CASE 8th Grade Language Arts
Do Not Reproduce
Performance Task
You have read the passage adapted from "The Story of Grace Darling," which is based on
the real events of a shipwreck and a daring rescue. Write an essay explaining how the
author uses setting and description to create suspense in the passage. Use evidence from
the passage to support your response.
Your writing will be scored based on the development of ideas, organization of writing,
and language conventions of grammar, usage, and mechanics.
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