Common Core Standards Initiative - Sample Performance Tasks for Informational Texts (Grades 9-10) lyrics

Students compare George Washington's Farewell Address to other foreign policy statements, such as the Monroe Doctrine, and an*lyze how both texts address similar themes and concepts regarding “entangling alliances.” [RI.9–10.9] Students an*lyze how Abraham Lincoln in his “Second Inaugural Address” unfolds his examination of the ideas that led to the Civil War, paying particular attention to the order in which the points are made, how Lincoln introduces and develops his points, and the connections that are drawn between them. [RI.9–10.3] Students evaluate the argument and specific claims about the “spirit of liberty” in Learned Hand's “I Am an American Day Address,” a**essing the relevance and sufficiency of the evidence and the validity of his reasoning. [RI.9–10.8] Students determine the purpose and point of view in Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, “I Have a Dream” speech and an*lyze how King uses rhetoric to advance his position. [RI.9–10.6]