Sem2: Supporting Conclusions with Evidence in The Dark Game assignments, Part 2

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Highlight important details in the passage that will help you make an inference.

No one in Libby Prison hospital paid much attention to this tiny, birdlike woman with a thin nose and alert blue eyes as [Elizabeth Van Lew] went about her business of visiting the hospitalized soldiers. She read to them and brought them baskets of goodies. The Confederate guards had no idea that this kindhearted woman was gathering military intelligence from the prisoners and laying the groundwork for espionage activities.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Which inference can a reader make from the information in the passage?
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Highlight important details in the passage that will help you make an inference.

No one in Libby Prison hospital paid much attention to this tiny, birdlike woman with a thin nose and alert blue eyes as [Elizabeth Van Lew] went about her business of visiting the hospitalized soldiers. She read to them and brought them baskets of goodies. The Confederate guards had no idea that this kindhearted woman was gathering military intelligence from the prisoners and laying the groundwork for espionage activities.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Which inference can a reader make from the information in the passage?
At this time, women were not viewed as capable of carrying out spy activities.
Undeterred by the strict prison rules, Van Lew found ways to continue her intelligence swap with the prisoners. She realized, for example, that the books she frequently brought for the prisoners could offer a variety of ways to exchange information. She could tuck enciphered messages down a book's spine. She also developed another way of using books to conceal secret messages. She opened a book to a prearranged page and made a pinhole above each letter on that page that spelled out her secret message. Prisoners could easily respond in the same way.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

What textual evidence supports the inference that Van Lew was a creative and determined spy? Check all that apply.
-"Undeterred by the strict prison rules"
-"She could tuck . . . messages down a book's spine."
-"[She] made a pinhole above each letter . . . that spelled out her secret message."
-"Prisoners could easily respond in the same way."
On January 16, 1917, in a clear attempt to convince the Mexican government to help Germany in the war, Arthur Zimmermann, the German foreign secretary, sent a telegram to Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador in Washington. The foreign secretary wanted to be certain that this message reached von Bernstorff, so he made arrangements for it to be carried aboard a U-boat to Sweden and from there to Washington through diplomatic channels.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the passage?
-The message Zimmermann wanted to send to von Bernstorff was very important.
On January 16, 1917, in a clear attempt to convince the Mexican government to help Germany in the war, Arthur Zimmermann, the German foreign secretary, sent a telegram to Count von Bernstorff, the German ambassador in Washington. The foreign secretary wanted to be certain that this message reached von Bernstorff, so he made arrangements for it to be carried aboard a U-boat to Sweden and from there to Washington through diplomatic channels.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Which piece of textual evidence best supports the inference that the message Zimmermann sent was very important? Check all that apply.
-"The foreign secretary wanted to be certain that this message reached von Bernstorff"
-"he made arrangements for it to be carried aboard a U-boat"
As Montgomery and de Grey slowly made their way through the message, they noticed more and more oddities. For example, 97556 appeared near the end of the message; the 90000 family indicated important names that were not used very often in messages. We can imagine their shock when they realized that 97556 stood for Zimmermann. That single name fired the men with excitement as they began working on the message from the beginning.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Why were the code breakers excited when they realized that 97556 stood for Zimmermann?
They realized they had intercepted a message from the German foreign secretary.
British government leaders didn't present the Zimmermann telegram to Wilson for a few weeks. Hall reminded them that outrage was growing in America over Germany's announcement late in the day of January 31 that the German navy would resume unrestricted submarine warfare. In fact, that policy provoked the U.S. government to cut diplomatic relations with Germany in February.
On February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces, the British home secretary presented the telegram to President Wilson. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Which inference can a reader make based on the information in the passage?
The British waited until they were sure the telegram would encourage the US to enter the war.
British government leaders didn't present the Zimmermann telegram to Wilson for a few weeks. Hall reminded them that outrage was growing in America over Germany's announcement late in the day of January 31 that the German navy would resume unrestricted submarine warfare. In fact, that policy provoked the U.S. government to cut diplomatic relations with Germany in February.
On February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces, the British home secretary presented the telegram to President Wilson. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Which piece of textual evidence best supports the inference that the British waited until they were sure the telegram would encourage the US to enter the war?
"Hall sensed that [it] would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces"
British government leaders didn't present the Zimmermann telegram to Wilson for a few weeks. Hall reminded them that outrage was growing in America over Germany's announcement late in the day of January 31 that the German navy would resume unrestricted submarine warfare. In fact, that policy provoked the U.S. government to cut diplomatic relations with Germany in February.
On February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces, the British home secretary presented the telegram to President Wilson. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Write four to five sentences supporting the inference that the British waited until they were sure the telegram would encourage the US to enter the war. Identify at least two pieces of evidence from the passage, and explain how that evidence leads to the inference.
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The details in this passage lead to the inference that the British waited until they were sure the telegram would encourage the US to enter the war. Hall knew that "outrage was growing in America over Germany's announcement late in the day of January 31 that the German navy would resume unrestricted submarine warfare." Hall knew that the US was close to getting involved in the war, but he waited until "February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces." Because Hall waited to share the telegram, a logical inference is that he wanted to be sure that it would be effective when he did.
On February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces, the British home secretary presented the telegram to President Wilson. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Which detail in this passage indicates a chronological text structure?
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Which detail in this passage indicates a cause-and-effect structure?
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1. "One week later"
2. The telegram caused the US to declare war.
On February 24, when Hall sensed that the Zimmermann telegram would tip the balance in favor of the U.S. joining the Allied forces, the British home secretary presented the telegram to President Wilson. One week later, news of the Zimmermann telegram was splashed across the front page of American newspapers. On April 6, 1917, the Congress of the United States declared war on Germany and its allies.

—The Dark Game,Paul Janeczko

Which statement best evaluates the cause-and-effect text structure in this passage?
The text structure helps to show the effects that resulted from Hall sharing the telegram.