RI 5.1
stated clearly and directly, leaving no room for confusion or interpretation
What is explicit, explicitly?
specific and important parts of the text that provide information, support, and elaboration
What is event?
Explain the or between two or more individuals, events, ideas, or concepts in a historical, scientific, or technical text based o
What is relationship/interaction?
The subject or matter being discussed or written about in a text, speech, etc.
What is the topic?
This is to measure or note the similarities and differences between or among objects, people,
What is to compare?
What should a reader use to support an answer about a text?
What is specific details or evidence from the text.
What is the main idea?
What is the most important point the author wants readers to understand.
What does RI 5.3 ask readers to explain?
Relationships or interactions between people, events, ideas, or concepts.
What should readers do when they find an unfamiliar word?
What is use context clues or text features to determine meaning.
What is text structure?
What is the way information is organized in a text.
Why is it important to quote accurately from a text?
What is to clearly support ideas with correct information from the passage.
If a passage explains how bees help plants grow, what is a likely main idea?
What is bees are important because they help plants reproduce and grow.
How are droughts and crop growth related?
Droughts can reduce water supply, which hurts crop growth.
In the sentence, “The volcano was dormant for years,” what does dormant most likely mean?
What is inactive/not active?
Why might an author choose a problem-and-solution structure?
What is to explain a problem and show possible ways to solve it.