Making Inferences With Persuasive Texts STAAR Prep Video

Making Inferences With Persuasive Texts STAAR Prep

Video Against Vaccines � Watch the following video persuading against vaccinations for children � Take notes on your paper as you watch � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Qs. Zb. Vg 6 vm. Vs

What evidence does the first video use to persuade their audience against vaccinations? � A. Chemicals and carcinogens are present in vaccines � B. Parents should not just listen to everything said by medical professionals � C. The death toll will rise when vaccinations are eliminated � D. There is less mercury in vaccines than there use to be

In the first video the speaker mostly appeals to� A. doctors � B. parents � C. children � D. youtube viewers

The lady in the first video uses the term “carcinogen” as � A. a way to scare people away from vaccinations � B. a way to encourage cancer prevention � C. a way to create mistrust of doctors � D. a way to encourage yearly vaccinations

Video in support of Vaccinations � Watch the following video supporting vaccinations for children � Take notes on your paper as you watch � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=s_6 QW 9 s. NPEY

The second video uses all of the following evidence to support their claim except. A. Herd immunity occurs when many people are vaccinated and the disease rate can go down � B. Over a dozen studies have proven that autism doesn’t come from vaccinations � C. Doctors have created new vaccinations that do not have harmful side effects � D. In Ireland when vaccination numbers dropped, 1500 new cases of Measles and Mumps formed �

The second video uses the term “Herd Mentality” most likely to� A. Show that people will believe anything their told � B. Show that herds of animals have negative opinions � C. Show that everybody will do the same things as celebrities � D. Show that many people will follow a crowd

How did the two videos achieve different purposes? A. One persuades parents to listen to doctors and the other persuades against it � B. One persuades the audience not to fear disease and the other persuades the opposite � C. One persuades parents to vaccinate their children and the other persuades parents to be cautious with vaccinations � D. They are both persuading the audience to care about children’s health �

Greatness Video � Watch � Take the following video about greatness notes on your sheet as you watch � https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=2 Jn. Ycu. R W_qo

What assumption does this video make about the audience? � A. that all people desire greatness � B. that all people can run a long distance � C. that all people have weight to lose � D. that all people like to exercise alone

How does the author of this video use the boy to persuade the audience? � A. The boy shows that you do not have to be an all-star athlete to achieve greatness � B. The boy proves that you can only achieve greatness when you have a battle to overcome � C. The boy shows you have to be young to achieve greatness � D. The boy proves every person wants to achieve greatness