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Which text-dependent question is the best one for the passage you just read?

A. How will the United States provide for a "common defense" as stated in the Preamble? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

B. What is Governor Morris' belief about the United States of America? Use details from the text to support your answer.

C. Compare Governor Morris' viewpoint about the topic to that of Thomas Jefferson. How does each author use rhetorical features to reveal his purpose relevant to the issue of American independence? Use details from both texts to support your answer.

D. What does the author want the reader to learn about "domestic tranquility" in the Preamble? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

Answer: Incorrect. This question requires the students to engage in imaginative speculation since the author does not propose a plan for providing for the common defense. Tackling the standard requires that the text-dependent question ask for an analysis of the authors' uses of rhetorical features in texts of historical significance. Try again. Incorrect. This question requires the students to think about a lower level of understanding, the author's belief about the topic. However, tackling the standard requires that the text-dependent question focus on the analysis of rhetorical features in texts of historical significance. 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 compare the rhetorical features of two pieces of text, which have historical significance. Incorrect. This question directs the reader toward a term in the passage rather than having the reader tackle a deeper level of understanding by dealing with the standard and comparing two or more texts relevant to the authors' use of rhetorical features. Try again.