Question

performance task
you have read the text \the return of the horse,\ in which the author describes how there was a period of time when horses no longer lived in north and south america. write an essay describing why there were no horses in the americas for a period of time and how they were able to come back. use evidence from the text 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.

Explanation:

The task requires writing an essay. It asks for an explanation of the absence of horses in the Americas and their return, using text - based evidence. Scoring is based on idea development, writing organization, and language conventions.

Answer:

An essay needs to be written to explain why horses were absent from the Americas for a time and how they returned, using evidence from "The Return of the Horse" text, with attention to idea development, writing organization, and language conventions.