Question

Read the passage from “Here is New York”. In the first paragraph, the author claims that there are actually 3 New Yorks. How does the author develop this claim?

If you were given the above prompt for a Constructed Response question, which of the following types of written response would you write to BEST answer the question?

Question 1 options:

A personal narrative about visiting New York


An informative response using the RACE method, using multiple internet and book sources, that tells about the physical area and landmarks of New York


An expository response using the RACE method, using textual evidence from “Here is New York” that explains how the story describes aspects of New York

Answer 1

The answer is C) since the question asks you how the author developed the claim.

Answer 2

C.) An expository response using the RACE method, using textual evidence from “Here is New York” that explains how the story describes aspects of New York

Step-by-step explanation:

The question explicitly states the text that is being considered. In order to give the best possible answer, it has to be objective and based on the text, the best way to do that is with the RACE method.

• Restating the question
• Answer the question
• Citing examples from the text

• Explain and elaborate your answer (with evidence from the text)