TEXT FEATURES
This graphic feature shows a character’s private thinking, not spoken aloud.
What is an internal thought (thought bubble)?
Which sentence best states the central idea of Into the Air?
The Wright brothers achieved success through persistence and careful experimentation despite repeated failures.
Which words from paragraph 8 show that calculate means “determine mathematically”?
Acceptable answers include phrases such as “measured the numbers” or “worked out the figures,” depending on the provided answer choices.
According to both passages, the authors show that the Wright brothers sometimes doubted their work. Which sentence from the document gives direct evidence that the brothers had doubts?
(Give the page number or exact quotation from the extracted text.)
Acceptable answers include any sentence that shows uncertainty or questioning, such as “Wilbur wondered if their calculations were wrong” or “Orville questioned whether the air pressure tables were correct.”
Which organizational method do both authors primarily use?
Chronological order.
The sentence “It’s my two feet, along with my back, that I’m worried about!” is inside this feature.
Thought bubble / internal thought
What is the key idea that best describes The Wright Brothers by Freedman.
Creating something new requires a lot of trial and error.
Identify the error and rewrite the sentence correctly:
“Though the Wright brothers worked very hard it took them a long time to find success.”
Error: Missing comma after the introductory clause.
Correct sentence: “Though the Wright brothers worked very hard, it took them a long time to find success.”
Read this: “Are the glider’s wings too long for its body? Are they too thin or too heavy?” What can you infer about the brothers’ problem-solving approach from this series of questions?
The brothers approach problems by carefully analyzing possibilities and asking detailed questions, showing they use a thoughtful, scientific method rather than guessing.
Put the events in correct chronological order.\
A. Orville and Wilbur ask questions about what shape of wings will work best.
B. Orville and Wilbur wonder if the air pressure tables are correct.
C. Orville and Wilbur get discouraged when the glider will not rise.
D. Orville and Wilbur complete their final airplane design at their shop in Dayton.
A
C
B
D
The afterword at the end of Into the Air was most likely included to do this.
To give factual information about what happened after the story / explain the real history
Which key idea is central to both Into the Air and The Wright Brothers?
Both texts emphasize that persistence and experimentation lead to success, supported by evidence from each text describing repeated testing and revisions.
This word means to cause someone to lose confidence or hope, which could have happened after many failed tests.
Discourage
Both Into the Air and The Wright Brothers describe moments when the Wright brothers face failure.
What can you infer about how the brothers respond to failure?
The brothers respond to failure by staying persistent and reflective.
Explain how one author uses chronology to show progress.
The author describes events in the order they happened, such as starting with early experiments and ending with successful designs, helping readers see gradual improvement.
Illustrations in Into the Air help readers mainly do this.
Help understand the events and emotions of the Wright brothers
A detail that supports the idea that the brothers faced challenges.
What is pushing the broken glider back to the barn?
or
What is “I don’t think people will fly in our lifetime”?
This word means to keep something safe or protect it, like preserving materials or equipment.
Preserve
The Wright Brothers by Freedman is mainly this type of text.
Into the Air is mainly this type of text.
Biography / informational nonfiction?
Graphic novel?
Identify one specific text structure used in Into the Air and one specific text structure used in The Wright Brothers.
For each text:
Name the text structure
Into the Air uses a chronological order, shown when events move from early glider tests to later improvements after failure.
The Wright Brothers uses a cause-and-effect structure, shown when the author explains that incorrect air pressure data caused the glider to fail, leading the brothers to revise their calculations.