1. CPW
11th Grade Reading
Learning Intentions - Today, we will address these ACT College Readiness Standards in Reading:
Close Reading
Central Ideas, Themes, and Summaries
Close Reading
Central Ideas, Themes, and Summaries
Success Criteria – I am successful if I…
Draw generalizations and conclusions .
Summarize key ideas and details.

2. 11th Grade Directions 5 Minutes of Careful Reading
There will be 5 questions this week.
You will have 1 minute to work on each question individually.
You will have 1 ½ minutes to work on each question as a Squad.

3. #1 It can be reasonably inferred that the author would agree with which of the following?
Phil would have never come up with the idea on his own, if it were not for the RCAs guidance.
Phil has gone unnoticed and unappreciated by many for his greater achievement
Phil should be thanked by all Americans who witnessed the moon landing
Phil was made a national icon by RCA before they stole his money

4. #2 It is implied in the passage that the author is:
Jealous that he has not invented such useful technology.
Regretful that Phil did not consider him an equal
Annoyed by his wife’s opinions
Tired of hearing the ‘birth of the television story’

5. #3 The seventh paragraph (lines 36-50) suggests that the narrator is frustrated for all of the following reasons EXCEPT:
He believes Phil should have earned the credit he deserved for inventing the first television
Only one newspaper covered the remarkable story of Phil and his new invention
RCA did everything it could to stall Phil
RCA allowed Phil to be the figure head of the company and product

6. #4 The narrator suggests, in lines 63-71, that his wife’s comments caused him to:
Agree with her assertions.
Remind her of Phil’s good nature.
Defend the value of Phil’s invention.
Assert that his career is the right field for him.

7. #5 In the third paragraph (lines 9-21), the author includes the personal anecdote to show that:
Phil got his idea for the TV from Einstein only.
Phil was an innovative thinker.
Phil worked on a potato farm growing up.
Phil had been studying Einstein.

8. CPW 11th Grade Reading
Repeat the questions with your Squad. Discuss with your Squad what the correct answers are.
1 ½ minutes per question for Squad Mode.
Rotate the ‘recorder’ after each question.
After Question 5, trade Squad answer sheets and launch the Answer Video.