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

A. What does the author want the reader to learn about Despotism in this passage? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

B. What is the main point that the author is making about independence in this passage? Cite text-specific information to support your answer.

C. Why must the Colonies "alter their former Systems of government"? Use examples from the text to support your answer.

D. How does the author develop two or more central ideas over the course of the text? Give examples from the text to support your response.

Answer: Incorrect. This question directs the reader toward a term in the passage rather than having the reader analyze the development of two or more central ideas over the course of the text as directed by the standard. Try again. Incorrect. This question requires the students to think about a lower level of understanding, the "main point." However, tackling the standard requires that the text-dependent question focus on the development of two or more central ideas over the course of the text. Try again. Incorrect. This question requires the students to identify the reasoning of members of the Colonies for thinking differently about their allegiance to England. This is a lower level of understanding than that expected from the grade-level standard, which requires the students to analyze two more central ideas and their development over the course of the text. Try again. Correct. This question is aligned to the 11 - 12th grade band for this standard and pushes students to a high level of thinking and analysis given that they have to trace the development of two or more central ideas over the course of complex text of historical significance.