Name:__________________________________ Date:__________ Period:_____ DUE DATE:_________
NONFICTION PERFORMANCE TASK
7th Grade Pre-AP
Part 1 Directions
– Read “Throw Away Your Earbuds Now!” and answer the questions that follow.
1. What is the author’s purpose for writing
this article? For example:
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To
To
To
To
persuade the reader to _______.
inform the reader about _______.
express the author’s opinion about __.
entertain the reader by ____.
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2. What point of view is the article written
in? 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person?
ANSWER MUST INCLUDE TEXT EVIDENCE
AND UNDERLINE THE CUE WORDS
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3. What organizational pattern did the
author use? For example:
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Main idea and details
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Chronological or sequential order
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4. What is the main idea of the article?
STATE IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE
THAT IS NOT A QUESTION.
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1. Find an example of each of the following from the article and write it in the space below.
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Factual Claim -
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Opinion -
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Commonplace Assertion –
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2. Summarize the article in one paragraph using proper grammar and punctuation. YOUR SUMMARY
MUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: Who? What? When? Where? Why? And How?
Summary: ___________________________________________________________________________
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Part 2 Directions – Read “I Can’t Hear You” and answer the questions that follow.
1. What is the author’s purpose for writing
this article? For example:




To
To
To
To
persuade the reader to _______.
inform the reader about _______.
express the author’s opinion about __.
entertain the reader by ____.
____/3pts
2. What point of view is the article written
in? 1st person, 2nd person, or 3rd person?
ANSWER MUST INCLUDE TEXT EVIDENCE
AND UNDERLINE THE CUE WORDS
____/3pts
3. What organizational pattern did the
author use? For example:




Main idea and details
Cause and effect
Problem and solution
Chronological or sequential order
____/3pts
4. What is the main idea of the article?
STATE IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE
THAT IS NOT A QUESTION.
____/5pts
5. Find an example of each of the following from the article and write it in the space below.

Factual Claim -

Opinion –

Commonplace Assertion –
____/6pts
6. Summarize the article in one paragraph using proper grammar and punctuation. YOUR SUMMARY
MUST ANSWER THE QUESTIONS: Who? What? When? Where? Why? And How?
Summary: ___________________________________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________________________________/20pts
Part 3 Directions – Using both “Throw Away Your Earbuds Now!” and “I Can’t Hear You”,
complete the chart below.
YOUR ANSWERS MUST BE BASED ON TEXT EVIDENCE
BUT RESTATED IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
Compare and Contrast
Throw Away Your
I Can’t Hear You
Earbuds Now!
1. In both articles, the
authors repeat
certain words or
phrases. What effect
does this repetition
create?
The author repeats the word “what”
to emphasize Matthew’s frustration
with having to ask people to repeat
themselves because he can’t hear
what they are saying.
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2. How does hearing
loss affect day-today life?
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3. What are some ways
to cope with hearing
loss?
4. How can further
hearing loss be
prevented?
5. Why is it dangerous
to take your hearing
for granted?
BASE YOUR
ANSWER ON
BOTH ARTICLES
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