Two views of a mural program

Two views of a mural program

Tracking exactly where two writers agree, where they diverge, and what each would concede.

1. 25.1Cross-text connectionsStandard

   How does Text 2 relate to the claim made in Text 1?How does Text 2 relate to the claim made in Text 1?

   • AIt proposes a different explanation for the outcome Text 1 describes.It proposes a different explanation for the outcome Text 1 describes.
   • BIt confirms Text 1 using a larger sample.It confirms Text 1 using a larger sample.
   • CIt argues that murals should not be publicly funded.It argues that murals should not be publicly funded.
   • DIt restates Text 1 in more precise language.It restates Text 1 in more precise language.
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   It proposes a different explanation for the outcome Text 1 describes.It proposes a different explanation for the outcome Text 1 describes.

   Both texts are about why murals survive. Text 1 credits community ownership; Text 2 finds the budget, not the selection process, does the work. That is a competing explanation, not a confirmation or a restatement.Both texts are about why murals survive. Text 1 credits community ownership; Text 2 finds the budget, not the selection process, does the work. That is a competing explanation, not a confirmation or a restatement.

2. 25.2Cross-text connectionsChallenge

   Builds on: Question 1's reading that the two texts offer competing explanations rather than agreeing.Question 1's reading that the two texts offer competing explanations rather than agreeing.

   Which finding would the author of Text 1 most likely offer in response to Text 2?Which finding would the author of Text 1 most likely offer in response to Text 2?

   • ANeighborhoods that chose their own murals were more likely to raise maintenance money themselves.Neighborhoods that chose their own murals were more likely to raise maintenance money themselves.
   • BMurals in forty cities were surveyed rather than in one.Murals in forty cities were surveyed rather than in one.
   • CSome murals are painted over for reasons unrelated to their condition.Some murals are painted over for reasons unrelated to their condition.
   • DMaintenance budgets are difficult for small programs to obtain.Maintenance budgets are difficult for small programs to obtain.
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   Neighborhoods that chose their own murals were more likely to raise maintenance money themselves.Neighborhoods that chose their own murals were more likely to raise maintenance money themselves.

   This is the only choice that lets Text 1's mechanism survive Text 2's finding: community ownership would be producing the budget rather than competing with it. The others are true-sounding observations that leave Text 1's claim exactly where Text 2 left it.This is the only choice that lets Text 1's mechanism survive Text 2's finding: community ownership would be producing the budget rather than competing with it. The others are true-sounding observations that leave Text 1's claim exactly where Text 2 left it.

3. 25.3Words in contextStandard

   Builds on: Question 1's identification of community ownership as Text 1's proposed mechanism — these three words are what that mechanism is supposed to produce.Question 1's identification of community ownership as Text 1's proposed mechanism — these three words are what that mechanism is supposed to produce.

   In Text 1, the words "maintained, defended, and repaired" are used to describeIn Text 1, the words "maintained, defended, and repaired" are used to describe

   • Athe physical upkeep that Text 1 treats as evidence of ownership.the physical upkeep that Text 1 treats as evidence of ownership.
   • Bthe arguments residents make in favor of public art.the arguments residents make in favor of public art.
   • Cthe duties a city assigns to a paid maintenance crew.the duties a city assigns to a paid maintenance crew.
   • Dthe stages a mural passes through before it is painted over.the stages a mural passes through before it is painted over.
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   the physical upkeep that Text 1 treats as evidence of ownership.the physical upkeep that Text 1 treats as evidence of ownership.

   All three words describe acts performed on the object, and Text 1 offers them as what follows from residents choosing the wall, artist and subject. Reading "defended" as argument rather than upkeep breaks the list, and nothing in Text 1 mentions a paid crew.All three words describe acts performed on the object, and Text 1 offers them as what follows from residents choosing the wall, artist and subject. Reading "defended" as argument rather than upkeep breaks the list, and nothing in Text 1 mentions a paid crew.

4. 25.4Data interpretationChallenge

   Builds on: The separation established in questions 1 and 2 between what each text claims — the wrong answer here is the one that imports Text 1 into a question about Text 2.The separation established in questions 1 and 2 between what each text claims — the wrong answer here is the one that imports Text 1 into a question about Text 2.

   Setting Text 1 aside, which statement is supported by Text 2 alone?Setting Text 1 aside, which statement is supported by Text 2 alone?

   • ACommunity selection without a maintenance budget did not extend a mural program's life.Community selection without a maintenance budget did not extend a mural program's life.
   • BCommunity selection has no effect on mural longevity under any conditions.Community selection has no effect on mural longevity under any conditions.
   • CMaintenance budgets guarantee that a mural will survive.Maintenance budgets guarantee that a mural will survive.
   • DMost mural programs in the survey had maintenance budgets.Most mural programs in the survey had maintenance budgets.
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   Community selection without a maintenance budget did not extend a mural program's life.Community selection without a maintenance budget did not extend a mural program's life.

   Text 2 says those programs lasted about as long as programs with neither, which is exactly this statement. It does not rule out an effect where a budget exists, does not promise survival, and gives no figure for how many programs had budgets. The second choice is the tempting one precisely because it sounds like the conclusion of the whole pair rather than of Text 2 alone.Text 2 says those programs lasted about as long as programs with neither, which is exactly this statement. It does not rule out an effect where a budget exists, does not promise survival, and gives no figure for how many programs had budgets. The second choice is the tempting one precisely because it sounds like the conclusion of the whole pair rather than of Text 2 alone.