellingandcorrect
useoftheconventionsofpunctuationandcapitalization.

ELACC910L4:Determineorclarifythemeaningofunknownandmultiplemeaningwordsand
phrasesincludingvocabularywords.
a.Usecontext(thewordsorphrasesaroundanunknownwordinthe
passageyouarereading)asacluetothemeaningofawordor
phrase.

b.Identifyandcorrectlyusepatternsofwordchangesthatindicate
differentmeaningsorpartsofspeech(e.g.,analyze,analysis,
analyticaladvocate,advocacy).

c.Consultgeneralandspecializedreferencematerials(e.g.,
dictionaries,glossaries,thesauruses),bothprintanddigital,tofind
thepronunciationofawordordetermineorclarifyitsprecise
meaning,itspartofspeech,oritsetymology.

ELACC910SL2
:
Integrate
multiplesourcesofinformation
presentedindiversemediaorformats(e.g.,visually,quantitatively,
orally)evaluatingthe
credibility
andaccuracyofeachsource.

ELACC910SL5
:Makestrategicuseofdigitalmedia(audio,video,
ppt,mswordetc.)inpresentationstoenhanceunderstandingof
findings,reasoning,andevidenceandtoaddinterest.

Speaking/Listening/Viewing

Gradingscalestandards/lettergradeconversion:
5

Inadditiontoscore4.0
performance,indepth
inferencesand
applicationsgobeyond
whatwastaught.

Nomajorerrorsor
omissionsregarding
anyoftheinformation
and/orprocessesthat
wereexplicitlytaught.

Nomajorerrorsor
omissionsregarding
thesimplerdetailsor
processes,butmajor
errorsoromissions
regardingthecomplex
processes

Withhelp,thereisa
partialunderstanding
ofsomeofthesimpler
detailsandprocesses

1
Evenwithhelp,no
understandingorskilllis
demonstrated

90100

8089

7079

6069

59orless