Question

jay is researching for his oral presentation about the lack of recycling in his town, and he finds this text about a high school student who lobbied her town council to improve the towns recycling program.

yasmin carrera was an honors student who also performed in school plays and ran track and field in the spring, but her biggest passion was the environment. despite all her other commitments, she worked extremely hard to improve the recycling program in her hometown of huntsville. she started by attending town hall meetings, and she would always come armed with statistics about how recycling cans and bottles could reduce huntsvilles waste. she also described the positive effects of recycling on the environment. sometimes, she brought photographs of garbage cans filled to the brim with recyclable materials. what finally pushed the town council to pass an ordinance to improve the recycling program was when yasmin gave

what information from this source should jay include in his notes? check all that apply.

the steps yasmin took to convince the council to pass the ordinance
what information yasmin presented to change the councils mind
the exact number of town hall meetings yasmin attended
yasmins purpose in attending the town hall meetings
yasmins after-school activities and hobbies

Explanation:

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Analyze Jay's research topic and purpose

Jay is researching the lack of recycling in his town. The source text describes how a student, Yasmin, successfully lobbied her town council to improve their recycling program. Relevant notes must directly support Jay's goal of understanding how to address a lack of recycling or how local action can improve a town's program.

Evaluate each information option for relevance

• the steps Yasmin took to convince the council to pass the ordinance: Highly relevant, as it provides a direct roadmap/methodology for improving a town's recycling program.
• what information Yasmin presented to change the council's mind: Highly relevant, as the statistics, environmental effects, and visual evidence (photographs of garbage cans filled with recyclables) are useful arguments Jay can use for his own town.
• the exact number of town hall meetings Yasmin attended: Irrelevant detail that does not help Jay understand how to solve the recycling issue.
• Yasmin's purpose in attending the town hall meetings: Relevant, as her purpose (to present statistics and describe positive effects to reduce waste) directly aligns with the goal of improving recycling.
• Yasmin's after-school activities and hobbies: Irrelevant personal background (plays, track and field) that does not contribute to the research topic.

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<mcq-correct>what information Yasmin presented to change the council's mind</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>the exact number of town hall meetings Yasmin attended</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>Yasmin's purpose in attending the town hall meetings</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>Yasmin's after-school activities and hobbies</mcq-option>
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Analyze Jay's research topic and purpose

Jay is researching the lack of recycling in his town. The source text describes how a student, Yasmin, successfully lobbied her town council to improve their recycling program. Relevant notes must directly support Jay's goal of understanding how to address a lack of recycling or how local action can improve a town's program.

Evaluate each information option for relevance

• the steps Yasmin took to convince the council to pass the ordinance: Highly relevant, as it provides a direct roadmap/methodology for improving a town's recycling program.
• what information Yasmin presented to change the council's mind: Highly relevant, as the statistics, environmental effects, and visual evidence (photographs of garbage cans filled with recyclables) are useful arguments Jay can use for his own town.
• the exact number of town hall meetings Yasmin attended: Irrelevant detail that does not help Jay understand how to solve the recycling issue.
• Yasmin's purpose in attending the town hall meetings: Relevant, as her purpose (to present statistics and describe positive effects to reduce waste) directly aligns with the goal of improving recycling.
• Yasmin's after-school activities and hobbies: Irrelevant personal background (plays, track and field) that does not contribute to the research topic.

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<mcq-correct>the steps Yasmin took to convince the council to pass the ordinance</mcq-correct>
<mcq-correct>what information Yasmin presented to change the council's mind</mcq-correct>
<mcq-option>the exact number of town hall meetings Yasmin attended</mcq-option>
<mcq-correct>Yasmin's purpose in attending the town hall meetings</mcq-correct>
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