Introduction

Reading, Writing and the Educated Mind..........1

The Relationship Between Reading and Writing..........2

Purpose of the Test..........3

Intellectual Skills Essential to Close Reading 4

Intellectual Skills Essential to Substantive Writing..........5

Five Levels of Close Reading and Substantive Writing..........6

The Test Format..........11

Specimen Answers..........11

Creating Your Own Prompts..........12

Grading Rubrics..........12

Choose Holistic or Individual Answer Scoring..........12

Scoring the Examination to Achieve Reliability..........13

Consequential Validity..........14

Using the Test in Pre- or Post-Instruction (or both)..........14

Test Forms

Form AA: Paraphrasing Substantive Quotes..........15

The Declaration of Independence

Form A Paraphrasing a Text Sentence by Sentence..........16

Form B Explicating the Thesis of a Text..........19

Form C Explicating the Logic of a Text..........20

Form D Evaluating the Logic of a Text..........21

Form E Role-Playing the Author..........22

On Civil Disobedience

Form A Paraphrasing a Text Sentence by Sentence..........23

Form B Explicating the Thesis of a Text..........26

Form C Explicating the Logic of a Text..........27

Form D Evaluating the Logic of a Text..........28

Form E Role-Playing the Author..........29

The Art of Loving

Form A Paraphrasing a Text Sentence by Sentence..........30

Form B Explicating the Thesis of a Text..........34

Form C Explicating the Logic of a Text..........35

Form D Evaluating the Logic of a Text..........36

Form E Role-Playing the Author..........37

Form CC: Explicating the Logic of a Subject or Discipline as

Detailed in a Textbook..........38

The International Critical Thinking Reading and Writing Test Specimen Answers

Form AA: Paraphrasing Substantive Quotes..........40

The Declaration of Independence

Form A: Paraphrasing a Text Sentence by Sentenc