Four Corners
What does the POV stand for in Four Corners
Point of View
What does the A stand for?
Argument: Every paragraph should begin with an argument that states how or why.
Corn/Maize
What is a nomad?
Causation
Cause and effect
What does the HC stand for?
Historical Context
What does the N stand for?
Name It: Name the specific historical key term or the source title and author.
What is one characteristic of the Southwest Region of the Country
Dry, deserts, cliffs, arid.
What animal was very important in the culture of the Great Plains Natives?
Buffaloes
contextualization
using background information to assess a document.
What does the AUD stand for?
Audience
What does the E stand for?
Explain It: Quote (for close readings) or paraphrase (for everything else!) key information with the needed context.
How did the SW Natives cultivate corn in such a barren/dry region?
Irrigation.
What is a characteristic of the Great Plains region
Open grassland/lack of water.
corroboration
to strengthen a claim
What does the AP stand for?
Author's Claim
What does the second Z stand for?
Zoom Out: ALWAYS zoom out! In 7th grade, the zoom out will always be at least two sentences:
1. ZO1: Explain the author’s purpose, intended audience, point of view, and/or provide historical context. Use your Four Corners annotations to guide you.
What were the houses called that the SW Natives lived in?
Adobes/Pueblos.
What does the AP stand for?
Author's purpose
What does the C stand for?
Clincher: A paragraph should end with a statement that reaffirms its argument by synthesizing the evidence provided. This paragraph answers the “SW” or “so what?” for a paragraph.