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Which text-dependent question is the best one for this passage?

A. Does the author have a clear, convincing, and engaging argument? Give evidence from the text to support your answer.

B. What text structure is the author using? Use text support.

C. How does the author use text structure to create a clear, convincing, and engaging argument? Cite explicit evidence from the text to support your answer.

D. What does the author believe about Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness? Give specific text support.

Answer: Incorrect. This question requires students to examine the argument of the author solely without looking at the text structure. Try again. Incorrect. This question is an identification question and does not require analysis of text structure, which is essential for examining high school level text. Additionally, this question does not have the students think about the impact of text structure on the author's argument. Try again. Correct. This question is closely aligned to the standard and requires the student to think about the author's choices in relation to text structure and its impact on the argument. Incorrect. This question is not aligned to the standard and is off-track in the sense that the author's belief about these elements of the Declaration is a rather surface-level consideration. Try again.