Rhetorical Synthesis

SAT Reading and Writing· difficulty 3/5

While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

<ul> <li>Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) was a Kenyan environmentalist.</li> <li>She founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977.</li> <li>The movement organized women to plant millions of trees.</li> <li>She was the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, in 2004.</li> <li>She trained as a biologist and earned a PhD in Kenya.</li> </ul> The student wants to emphasize the impact of Maathai's Green Belt Movement. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

Which choice most effectively makes the student's point?

  • A

    Maathai won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.

  • B

    Maathai was a Kenyan environmentalist.

  • C

    Founded by Maathai in 1977, the Green Belt Movement organized women to plant millions of trees and contributed to her becoming the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

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  • D

    Maathai earned a PhD in Kenya.

Explanation

The goal is the movement's impact. Choice C names the start, the action, the scale, and the recognition stemming from it. The others give isolated biography.

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