Ways to hook readers
Literature and Literary Non-Fiction
Organizational Structures
Summarize Central Idea
Freak the Mighty
100
(DOK 1) What is the word being defined here: To get the reader acquainted with a topic or idea
INTRODUCE
100
U N W R A P
What is UNDERLINE THE TITLE AND PREDICT, NUMBER THE PARAGRAPHS, WALK THROUGH THE QUESTIONS, READ TWICE, ANSWER THE QUESTION, PROVE YOUR ANSWER WITH PARAGRAPH NUMBERS.
100
The author lists items or events in numerical order.
What is CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER
100
A topic sentences is a often found ______________.
What is THE BEGINNING
100
Morquio Syndrome
What is KEVINS DISABILITY
200
(DOK 1) What word is defined here: To describe an individual, event, or idea with words.
What is ILLUSTRATE
200
R.A.C.E.
What is Rephrase the question, Answer the question, Cite evidence, Explain your evidence.
200
The five organizational structures are: a. b. c. d. e.
What is CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER, DESCRIPTION, CAUSE AND EFFECT, PROBLEM AND SOLUTION, and COMPARE AND CONTRAST.
200
When writing a summary I should never give my ______.
What is OPINION
200
Max's Grandma and Grandpa.
Who is Gram and Grim
300
(DOK 2) How are Illustrate and Elaborate different?
Illustrate uses words to describe an individual, event or idea. Elaborate expands the illustrate with details. Example: One text may contain one individual, event or idea, but it may also contain several different ideas about that one major idea.
300
! Circle ?
What is symbols for close reading OR symbols for active reading.
300
A Venn Diagram is a type of _______ ________.
What is GRAPHIC ORGANZIZER.
300
The central idea (main idea) is identified by finding the _____ ______, identifying the ________, and looking for _____ ________.
What is TOPIC SENTENCE, TOPIC, KEY DETAILS.
400
(DOK 3) Bullying is a problem in schools today. Some kids pick on other kids because it makes them feel strong. Other kids start bullying because they think it will make them fit in. What facts would you select to support the assumption this is ILLUSTRATE.
The paragraph gives reasons why kids bully.
400
Such a MULTITUDE of these little yellow flowers! They covered the little bush from top to bottom. Then the little bush felt very happy indeed, for it was the only bush which had any flowers... This passage the word MULTITDUE means ____________.
What is A GREAT NUMBER or A LOT
400
The modern Olympics is very unlike the ancient Olympic games, individual events are different. While there were no swimming races in the ancient games, for example, there were chariot races. There were no female contestants and all athletes competed in the nude. Of course, the ancient and modern Olympics are also alike in many ways. Some events, such as the javelin and discus throws, are the same. Some people say that cheating, professionalism, and nationalism in the modern games are a disgrace to the Olympic tradition. But according to the ancient Greek writers, there where many cases of cheating, nationalism and professionalism in their Olympics too. The differences are: a. b. c. d. The similarities are: a. b. c. d. e.
What is NO SWIMMING, CHARIOT RACES, NO FEMALES, and NUDE. JAVELIN, DISCUS, CHEATING, PROFESSIONALISM, NATIONALISM
400
The English were not the first Europeans to land their ships on American soil. The Vikings had discovered North America in the 11th century. Columbus landed in the Bahamas in 1492 for Spain, and the French began expeditions to the New World in 1524. But the first English presence in North America is important because the thirteen English colonies that would later be established eventually became the country now known as the United States of America. The topic sentences of this passage is ______________.
What is THE ENGLISH WERE NOT THE FIRST EUROPEANS TO LAND THEIR SHIPS ON AMERICAN SOIL.
500
(DOK 4) Some kids lose mittens. Others lose puzzle pieces. One thing that all kids lose is their baby teeth. Around age six, a child’s baby teeth begin to fall out. One by one, they are replaced with permanent teeth. Within the next six or seven years, kids have a whole new mouth! A full set of adult teeth includes 32 teeth of various sizes and purposes. From this passage What information can you gather to support the assumption this is ELABORATION?
Gives examples of what kids lose. This is an anecdote.
500
Minos became angry at Daedalus and banished him to the Labyrinth, a tangled maze. This was no MERE game, and escaping from it was almost impossible. In this passage the words GAME, DESIGNED, BY HIMSELF, ALMOST IMPOSIBLE are all examples of _____________.
What is CONTEXT CLUES
500
Recently, Olympic swimmers took to wearing full-body suits in the water, which made swimmers sleeker and reduced underwater friction. Swimmers wearing these suits bean to break world records. They started winning all the races. Soon enough, Olympic officials, realizing that these suits posed an unfair advantage, banned the use of suits in Olympic competitions. Swimmers had to fall back on their own, hairless skin. This passage is an example of _____________ organizational structure.
What is Cause and Effect
500
Despite their success in battle, the colonists had a miserable time because they were mainly soldiers and adventurers, not farmers. They were hungry. They missed the comforts of England, such as soft feather beds and dainty foods. Also they had expected to find gold and silver on the island, and were disappointed when they found none. Grenville soon tired of these conditions and set out on his ship to plunder Spanish treasure fleets and return to England. The colony was gradually abandoned. The key details to support the topic __________ are ___ ____, ____, ____ ____ and _____, _____ and ______.
What is COLONIST HAD A MISERABLE TIME. NOT FARMERS, HUNGRY, MISSED ENGLAND'S SOFT BEDS AND FOOD, NO GOLD AND SILVER.
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