Day 2 Student Directions
Newspaper Essay Performance Task
Part 2
Questions
Use your remaining time to answer the questions below. They will help you think about the sources you’ve read and views, which should help you write your essay. You may refer back to the sources when you think it would be helpful. You may also refer to your notes. Answer the questions in the spaces provided below them.
1. Explain what invasive plants are and why people should be concerned about them. Use details from the sources to support your answer.
2. Evaluate which source, the article or the fact sheet, would be most helpful to the blog writer. Use details from the sources to support your answer.
3. Analyze why some people might not want to get rid of invasive plants. Use details from the sources to support your answer.
Part 2
Questions
Use your remaining time to answer the questions below. They will help you think about the sources you’ve read and views, which should help you write your essay. You may refer back to the sources when you think it would be helpful. You may also refer to your notes. Answer the questions in the spaces provided below them.
1. Explain what invasive plants are and why people should be concerned about them. Use details from the sources to support your answer.
2. Evaluate which source, the article or the fact sheet, would be most helpful to the blog writer. Use details from the sources to support your answer.
3. Analyze why some people might not want to get rid of invasive plants. Use details from the sources to support your answer.
End of Day 2
