Open Up - Grade 7 - ELA - Module 4 - Mid Unit 1 Assessment
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11 Questions
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Part IDirections: Your teacher will play a clip (minutes 1:26:46–1:27:30) of the documentary A Plastic Ocean three times.
First viewing: Watch and think.• What are two or more central ideas in the video?• How do you know? What are the supporting details?Take notes on this page as you watch, if you would like. (SL.7.2)
Part I
Directions: Your teacher will play a clip (minutes 1:26:46–1:27:30) of the documentary A Plastic Ocean three times.
First viewing: Watch and think.
• What are two or more central ideas in the video?
• How do you know? What are the supporting details?
Take notes on this page as you watch, if you would like. (SL.7.2)
SL.7.1.b
Second viewing: Answer the following questions.
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This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A What claim is Roger Morton making in this section? (SL.7.3)
This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A
What claim is Roger Morton making in this section? (SL.7.3)
SL.7.3
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Part B How does he support this claim? (SL.7.3)
Part B
How does he support this claim? (SL.7.3)
SL.7.3
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Roger Morton is listed as working for Axion Polymers, which is a company that sells recycled products. How does this affect how you evaluate his claims? (SL.7.3)
Roger Morton is listed as working for Axion Polymers, which is a company that sells recycled products. How does this affect how you evaluate his claims? (SL.7.3)
SL.7.3
Third viewing: Check your answers. Revise as necessary.
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Part IIDirections: Your teacher will play a second clip (minutes 1:27:30–1:29:41) of the documentary A Plastic Ocean three times.
First viewing: Watch and think.• What are the main ideas?• How do you know? What are the supporting details?Take notes on this page as you watch, if you would like. (SL.7.2)
Part II
Directions: Your teacher will play a second clip (minutes 1:27:30–1:29:41) of the documentary A Plastic Ocean three times.
First viewing: Watch and think.
• What are the main ideas?
• How do you know? What are the supporting details?
Take notes on this page as you watch, if you would like. (SL.7.2)
SL.7.2
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Reread this part of the transcript, and answer the question below:
“Once sorted, recycled plastics are brought into factories like this, where they can become part of a circular economy, cleaned of labels and processed into newborn nurdles, ready to be sold once again.” (1:27:24–1:27:37)
How do the techniques in the video help to make the claims in the transcripts clearer? (RI.7.7)
Reread this part of the transcript, and answer the question below:
“Once sorted, recycled plastics are brought into factories like this, where they can become part of a circular economy, cleaned of labels and processed into newborn nurdles, ready to be sold once again.” (1:27:24–1:27:37)
How do the techniques in the video help to make the claims in the transcripts clearer? (RI.7.7)
RI.7.7
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Read this excerpt of the transcript, and answer the question below:
Through the Plastic Bank, we make plastic waste a currency, so that people in developing countries can earn an income while preventing plastic from entering the ocean.
CRAIG: David Katz and Shaun Frankson founded the Plastic Bank. They established a social plastic recycling system in Haiti that exchanges plastic for solar cell phone charging, sustainable cookstoves, and cash. It's like a fair trade plastic, where it's ethically sourced, and it's above market rate income that they earn. The people in need can go and collect the plastic and create a microeconomy around recycling. (1:28:20–1:28:55)
How does the video help describe the work of the plastic bank? (RI.7.7)
Read this excerpt of the transcript, and answer the question below:
Through the Plastic Bank, we make plastic waste a currency, so that people in developing countries can earn an income while preventing plastic from entering the ocean.
CRAIG: David Katz and Shaun Frankson founded the Plastic Bank. They established a social plastic recycling system in Haiti that exchanges plastic for solar cell phone charging, sustainable cookstoves, and cash. It's like a fair trade plastic, where it's ethically sourced, and it's above market rate income that they earn. The people in need can go and collect the plastic and create a microeconomy around recycling. (1:28:20–1:28:55)
How does the video help describe the work of the plastic bank? (RI.7.7)
RI.7.7
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This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A What is Shaun Frankson’s claim in this excerpt? (SL.7.3)
This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.
Part A
What is Shaun Frankson’s claim in this excerpt? (SL.7.3)
SL.7.3
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Part B How does the video clip support this claim? (SL.7.3)
Part B
How does the video clip support this claim? (SL.7.3)
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Shaun Frankson is described as a founder of “Plastic Bank,” which runs the programs he describes in the video. How does this affect how you evaluate his claims? (SL.7.3)
Shaun Frankson is described as a founder of “Plastic Bank,” which runs the programs he describes in the video. How does this affect how you evaluate his claims? (SL.7.3)
SL.7.3
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Part III
Evaluate the overall argument in this part of the film. What is the claim? Is the evidence sufficient and relevant to support the claim? Is the reasoning sound? How does the speaker’s viewpoint influence the strength of the argument? (SL.7.3)
Part III
Evaluate the overall argument in this part of the film. What is the claim? Is the evidence sufficient and relevant to support the claim? Is the reasoning sound? How does the speaker’s viewpoint influence the strength of the argument? (SL.7.3)
SL.7.3
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